|
2014 Kabaddi World Cup (Circle Style)
The 2014 World Kabaddi Cup is the fifth edition of the circle style World Kabaddi Cup, held from 7 December to 20 December 2014 with the Opening Ceremony on 6 December 2014 at the Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar. The tournament took place in Punjab, India. Organization The tournament is organized by the Government of Punjab, India. The dates of the tournament were first announced publicly on 30 August 2014. The opening and closing ceremonies were telecast live throughout India, with international broadcasting in Canada, United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Participating nations The 12-day-long event had 11 participating nations in the men's tournament, with 8 participating nations in the women's tournament. Men's Tournament * * * * * * * * * * * Venues The games played at the following venues. * Government College Stadium, Gurdaspur * Multi Purpose Sports Stadium, Dhudike * Nehru Stadium, Rupnagar * A.S. College Stadium, Khanna, Ludhiana * Guru Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Punjab, India
The Government of Punjab, also known as the State Government of Punjab or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Punjab and its 23 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Punjab, a judiciary and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Punjab is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. Chandigarh also serves as the capital of Haryana, and is a union territory of India. The Punjab & Haryana High Court, located in Chandigarh, has jurisdiction over the whole state. The present Legislative Assembly of Punjab is unicameral, consisting of 117 Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur () is a city and a Municipal corporations in India, municipal corporation in Hoshiarpur district in the Doaba region of the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. It was founded, according to tradition, during the early part of the fourteenth century. In 1809, it was occupied by the forces of Maharaja Karanvir Singh and was united into the greater state of Punjab in 1849. Hoshiarpur has an average elevation of . Hoshiarpur district is located in the north-east part of the Indian state of Punjab. It falls in the Jalandhar Revenue Division and is situated in the Bist Doab portion of the Doaba region. Hoshiarpur shares a boundary with Kangra district, and Una district of Himachal Pradesh in the northeast. In the southwest, it borders Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Jalandhar district, and Kapurthala district, and in the northwest it borders Gurdaspur district. Demographics As per provisional data of 2011 census, Hoshiarpur City had a population of 1,68,843 out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time, IST is designated E* ("Echo-Star"). It is indicated as Asia/Kolkata in the IANA time zone database. History After Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. The Central observatory was moved from Chennai to a location at Shankargarh Fort in Allahabad district, so that it would be as close to UTC+05:30 as possible. Daylight Saving Time (DST) was used briefly during the China–India War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971. Calculation Indian Standard Time is calculated from the clock tower in Mirzapur nearly exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry. His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He made his acting debut in the 2010 movie, ''Mel Karade Rabba'', and which he followed with ''Carry On Jatta'', ''Lucky Di Unlucky Story'', '' Bhaji in Problem'' and ''Jatt James Bond''. He revived "PTC Best Actor Award" in 2011 for his performance in the 2011 film '' Jihne Mera Dil Luteya''. He received the "PIFAA Best Actor Award" in 2012 along with Diljit Dosanjh and received "PTC Best Actor Award" in 2015 for ''Jatt James Bond'' along with Diljit Dosanjh. He is owner of production houses ''Humble Motion Pictures'' and ''Big Daddy Films'' along with his brother Sippy Grewal. Personal life Grewal was born in Ludhiana and his hometown is Koom Kalan, Ludhiana. He did his schooling from Nankana Sahib Public School, Kot Gangu Rai and studied at N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Pooja
Gurinder Kaur Kainth, popularly known by her stage name Miss Pooja is an Indian singer and actress who primarily sings Punjabi songs in Bhangra, Pop and Folk genres. Personal life Miss Pooja was born to Inderpal Kainth and Saroj Devi, a family of sikhs in Rajpura, Punjab. She did B.A in Vocal and Instrumental Skills from Punjabi University. She also completed her M.A. in music from PGGCG Chandigarh and then B.Ed. in Music. Pooja also worked as a music teacher in Patel Public School, Rajpura. Miss Pooja also joined BJP and was projected for the Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha reserved constituency. Career She started her professional career in 2006, with the release of a duet song, ''Jaan Ton Piyari''. She also judges the Punjabi singing reality show Voice of Punjab. In 2006, Miss Pooja debuted with her first duet song "Jaan Ton Piyari". In 2009, her debut solo album was "Romantic Jatt" and the music video of her song "Do Nain" from that album was shot in Toronto, Canada. In 2010, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Kapoor
Arjun Kapoor (born 26 June 1985) is an Indian actor working in Hindi films. Born to the Surinder Kapoor family, he is the son of film producer Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie. Kapoor made his acting debut in 2012 with romance ''Ishaqzaade'' which was commercially successful and earned him several awards including Zee Cine Awards and Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Male. He then rose to more box office pull in 2014 with the successful films ''Gunday'' and '' 2 States''. Since then, all of his subsequent films flopped at the box office except the romantic film with Kareena Kapoor ''Ki & Ka'' (2016), leading to a long setback in his career. Early life and family Arjun Kapoor was born in a Punjabi family. on 26 June 1985 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, to film producer Boney Kapoor and the entrepreneur Mona Shourie Kapoor. He is the grandson of filmmaker Surinder Kapoor. He is the nephew of actors Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor and producer Sandeep Marwah, and the first-cousin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonakshi Sinha
Sonakshi Sinha (; born 2 June 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. After working as a costume designer in independent films, she made her acting with the action film ''Dabangg'' in 2010, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She rose to prominence by playing the leading lady in several male-dominated action films, including ''Rowdy Rathore'' (2012), ''Son of Sardaar'' (2012), ''Dabangg 2'' (2012), and '' Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty'' (2014), in addition to appearing in a variety of item numbers. Sinha garnered critical acclaim for playing a troubled woman suffering from tuberculosis in the period drama ''Lootera'' (2013), for which she earned a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. This success was followed by a series of commercially unsuccessful film, with the exception of ''Mission Mangal'' (2019). Aside from acting, Sinha has ventured into singing, beginning with a song in her film ''Tevar'' (2015). Her debut single, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harshdeep Kaur
Harshdeep Kaur (born 16 December 1986) is an Indian playback singer known for her Bollywood Hindi, Punjabi,English and Sufi songs. She is popularly known as "Sufi Ki Sultana" because of her soulful Sufi renditions. After winning titles in two reality shows, Kaur established herself as a lead singer in Bollywood soundtracks. Kaur was sixteen years old when she released her first Bollywood song, "Sajna Mai Haari". Kaur has recorded songs for film music in multiple Indian languages, including Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil and Urdu, and has established herself as a leading playback singer of Indian cinema. She has worked with leading music directors(including A R Rahman, Pritam Chakraborty, Vishal–Shekhar, Salim–Sulaiman, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Amit Trivedi, Shantanu Moitra, Tanishk Bagchi, Himesh Reshammiya, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Sohail Sen. She's one of the very few Indian singers to have sung for a Hollywood film. Her track R.I.P., composed by AR Rahman, was a part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharry Mann
Surinder Singh Mann, better known as Sharry Mann, is an Indian Punjabi singer, songwriter, and actor. He got fame from his single "Yaar anmulle" song which was crossed too much views on youtube at that time when nobody even know about youtube in Panjab. His latest song is Gumaan. Career Sharry, also known as Surinder Sigh Mann, is a prominent Punjabi singer from Mohali, India. He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering before deciding to pursue his passion for music. He first gained recognition by posting songs on social media sites that were instantly liked by the people. Mann started his career in 2011 with the song "Yaar Anmulle". The song proved to be massive hit becoming one of greatest hit of the year . In 2012, he released his second album "Aate Di Chiri" . Songs "Chandigarh Waliye","Sohne Mukhde","Bhul Jayin Na","Yenkne" were highly appreciated. In dec 2016 his song 3 peg released and become a most popular DJ song written by sudeep sharma talu. This song get 53 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Muktsar Sahib
Sri Muktsar Sahib (/ʃriː ˈmʊktsər saːhɪb/) (often referred to as Muktsar (/ˈmʊktsər/)) is a historical city and district headquarters in Punjab, India. The 2011 Census of India put the total population of Sri Muktsar Sahib municipality to 117,085, making it the 14th largest city of Punjab, in terms of population. Historically known as Khidrana or Khidrane di dhab, the city was made the district headquarters in 1995. Chronological evidence indicates that the city was named Muktsar after the battle of Muktsar in 1705. Also Guru Angad Dev ji was born in Matte di Sarai (Sarainaga) in same district of Sri Muktsar Sahib. The government officially changed the name of the city to Sri Muktsar Sahib in 2012, though the city is still primarily referred to by its unofficial name – Muktsar. History and etymology Early history The modern day Sri Muktsar Sahib city was historically a semi-desert terrain named Khidrana or Khidrane de dhab, situated near a lake. Not much is known abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnala
Barnala is a city in the state of Punjab of India. Barnala city serves as the headquarters of the Barnala district which was formed in 2006. Prior to formation of Barnala district, this city was located in Sangrur district. It is situated near Bathinda. History Sikh historian Giani has recorded the details of setting up of Barnala in the annals of Khalsa in this manner that in the year 1775 Baba Ala Singh after offering Bhadaur (set up by King Padhar Sain) to his brother Duna Singh came to Barnala region which was lying aloof at that time. Setting it up, he made it his capital and took under his control surrounding villages. It too appears that Anahatgarh may be existing before and must have been deserted following attacks of Dharvis. There are different opinions about the nomenclature of Barnala. Some are of the view, Vaaran being a region because of frequent storms was at that time also called Varna. So Barnala was called a land of too many storms which later on becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirba
Dirba is a Sub-Division and a Nagar Panchayat located Dirba tehsil in Sangrur district in the state of Punjab, India. It is located on higher place and was also known as Thadde wala and with time; the name changed to Dirba. Geography Dirba is located at . It has an average elevation of 236 metres (774 feet). Dirba Assembly Constituency is represented by Harpal Singh Cheema who won election under ticket from Aam Aadmi Party . Most of the residents in dirba rely on Agriculture directly or indirectly. Rice and Wheat are the only two crops which is grown in most farms. Farmers of Dirba and its nearby villages are shifting their focus to organic farming for providing better quality vegetables to consumers. Education Education in area is major issue . Although the area is present with too many schools in its locality , but the locality lacks in having a major university or college. Facing the issue , one tends to visit nearby cities like Patiala or Sangrur Sangrur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
