About Maha Shivaratri Maha Shivaratri is celebrated throughout the country; it is particularly popular in Uttar Pradesh. Maha Shivratri falls on the 14th day of the dark half of ’Margasirsa’ (February-March). The name means "the night of Shiva". The ceremonies take place chiefly at night. This is a festival observed in honour of Lord Shiva and it is believed that on this day Lord Shiva was married to Parvati. On this festival people worship ’Shiva - the Destroyer’. This night marks the
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the city lay under water mixed sewage‚ rotting grain‚ and floating carcasses of dead animals. Elsewhere in the state flash floods swept away a locomotive and three railcars.” (doc.6a) Destruction and harsh living conditions is what the people of Varanasi faced in 1983. Shown in the photograph by Steve McCurry in the National Geographic‚ this city is adapting to these circumstances by means of transportation. Limited transportation meant a modification in trade. In the book‚ The World That Trade Created
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Terrorism is not a Muslim Monopoly Kamlesh Kumar Singh Research Scholar Deptt. of Sociology Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 Email-kamleshsingh206@gmail.com M.N. - 09369240262‚ 09026399178 Abstract “All Muslims may not be terrorists‚ but all terrorists are Muslims”. This comment‚ frequently heard after the Mumbai bomb blasts implies that terrorism is a Muslim specialty‚ if not a monopoly. The facts are very different. First there is nothing new about terrorism. The term
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is 332220 in the District History of District as Administrative Unit:- The history of the district of Ballia begins with the year 1879. Asaf-ud-Daula‚ the nawab vizier of Avadh‚ made a formal cession of the sovereignty of the province of Benaras (Varanasi) to the East India Company in 1775. The tract was included in the zamindari of the raja and remained in his actual possession till 1794‚ when Raja Mahip Narayan Singh surrendered its control
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National Highway 2 (NH2) from Kolkata to Delhi. It passes through‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ Bihar‚ Delhi‚ Haryana Jharkhand and West Bengal. It connects principal cities in these states such as‚ Mathura‚ Agra‚ Firozabad‚ Kanpur‚ Delhi‚ Faridabad Allahabad and Varanasi. Section II of the quadrilateral is a 1‚684km stretch from Chennai to Kolkatta. The section has parts of NH6 (Kolkata to Kharagpur)‚) NH5 (Balasore to Chennai) and NH60 (Kharagpur to Balasore. It passes through the states of Andhra Pradesh‚ Orissa
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to: navigation‚ search "Prem Chand" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Premchand (disambiguation). Munshi Premchand | | Born | Dhanpat Rai July 31‚ 1880 Lamhi‚ North-Western Provinces‚ British India | Died | October 8‚ 1936 (aged 56) Varanasi‚ United Provinces‚ British India | Pen name | Nawab Rai | Occupation | Writer‚ Novelist | Language | Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) | Nationality | British Indian | Notable work(s) | Godaan‚ Bazaar-e-Husn‚ Karmabhoomi‚ Shatranj ke khiladi |
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3 Idiots - Movie Review By: Bharat Rathi 3 Idiots Director: Rajkumar Hirani Cast: Aamir Khan‚ Kareena Kapoor‚ R Madhavan‚ Sharman Joshi and Boman Irani Rating: 4.5 what’s it About: Bring out the bugles for the biggest celluloid celebration in a long‚ long time. God bless Rajkumar Hirani for ending an otherwise mediocre Bollywood year on a smashing note. You go in to see 3 Idiots expecting the genius combination of Hirani and Aamir Khan to weave magic on screen. But despite the mental
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The term ’urban’‚ as opposed to rural‚ is related to towns or cities. Urban settlement is a large nucleated settlement in which the majority of the employed inhabitants are engaged in non-agricultural activities. Urban areas may be defined by national governments according to different criteria; for example‚ size‚ population density‚ occupation of the people‚ and type of local government. This division between urban and rural is arbitrary and that is why today most of scholars use the term ’rural-
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Free India’ was a dream of all Indians under the British rule. Everyone during that rule fought in some way or the other with a common aim of ending British and other colonial authorities in India. After a century of revolutions‚ struggle‚ blood shedding‚ battles and sacrifices‚ India finally achieved independence on August 15‚ 1947. India was free in 1947 from the British Empire but the country lost many men and women who were filled with undaunted courage and spirit of patriotism. Today‚ they
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Functions of Airports Authority of India * MANAGE AIRPORTS‚ CIVIL ENCLAVES AND AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATION. * PROVIDE AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE AND MAINTAIN NAVIGATION AND GROUND AIDS. * PLAN DEVELOP‚ CONSTRUCT‚ MAINTAIN RUNWAYS ‚TAXIWAYS‚ APON ‚ TERMINAL AND ANCILLARY BUILDINGS AIR SAFETY SERVICES AND SEARCH AND RESCUE. * ARRANGING POSTAL MONEY EXCHANGE‚ INSURANCE AND TELEPHONE FACILITIES. * ESTABLISH WAREHOUSES AND CARGO COMPLEX. * ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN HOTELS/RESTAURANTS
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