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Banur
Banur (also transliterated as Banoor, Binoor and Binor) is a small town in the Punjab state of India. It is located in the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district of Punjab. It is about 22 km south of Mohali, 12 kms north of Rajpura and 30 km south west of Chandigarh. It is well connected to its district Mohali and the capital City of Chandigarh. It is located on the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway. History During Mughal times, Banur was a sizeable town along with its neighbour Chatt. Banda Singh Bahadur marched from Lohgarh, as the Muslims of Banur used to seize cows and oxen of Hindus and slaughter them in their presence, he reduced Banur to ruins in 1709, on his way to Sirhind-Fategarh. Demographics In 2011, according to Census India, Banur had a population of 18,775, including 9,889 males and 8,886 females. 13.4% of the total population were children, and literacy rate was above the state average at nearly 77%. In 2011, Banur Municipal Council had total admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banoori
Banuri (also spelled Banoori or Binori) is the family name of Sayyids from the family of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, being his direct descendants and deriving lineage through Sheikh Sayyid Adam Banuri from the Pakhtun region of Afghanistan (today's Pakistan) including the regions of Kohat, Peshawar, Malakand and Swat. His lineage traces back to Imam Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kadhim from the family of Muhammad. Origins People with family name Banuri are the direct descendants of Muhammad through Sufi Sheikh of the Naqshbandiyya order, Sheikh Sayyid Adam Banuri. The name Banuri originated from the Sheikh who travelled from Afghanistan and spent some time in the Indian town of Banur near Sirhind, where he was ordained to attain his spiritual status in Sufism. Banur is a small town about 25 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Indian Punjab, on the Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway, NH 64 National Highway 64 (NH 64) is a National Highway (India), National Highway in India conne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khizergarh
Khizergarh (Kanaur) is a village in Banur area of Mohali (SAS Nagar) at the 18th District in Punjab, India. In past years, it was a part of the Patiala District, and was inducted into SAS Nagar in recent years. Its coordinates are 30°35'3"N 76°45'21"E. Climate Khizergarh has a sub-tropical continental monsoon climate characterized by a seasonal rhythm: hot summers, slightly cold winters, unreliable rainfall and great variation in temperature (). In winter, frost Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor in an above-freezing atmosphere coming in contact with a solid surface whose temperature is below freezing, and resulting in a phase change from water vapor (a gas) ... sometimes occurs during December and January. The average annual rainfall is recorded at . The city also receives occasional winter rains from the west. Average temperature *Summer: The temperature in summer may rise to a maximum of . Temperatures generally remain betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohali
Mohali, officially known as Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, is a planned city in the Mohali district in Punjab (India), Punjab, India, which is an administrative and a commercial hub lying south-west of Chandigarh. It is the headquarters of the Mohali district. It is also one of the six Municipal Corporations of the State. It was officially named after Sahibzada Ajit Singh, the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh. Mohali has developed rapidly as an IT hub of the state of Punjab, India, Punjab, and has thus grown in importance. The Government of Punjab has initiated significant infrastructure and recreation projects in attempts to increase the standard of living in Mohali. Roads have been built to create networks between Mohali and Chandigarh International Airport to boost its international connectivity. Mohali was earlier a part of the Rupnagar district and was carved out and made a part of a separate district in 2006. History Early history Prehistoric evidence has been found in Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMADA
Greater Mohali Area Development Authority, shortly known as GMADA, is state development authority of Punjab State, India. Chief minister of Punjab is its chairman. GMADA has three functioning committees: executive committee, planning and design committee, and Budget and Accounts Scrutiny Committee. GMADA works in Mohali, Banur, Zirakpur, Dera Bassi, Kharar, Mullanpur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mandi Gobindgarh and Rupnagar Rupnagar (; formerly known as Ropar is a city and a municipal council in Rupnagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Rupnagar is a newly created fifth Divisional Headquarters of Punjab comprising Rupnagar, Mohali, and its adjoining distr ... Prominent recent housing projects of GMADA are Aerocity, Aerotropolis and Ecocity. References {{Reflist Government of Punjab, India Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district Mohali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entrance Of Govt
Entrance generally refers to the place of entering like a gate, door, or road or the permission to do so. Entrance may also refer to: * ''Entrance'' (album), a 1970 album by Edgar Winter * Entrance (display manager), a login manager for the X window manager * Entrance (liturgical), a kind of liturgical procession in the Eastern Orthodox tradition * Entrance (musician), born Guy Blakeslee * ''Entrance'' (film), a 2011 film * The Entrance, New South Wales, a suburb in Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia * "Entrance" (Dimmu Borgir song), from the 1997 album ''Enthrone Darkness Triumphant'' * Entry (cards), a card that wins a trick to which another player made the lead, as in the card game contract bridge * N-Trance, a British electronic music group formed in 1990 * University and college admissions * Entrance Hall * Entryway See also *Enter (other) *Entry (other) Entry may refer to: *Entry, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhatbir Zoo
Chhatbir Zoo (formally Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park), is a zoological park situated close to Zirakpur, India. The zoo was constructed in the 1970s and is home to a large variety of birds, mammals and reptiles. History The zoo was christened as the Mahendra Chaudhury Zoological Park after then governor of Punjab, Mahendhan Choudhry in 1977. A small number of animals brought from the Guwahati Zoo, Assam. It soon became the largest zoo in Punjab. Location Lying on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur-Patiala route, this zoo is located about 20 km away from Chandigarh. List of species The zoo is home to 369 mammals, 400 birds and 20 reptiles. Non-exhaustive list: * Asian palm civet * Asiatic lion * Barasingha * Bengal fox * Bengal tiger * Blackbuck * Chinkara * Chital * Common marmoset * Four-horned antelope * Gaur * Golden jackal * Hamadryas baboon * Himalayan black bear * Himalayan goral * Hippopotamus * Indian crested porcupine * Indian elephant * Indian leopard * In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitkara University, Punjab
Chitkara University is a private university located in Rajpura, Punjab, India. It offers undergraduate programs, post-graduate program and doctoral programs in fields of engineering, management, pharmacy, health sciences, nursing, hospitality, art & design and education. It was established and is managed by the Chitkara Educational Trust. History Chitkara University, Punjab started its way as Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology established in 2002 and affiliated to Punjab Technical University. The university was established in 2010 after being granted university status with the passing of ''The Chitkara University Act, 2008'' in 2009. Chitkara's 50 acre main campus is located 33.1 km from Chandigarh. Academics Affiliations Chitkara University is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Relevant programmes are approved by the Council of Architecture (COA), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurdwara
A gurdwara (sometimes written as gurudwara) (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ''guradu'ārā'', meaning "Door to the Guru") is a place of assembly and worship for Sikhs. Sikhs also refer to gurdwaras as ''Gurdwara Sahib''. People from all faiths are welcomed in gurdwaras. Each gurdwara has a '' Darbar Sahib'' where the current and everlasting guru of the Sikhs, the scripture Guru Granth Sahib, is placed on a (an elevated throne) in a prominent central position. Any congregant (sometimes with specialized training, in which case they can be known by the term granthi) may recite, sing, and explain the verses from the Guru Granth Sahib, in the presence of the rest of the congregation. All gurdwaras have a hall, where people can eat free vegetarian food served by volunteers at the gurdwara. They may also have a medical facility room, library, nursery, classroom, meeting rooms, playground, sports ground, a gift shop, and finally a repair shop. A gurdwara can be identified from a dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chickpea
The chickpea or chick pea (''Cicer arietinum'') is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its different types are variously known as gram" or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea. Chickpea seeds are high in protein. It is one of the earliest cultivated legumes, and 9500-year-old remains have been found in the Middle East. The chickpea is a key ingredient in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, used in hummus, and, when ground into flour, falafel. It also is important in Indian cuisine, used in salads, soups and stews, and curry, in chana masala, and in other meal products like channa. In 2019, India was responsible for 70% of global chickpea production. Etymology The name "chickpea," earlier "chiche pease," is modelled on Middle French ', where ''chiche'' comes from Latin '. "Chich" was used by itself in English from the 14th to the 18th centuries.''Oxford English Dictionary'', 3rd edition, December 201''s.v.''/ref> The word ', fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shraavana
Śrāvaṇa ( sa, श्रावण) is the fifth month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Śrāvaṇa is the fifth month of the year, beginning on July 23 and ending on August 22. In the Tamil calendar, it is known as Āvani and is the fifth month of the solar year. In lunar religious calendars, Śrāvaṇa begins on the new moon (according to the amanta tradition) or the full moon (according to the purnimanta tradition) and is the fifth month of the year. ''Srabon'' ( bn, শ্রাবণ; also spelt ''Sravan'') is the fourth month of the solar Bengali calendar. It is also the fourth month of the Nepali calendar. Śrāvaṇa is also the second month of ''Varsha'' (the rainy season). The month of Shravana is very important for the entire Indian subcontinent, as it is connected to the arrival of the south-west monsoons. For many Hindus, the month of Shraavana is a month of fasting. Many Hindus will fast every Monday to the Lord Shiva and/or every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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