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National Highway 71 (India, Old Numbering)
National Highway 71 (NH 71) was a National Highway in Northern India. NH 71 connected Jalandhar in Punjab to Rewari in Haryana, running a distance of . It ran for a distance of in Punjab and in Haryana. National Highway 71 started at the junction of old NH 1 at Jalandhar and traverses down to Rewari to meet old NH 8. New numbering Due to Rationalization of Numbering Systems of National Highways by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, old NH 71 has been renumbered as follows. * Jalandhar - Moga - Barnala section is part of new National Highway 703 * Barnala - Sangrur section is part of new National Highway 7 * Sangrur - Narwana section is part of new National Highway 52 * Narwana - Rohtak - Rewari section is part of new National Highway 352 Route The route of National Highway 71 passed through the following towns. Punjab Jalandhar, Nakodar, Moga, Barnala, Sangrur, Patran, Khanauri Haryana Narwana Uchana, Jind, Dighal, julanaRohtak, Dighal, Jhajjar, Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalandar
Jalandhar () is a city in the state of Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the historical Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected junction for both rail and road networks. The National Highway 1 (NH1), crosses Jalandhar, further enhancing its connectivity. The city is located northwest of the state capital Chandigarh, southeast of the city of Amritsar, and north of Ludhiana. The national capital, Delhi, is approximately . History The history of Jalandhar District comprises three periods — ancient, medieval and modern. Ancient The city may be named after Jalandhara, a Nath Guru who was from here. The city was founded by Devasya Verma as mentioned in the Vedas. Other possibilities include that it was the capital of the kingdom of Lava, son of Rama or that the name derives from the vernacular term ''Jalandhar'', meaning area inside t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 7 (India)
National Highway 7 (NH 7) is a highway connecting Fazilka (Punjab) to Mana (Uttarakhand) in India. It passes through the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The NH-7 (old NH-58) connects Hindu pilgrim centres of Rishikesh, Devprayag, Rudraprayag, Karnaprayag, Chamoli, Joshimath and Badrinath with Dehradun and Chandigarh. Pilgrims travelling to Sri Hemkunt Sahib take a diversion from Govindghat which lies on NH-7 between Joshimath and Badrinath. The road is generally closed during the winter months of December, January, February and March in the upper reaches of the Himalayas through which National Highway 7 passes. This road goes to Mana Pass near the India-Tibetan border. Route The route of national highway 7 transits through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand in India. This national highway is about long. Punjab NH7 starts from India-Pakistan Border, connecting Fazilka, Abohar, Malout, Giddarbaha, Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highways In Punjab, India
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National Highways Development Project
The National Highways Development Project (NHDP) was a project of four laning of existing national highways and six laning of selected major national highways of India. The project was started in 1998 under the leadership of Prime Minister of India, Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. National Highway (India), National Highways account for only about 2% of the total length of roads, but carry about 40% of the total traffic across the length and breadth of the country. This project is managed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Government of India#The Union Ministries, Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways. The NHDP represents 49,260 km of roads and highways work and construction in order to boost economic development of the country. The government has planned to end the NHDP program in early 2018 and subsume the ongoing projects under a larger Bharatmala project. Project phases The project is composed of the following phases: * Phase I: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Highways In India
On 28 April 2010, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways officially published a new numbering system for the National Highway network in the Gazette of the Government of India. It is a systematic numbering scheme based on the orientation and the geographic location of the highway. This was adopted to ensure more flexibility and consistency in the numbering of existing and new national highways. As per the new numbering system: * All north-south oriented highways will have even numbers increasing from the east to the west. * All east-west oriented highways will have odd numbers increasing from the north to the south. * All major Highways will be single digit or double digit in number. * Three-digit numbered highways are secondary routes or branches of a main highway. The secondary route number is prefixed to the number of the main highway. For example 244, 344 etc. will be the branches of the main NH44. * Suffixes A, B, C, D etc. are added to the three-digit sub highways ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhajjar
Jhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is a part of Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) and situated on the road connecting Rewari to Rohtak (NH-352), Loharu to Meerut (NH334B), Charkhi Dadri to Delhi and Gurgaon to Bhiwani. Jhajjar is located west of Delhi. The city is known for the valor of its soldiers in the armed forces, particularly for the high percentage of youth joining the Indian Army. Former Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag is a prominent example from Jhajjar. The region also played a significant role in the 1857 rebellion; three major leaders from Haryana were tried and executed at Kotwali in Chandani Chowk, Old Delhi. Nahar Singh, the Raja of Ballabhgarh, was hanged on 9 January 1858. Abdur Rehman, Nawab of Jhajjar, and Ahmad Ali, Nawab of Farrukhnagar, were both hanged on 23 January 1858. Satish Chandra Mittal, 1986Haryana, a Historical place Perspective p58. Jhajjar district spans an area of 1,834 square kilometers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julana
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Dighal
Dighal is a village in Beri ''tehsil'' in Jhajjar district of Haryana state in north India. It falls under the Rohtak Division. It is the largest village in terms of population in a single '' panchayat'' in Haryana. History The village was established in 1194 by a legend named 'Digha'. Contribution to Indian Armed forces The village is renowned for its contribution in the armed forces. A number of locals from the village join the Indian Army. The “Veer Sainik Yaadgaar” is a memorial built in memory of freedom fighters from the village and was founded by the “Purv Sainik Samiti” in 2013. Some of the prominent martyrs are Captain Narender Pal Singh Ahlawat s/o Ch. Uday Singh Ahlawat, Captain Badan Singh Ahlawat, Captain Narender Singh Ahlawat (Shaurya Chakra). Population The Dighal village has a population of 14,146, of which 7,663 are males while 6,483 are females as per Population Census 2011. Politics and class Historically, the dominant political parties have been t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jind
Jind is one of the largest and oldest cities in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarter of Jind district. Rani Talab is the main destination for tourists while Pandu Pindara and Ramrai are the main religious spots, attracting devotees for the holy bath during ''Amavasya''. Etymology Jind was named Jayantapura after the victory of Lord Jayant (Indra), whom Pandavas worshipped before the Mahabharata war. According to oral tradition, Pandavas built the Jayanti Devi Temple in honour of Jyanti Devi (the goddess of victory, daughter of Indra). The temple is in the centre and whole Jind city was built around it. They offered prayers for success and then started a battle against Kaurava. The town was built around the temple and named Jayantapuri (Abode of Jyanti Devi) which was later renamed to Jind. After Pandavas won the Kurukshetra War they again returned back and stayed here for 14 years in the wait for Somavati Amawasya. The vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uchana
Uchana is a developing town and a municipal committee, near city of Jind in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. Education Uchana has many government and private schools up to senior secondary level (both English and Hindi medium) and four colleges. Ch. Birender Singh, former cabinet Minister in Government of India founded a college named Rajiv Gandhi Mahavidyalaya affiliated to Kurukshetra University and a Nursing college at the outskirts of town (on NH 352, near village Baroda). Schools * Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Near Railway Fatak, Uchana * Govt. Girls Sr. Sec. School, Uchana Mandi * SD Public School, Railway Road, Near old Bus stand, Uchana * SSMSD Sr. Sec. School aka Baba Wala School, Uchana Kalan * Geeta Vidya Mandir High School, Uchana Mandi * Shivaniaa Public School, Uchana Colleges * SD Girls College Uchana * Shri Ganeshanand College * Rajiv Gandhi Mahavidlaya Demographics According to the 2001 census, Uchana had a population of 14,100. Males constitute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanauri
Khanauri is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sangrur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is located at NH 52 at the border of Punjab and Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les .... Demographics , Khanauri had a population of 10,960. The population consisted of 5791 male and 5167 female inhabitants. In Khanauri, 16 percent of the whole population is below six years of age. The average literacy rate of Khanauri is 55 percent. 61 percent and 48 percent are the rates of male and female literacy respectively... Features The town is near the Bhakhra and the Ghaggar rivers. There are six temples in city: Shri Mahavir Mandir, Shri Naina Devi Mandir, Shri Hanuman Mandir, Shri Shani Dev Mandir, a temple of Lord Shiva, and also a Gurdwara Sahib. Khanauri has one police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highway 352 (India)
National Highway 352 (NH 352) is a National Highway in India. It connects Narwana in Haryana to Jind, Rohtak, Jhajjar and Rewari, all of them in Haryana. Its southern end terminates on NH 48 (Delhi-Jaipur highway) near Sangwari village between Dharuhera and Bawal Bawal is a big industrial town located, near Rewari city in Rewari district in Indian state of Haryana. It lies in the National Capital Region (NCR) of India. It is located on national highway NH 48 (formerly called NH 8), 11 km from ... bypassing Rewari city. Its northern end terminates on NH 52 at Narwana. Its former number was NH 71 before all the national highways were renumbered in the year 2010. References {{IND NH52 sr National highways of India National highways in Haryana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
