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Palamu District
Palamu district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand, India. It was formed in 1892. The administrative headquarters of the district is Medininagar, situated on the South Koel River, Koel River. Palamu district lies in north-western part of Jharkhand. It shares border with Chatra district, Chatra, Garhwa district, Garhwa & Latehar district, Latehar Districts of Jharkhand state. History The Palamu district has sites of Neolithic and Chalcolithic settlement in the confluence of the Son River, Son and North Koel River, North Koel rivers in Kabra-Kala mound. During 12th century, Khayaravala dynasty ruled the japila territory. In the early 16th century, the Chero dynasty in southern Bihar. Sher Shah Suri sent one of his generals, Khawas Khan Marwat, Khawas Khan, to destroy the Chero chief Maharta Chero. In the late 16th century, the Raksel dynasty, Raksel Rajputs controlled Palamu. The Mughal commander Man Singh I, Man Singh had invaded Palamu, but in 1605 after Akbar died ...
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List Of Districts Of Jharkhand
Jharkhand, a States and territories of India, state of India, has twenty-four administrative districts. Administration A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a District magistrate or District magistrate, Deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state. A Superintendent of police (India), Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues. History At the time of formation, Jharkhand state had 18 districts. Later, six more districts were carved out by reorganizing these districts. The 23rd and 24th districts- Khunti and Ramgarh (carved out of erstwhile Ranchi and Hazaribagh District respectively) were made a district on 12 September 2007. Administ ...
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Chatra Lok Sabha Constituency
Chatra Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. It covers the entire Chatra and Latehar districts and part of Palamu district. Vidhan Sabha segments Presently, Chatra Lok Sabha is the smallest constituency in Jharkhand and comprises the following five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Until 1977, Chatra was one of the vast Parliamentary constituencies with parts of Gaya, Hazaribag and Palamu districts. The districts of Chatra and Latehar came into being much later. Sans Panki, all the assembly segments (Chatra, Simaria, Latehar and Manika) are reserved seats, whereas Chatra continues to be an unreserved Parliamentary constituency. Members of Parliament Election results 2024 2019 2014 2009 1984 Lok Sabha * Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh (INC) : 211,020 votes * Shukdeo Prasad Verma (ICJ) : 54,478 See also * List of constituencies of the Lok Sab ...
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Neolithic
The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Ancient Greek, Greek 'new' and 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BCE to c. 2,000 BCE). It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several parts of the world. This "Neolithic package" included the History of agriculture, introduction of farming, domestication of animals, and change from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to one of sedentism, settlement. The term 'Neolithic' was coined by John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, Sir John Lubbock in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system. The Neolithic began about 12,000 years ago, when farming appeared in the Epipalaeolithic Near East and Mesopotamia, and later in other parts of the world. It lasted in the Near East until the transitional period of the Chalcolithic (Copper Age) from about 6,500 years ago (4500 BCE), marked by the development ...
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Latehar District
Latehar district is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India, and Latehar town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is part of Palamu division. Latehar district is situated on longitude 84° 31' E and 23° 44.4' N latitude. The area of the district is 3660 km², with a population of 726,978 (2011 census). History The territory covered by the present district became a part of Palamu district, when it formed on 1 January 1928. Latehar district was created on 4 April 2001 by separating the erstwhile Latehar subdivision of Palamu district. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Geography *Latehar district has two of the highest waterfalls in Jharkhand – Lodh Falls and Lower Ghaghri Falls, along with several others. * Netarhat is hill station in the district. * Betla National Park and Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary is located in this District. Administration Blocks/Mandals Latehar district consists of 9 blocks. ...
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Garhwa District
Garhwa District is one of the twenty-four districts in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Jharkhand. The Garhwa District is part of the Palamu division, Palamu division and has its administrative headquarters in Garhwa City. History The Garhwa District was established on April 1, 1991, from the former Palamu district, by separating its former Garhwa sub-division. It has been a part of the Red Corridor since 2011. Administration The Garhwa district includes three subdivisions: Garhwa, Nagar Untari and Ranka Garhwa, Ranka, which are further divided into 20 Community development block in India, blocks. This district comprises a 156-gram panchayat and 916 villages. It has three police sub-divisions: Garhwa, Nagar Untari, Shree Banshidhar Nagar and Ranka Garhwa, Ranka, with 18 police stations in Bhandaria, Garhwa, Bhandaria, Ramkanda Garhwa, Ramkanda, Chinia Garhwa, Chinia, Dandai Garhwa, Dandai, Danda Garhwa, Danda, Kandi, Garhwa, Kandi, Bardiha Garhwa, Bardiha, K ...
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Chatra District
Chatra district is district one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. The district was formed after separation from Hazaribagh district in 1991. Chatra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covers an area of 3718 km2. History Ancient period In ancient period, the area covered by the present district and adjoining areas were ruled by a number of states, which were collectively known as the ''Atavika'' (forest) states. These states accepted the suzerainty of the Maurya empire during Ashoka's reign ( BCE). Samudragupta, while marching through the present-day Chotanagpur region, directed the first attack against the kingdom of Dakshina Kosala in the Mahanadi valley. Medieval period During Muhammad bin Tughluq's reign, the territory which comprises the present district came in contact with the Delhi sultanate. Later, it became a part of the Bihar Subah of the Mughal empire. Daud Khan, the Mughal Subahdar of Bihar, during the reign ...
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South Koel River
South Koel River (; ) is a long river which runs across Jharkhand and Odisha states in India. It originates at the Lawapani Waterfalls, near Lohardaga, Chota Nagpur Plateau from Ranchi, and conjoins the Belsiangar and Singbhum Rivers. The Koel is fed by three streams in Jharkhand, namely the North Karo, South Karo and Koina. The South Koel enters Odisha and joins with Sankh River at Vedavyas near Rourkela from where it is named as Brahmani. West Singhbhum drainage scenario Singhbhum is drained by three river systems - Subarnarekha, Baitarani and Brahmani. The watersheds of these three systems originate near Gamharia in the Kolhan and radiate north-west, south-west and east respectively from their common, centre. These watersheds divide the Subarnarekha and its feeders from the Baitarani and its tributaries, and the latter again from the South Karo and Deo rivers, which feed the Brahmani through the South Koel. The long Saranda railway tunnel on the South Eastern Rai ...
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India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations averag ...
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Daltonganj Railway Station
Daltonganj railway station, station code DTO, is a railway station serving the cities of Medininagar and Palamu in Palamu district of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Daltonganj station is also the headquarters of the Palamu division of the East Central Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. It is also a major station on the CIC route and will be a primary hub on the Ranchi–New Delhi route after the opening of the Ranchi–Tori rail line. Major trains such as the Ranchi Rajdhani Express, Muri Express, Sambalpur–Varanasi Express, Palamu Express, Ranchi–Varanasi Express, Ranchi–Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express, Triveni Express, Ahmedabad Kolkata Express, Jharkhand Swarna Jayanti Express, Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express, and Shaktipunj Express also stop here. Daltonganj has trains running frequently to Ranchi, Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, and Patna. History In 2003, the Dhanbad division was carved out from the existing Dhanbad railway division of the Eastern Railway Zone. As of 20 ...
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Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fourth List of countries by rail transport network size, largest national railway system by size with a track length of , running track length of and route length of . , 96.59% of the broad-gauge network is Railway electric traction, electrified. With more than 1.2 million employees, it is the world's List of companies by employees, ninth-largest employer and List of largest employers in India, India's second largest employer. In 1951, the Indian Railways was established by the amalgamation of 42 different railway companies operating in the country, spanning a total of . The railway network across the country was reorganized into six regional zones in 1951–52 for administrative purposes, which was gradually expanded to 18 zones over the ye ...
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NH 139
National Highway 139 (NH 139) is a national highway in India, which passes through Bihar and Jharkhand. NH-139 connects Medininagar (Daltonganj) in Jharkhand to Phulwari Sharif in Patna, Bihar. This highway passes through Arwal, Daudnagar, Aurangabad & Chhatarpur. Route & Junctions The route of NH-139 from north to south direction is as follows: ; Bihar * at Phulwari Sharif (Patna) * AIIMS Patna * at Naubatpur * at Bikram * at Arwal * at Daudnagar * Obra * at Aurangabad ; Jharkhand * Hariharganj * Chhatarpur * Padwa * at Medininagar (Daltonganj) See also * List of national highways in India * National Highways Development Project * Transport in Bihar References 139 139 139 may refer to: * 139 (number), an integer * AD 139, a year of the Julian calendar * 139 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar * 139 (New Jersey bus) * 139 Juewa 139 Juewa ( ) is a very large and dark main belt asteroid. It is probabl ... National highways of India ...
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NH 39
National Highway 39 (NH 39) is a National Highway in India. This highway passes through the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. Route This highway passes through Jhansi, Chhatarpur, Panna, Satna, Rewa, Rampur Naikin, Sidhi, Singrauli, Renukut, Shaktinagar, and some major town in Jharkhand with length in Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh & rest stretch in Jharkhand, starting from Kanhar near Garhwa , connecting NH-139 in Daltonganj, then passes through Latehar, connecting NH-22 at Chandwa, connecting NH-143A in Kuru, Lohardaga then passes through Chanho, Mandar, Ratu, and finally ends at Ring Road, Tupudana, Ranchi Route conditions NH39 is sadly one of the worst highways in India as per route conditions. The highway is 4 laned between Jhansi-Khajuraho, Satna- Rewa, Sidhi-Tenduha, Garhwa-Kundi & Kuru, Lohardaga-Ranchi stretches covering just of distance. Rest is 2 laned & has serious bad road conditions. NHAI is working to make ...
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