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Sadhankeri, Dharwad
Sadhankeri, also known as The lungs of Dharwad city, is a locality situated in the northwestern part of Dharwad. It is one of the largest and greenest neighborhoods in Dharwad. It comprises residential and commercial structures with well-known landmarks, including the popular ''Sadhenkeri Park'' (Sadhankeri, Dharwad#Sadhankeri Garden, Sadhankeri Lake Garden) which is very close to Sadhankeri, Dharwad#Popular landmarks, Police headquarters. Landmarks *Sadhankeri is known for its Sadhankeri Lake park which is also a sunpoint. *Bendre Bhavan is the house of the popular poet & writer D. R. Bendre, D.R Bendre who lived there for many years and also comes from Sadhankeri. *Police quarters is located in Sadhankeri. It's not a public place but a well known area comes under Sadhankeri. Sadhankeri Garden Sadhankeri Lake (Lake is ‘’keri’’ in Kannada language), located near the police head quarters and is adjoint to the Sadhankeri park. The lake also has boating faculty which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharwad
Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the northwestern part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merged with Hubballi in 1962 to form the twin cities of Hubballi–Dharwad, Hubballi-Dharwad. It covers an area of and is located northwest of Bangalore, on National Highway 48 (India), NH-48, between Bangalore and Pune. In 2016, Hubli-Dharwad was selected for solar city / green city master plans. In 2017, government of India included Hubli-Dharwad city for a Smart Cities Mission, smart city project, a flagship scheme for overall development of infrastructure in the twin-cities. Etymology The word "Dharwad" is derived from the Sanskrit word 'dwarawata', 'dwara', meaning "door" and 'wata' or 'wada' meaning "town." It means a place of rest in a long travel or a small habitation. For centuries, Dharwad acted as a resting place for travelers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Planning
Urban planning (also called city planning in some contexts) is the process of developing and designing land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks, and their accessibility. Traditionally, urban planning followed a top-down approach in master planning the physical layout of human settlements. The primary concern was the public welfare, which included considerations of efficiency, sanitation, protection and use of the environment, as well as taking account of effects of the master plans on the social and economic activities. Over time, urban planning has adopted a focus on the social and environmental "bottom lines" that focuses on using planning as a tool to improve the health and well-being of people and maintain sustainability standards. In the early 21st century, urban planning experts such as Jane Jacobs called on urban planners to take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes Of India
This is a list of notable lakes in India. Andhra Pradesh * Kolleru Lake * Kondakarla Ava * Kaniairi Lake * Cumbum * Pulicat Lake Assam * Dora Beel * Urpad Beel * Samaguri Beel * Morikalang Beel * Haflong Lake * Sivasagar Lake * Joysagar Lake * Gaurisagar Lake * Chandubi Lake * Rudrasagar Lake Sivasagar * Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary * Son Beel * Maguri Motapung Beel * Silsako Lake * Chapnala Lake * Saron Beel Bihar * Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary * Ghora Katora Chandigarh * Sukhna Lake Chhattisgarh * Vivekananda Sarovar, Raipur * Telibandha Lake Goa * Mayem Lake * Nanda Lake Gujarat * Chimnabai Lake * Gopi Talav * Hamirsar Lake * Kankaria Lake * Nal Sarovar * Narayan Sarovar * Sardar Sarovar Dam * Thol Lake * Vastrapur Lake * Saputara Lake * Bor talav * Dharoi Dam * Damodar Kund * Sardar Sarovar Dam * Gomti Lake * Hamirsar Lake * Shakoor Lake * Soor Sagar Lake ( Sursagar Lake) * Lakhota Lake * Para Lake * Nagalp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saraswatpur
Saraswatipur is a residential locality that is part of Dharwad city of Karnataka state, India. Saraswatpur is located on top of a hillock besotted with old bungalows and garden in front of them. Saraswatpur is near to Malmaddi, another locality of Dharwad. The name is derived because of concentration of Saraswat Brahmins in the area. Saraswatpur has been developed to an urban locality in the recent years. Being very close to some educational institutions like SDM College of Engineering and Technology helped the rapid development of this place. Also it is very near to the century-old Dharwad Railway station. Famous personalities like Girish Karnad and Leena Chandavarkar Leena Chandavarkar (born 29 August 1950) is an Indian actress who appeared in Hindi films as a leading actress and now appears in reality shows. She was active during the late 1960s and early 1970s. She played the leading heroine opposite almos ... hail from this area. One of the Unit office oNational Projects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saptapur
Saptapur, officially Saptapura is a residential neighborhood and business hub in the south-west of Dharwad city. It is bordered by Malmaddi in the east, Srinagar and KUD in the south, Narayanpur in the north & Kalyan Nagar in the south-east. Etymology The word "Saptapur" comes from the Sanskrit word "Sapta-Pur" meaning ''Seven towns.'' ''Saptapur is made up of Seven major localities they are Jay Nagar, Bharti Nagar, Michigan Compound, CB Nagar, Vijayanand Nagar, State Bank Colony and Tungabhadra HDS.'' Saptapur Well Saptapur Well also known as ''Saptapur Baavi'' is a well located on Saptapur Circle adjacent to KCD College Circle. It is very popular for Ganesh Visarjan during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. Landmarks Karnatak University Karnatak University (KUD) is a public university, public State university (India), state university in Dharwad, Karnataka, India. KUD was officially established in 1950 through the Karnatak University Act, 1949, passed by the legisl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelgeri
Kelgeri is a locality in Dharwad of Karnataka, India. It is surrounde''d by Kelgeri'' lake. The Dharwad–Hubli bypass road passes through the area. The famous Dharwad buffaloes are plentiful in this area. Buffalo farming is the main business. It is common to see people with several cans hanging on their bicycles in the morning, supplying milk to remote places of Dharwad. People selling milk are called by the name Gou li. Apart from milk, Kelgeri has many good cooks of jowar roti that is famous in North Karnataka North Karnataka (kannada: ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ''Transliteration: Uttara Karnataka'') is a geographical region in Deccan plateau from elevation that constitutes the region of the Karnataka state in India and the region consi .... The nearest localities are Vinayak Nagar and Sadhan Keri. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of India there were 153 households in Kelgeri and a total population of 1,083 consisting of 611 males and 472 females. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubballi Airport
Hubli Airport is a domestic airport serving the twin cities of Hubballi and Dharwad in the state of Karnataka, India. It is situated in Gandhi Nagar, from Hubballi and from Dharwad. It is connected with 10 destinations throughout the country. The airport has been made self-reliant in terms of electricity generation, with the commissioning of an 8 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted grid-connected photovoltaic solar plant in April 2021. Beside the existing terminal, a new, larger terminal is being constructed to meet the rapidly rising traffic and demands. Its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2024, and construction began in the same month. It is slated to be completed by the end of 2026. History The need for an Airport at Hubli was felt way back in 1954 when the region was under the Mumbai (then Bombay) presidency. Due to States Reorganisation Act, Hubli shifted from being a part of Bombay presidency to the newly formed Karnataka state. Consequen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada Language
Kannada () is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a second or third language for 15 million speakers in Karnataka. It is the official and administrative language of Karnataka. It also has Languages with legal status in India, scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's Classical languages of India, designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton University Press, 2012, Kannada was the court language of a number of dynasties and empires of South India, Central India and the Deccan Plateau, namely the Kadamba dynasty, Western Ganga dynasty, Nolamba dynasty, Chalukya dynasty, Rashtrakutas, Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bendre Bhavan
Bendre (also Bendrey) is an Indian surname native to the state of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa. Typically it is found in the Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP), Chitpavan Brahmin and Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin (DRB) communities. Notable people with the surname include: * D. R. Bendre, a poet of the Navodaya period of Kannada language * V.S. Bendrey, an eminent Indian historian of medieval and early modern period * N. S. Bendre, an Indian artist and one of the founder members of Baroda Group * Sonali Bendre Sonali Bendre Behl (born 1 January 1975), known professionally as Sonali Bendre, is an Indian actress predominantly known for her work in Hindi and Telugu films. Considered as one of the leading actresses of the 1990s and early 2000s, Bendre s ..., a Bollywood actress and model References {{reflist Surnames of Indian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadhankeri, Dharwad
Sadhankeri, also known as The lungs of Dharwad city, is a locality situated in the northwestern part of Dharwad. It is one of the largest and greenest neighborhoods in Dharwad. It comprises residential and commercial structures with well-known landmarks, including the popular ''Sadhenkeri Park'' (Sadhankeri, Dharwad#Sadhankeri Garden, Sadhankeri Lake Garden) which is very close to Sadhankeri, Dharwad#Popular landmarks, Police headquarters. Landmarks *Sadhankeri is known for its Sadhankeri Lake park which is also a sunpoint. *Bendre Bhavan is the house of the popular poet & writer D. R. Bendre, D.R Bendre who lived there for many years and also comes from Sadhankeri. *Police quarters is located in Sadhankeri. It's not a public place but a well known area comes under Sadhankeri. Sadhankeri Garden Sadhankeri Lake (Lake is ‘’keri’’ in Kannada language), located near the police head quarters and is adjoint to the Sadhankeri park. The lake also has boating faculty which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharwad (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (lower house of Indian parliament) constituencies in Karnataka, a state in southern India. This constituency was created as a part of the boundary delimitation, delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament was Pralhad Joshi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). After winning 2019 general elections Pralhad Joshi was appointed as Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India), Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Coal, Minister of Coal, Minister of Mining on 30 May 2019 in cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Assembly segments As of 2014, Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following eight Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments: Before delimitation, Navalgund, Dharwad and Kalghatgi Legislative Assembly segments were part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal Index Number
A Postal Index Number (PIN; sometimes redundantly a PIN code) refers to a six-digit code in the Indian postal code system used by India Post. On 15 August 2022, the PIN system celebrated its 50th anniversary. History The PIN system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar, an additional secretary in the Government of India, Government of India's Ministry of Communications (India), Ministry of Communications. The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names, and different languages used by the public. PIN structure The first digit of a PIN indicates the zone, the second indicates the sub-zone, and the third, combined with the first two, indicates the sorting district within that zone. The final three digits are assigned to individual post offices within the sorting district. Postal zones There are nine postal zones in India, including eight regional zon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
