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Karni may refer to: * Karni Mata, a Hindu folk deity of Rajasthan * Karni crossing, a border crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip * Western Armenian transliteration of Garni, a village and associated classical temple in Armenia * A carnival, as run by the University of Nottingham Students' Union * Annie Karni, American journalist * Asher Karni (born 1954) * Gilad Karni * Mika Karni * Wolf Karni (1911–1996) * Karni Liddell (born 1979) * Karni Singh Rathore (1953–2005) * Karni Singh (1924–1988) * Karni Bhawan Palace * See also *Karri (other) Karri may refer to the following: Places *Karri, Iran, a village in Iran *Karri forest, a forest type found in Australia Species * Pterostylis karri, species of orchid *Eucalyptus diversicolor, commonly known as the karri, is a eucalypt People *K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karni Mata
Karni Mata (Hindi: करणी माता, or Bhagwati Karniji Maharaj), known by various names such as Bhagwati, Mehaai, Jagdamba, and Kiniyani is a Hindu Goddess of power and victory described as a warrior sage who lived between 14th to 16th century in Western Rajasthan. Karni Mata is the tutelary deity of the Rajputs and Charans of northwestern India. As a Sagati, she is also worshipped as an incarnation of Hinglaj or Durga. She is the official deity of the royal families of Bikaner and Jodhpur. Karniji played an important role in shaping the history of the region. She is intimately associated with the establishment of the Rajput hegemony in the region. With her blessings, Rao Jodha and Rao Bika founded new kingdoms of Jodhpur and Bikaner. At the request of the Maharajas of Bikaner and Jodhpur, she laid down the foundations of Bikaner Fort and Mehrangarh Fort, the two most important forts in the region. She lived an ascetic life and was widely revered during her own lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karni Crossing
The Karni Crossing ( ar, معبر كارني or معبر المنطار, he, מעבר קרני) was a cargo terminal on the Israel-Gaza Strip barrier located in the north-eastern end of the Gaza Strip and was opened in 1994 to allow Palestinian merchants to export and import goods. This was done as a 'back-to-back' transfer, meaning that Palestinian products meant for export was removed from a Palestinian truck and placed in an Israeli truck, or vice versa for incoming goods. The Karni Crossing was also used by the residents of Netzarim since the Karni road was the only route to that isolated Israeli settlement on which Jewish travel was allowed after the 1994 implementation of the Oslo Accords. The crossing has been affected by the Israeli Blockade of the Gaza Strip. At the end of March 2011 Israel permanently closed the Karni Crossing. According to the management, the crossing was named after Joseph Karni, an Israeli who had set up a modern packing warehouse in the Gaza St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garni
Garni ( hy, Գառնի), is a major village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It is known for the nearby classical temple. As of the 2011 census, the population of the village is 6,910. History The settlement has an ancient history, and is best known for the Hellenistic Garni temple. The area was first occupied in the 3rd millennium BC along easily defensible terrain at one of the bends of the Azat River. In the 8th century BC the area was conquered by the Urartian King Argishti I. The fortification at Garni was erected probably sometime in the 3rd century BC as a summer residence for the Armenian Orontid and Artaxiad royal dynasties. Later around the 1st century AD the fortress of Garni became the last refuge of King Mithridates of Armenia and where he and his family were assassinated by his son-in-law and nephew Rhadamistus. The fortress was eventually sacked in 1386 by Timur Lenk. In 1679 an earthquake devastated the area destroying the temple. Monuments and landmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Nottingham Students' Union
The University of Nottingham Students' Union (often abbreviated as UoNSU ( /ˈjɒnsuː/)) is the students' union at the University of Nottingham, England. It is a representative body that aims to represent students to both the university and the wider community. The Students' Union is housed in the Portland Building on University Park campus, a building shared with some non-student union activities. The union receives a block grant from the university of over £2 million to support its activities, although the union also raises money through income streams such as the Union shop and a bar. All members of the University of Nottingham are automatically members of the Students' Union, unless they use their right to opt out of membership. As such the University of Nottingham Students' Union has over 34,000 members. The Union obtained charitable status in 2010 and is overseen by a Board of Trustees made up of student-elected sabbatical officers and full-time staff. History The St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Karni
Annie Karni is an American journalist who is a White House correspondent for ''The New York Times''. She is a contributor on MSNBC. Education Karni was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Barbara S. Karni and Edi Karni. She attended the Park School of Baltimore before receiving a B.A. in English from Haverford College in 2004. Career Karni began her career as a reporter at ''The New York Sun'' in 2005 where she stayed until she moved to ''The New York Post'' in 2008. Karni spent a year writing for ''Crain's'' before she was appointed political reporter for the '' New York Daily News''. In total, at the New York tabloids, she spent a decade covering the City Hall and local news. She first entered the national sphere when she joined ''Politico'' as a politics reporter in 2015. Karni joined ''The New York Times'' as a White House correspondent in 2018 after the departure of Julie Hirschfeld Davis, who had changed beat to report on Congress. Karni often embeds a feminist perspect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asher Karni
Asher Karni ( he, אשר קרני; born 1954) is a South African and Israeli businessman known for his financial involvement and support for both the Pakistani and Israeli nuclear programs. Biography Asher Karni was born in Hungary. He moved to Cape Town, South Africa in the mid-1980s to work for Bnei Akiva, a Jewish Zionist youth movement. He remained in Cape Town and began work as a salesman, selling and buying electronic devices for a local electronics company. Controversy In early 2004, Karni was accused by the United States of being part of a conspiracy to sell stolen nuclear material. He was arrested while on holiday with his family in Denver, Colorado. Chief Judge Thomas F. Hogan ordered Karni released on US$100,000 bail to Silver Spring, Maryland, having agreed to waive diplomatic immunity and wear an electronic surveillance device, but the US Government moved to have that ruling overturned. Karni was accused of selling 200 triggered spark gaps to Humayun Khan, a Pak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilad Karni
Gilad Karni ( he, גלעד קרני) is an Israeli violist who has played in the New York Philharmonic and is currently principal viola in the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich as well as a soloist and player in chamber ensembles. A founder member of the Huberman Quartet, with which he made his debut at Carnegie Hall, he has since appeared there with the Guarneri Quartet. Early life Born in Israel, Gilad Karni was the attendee of the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts in Givatayim. From 1985 to 1991 he attended Manhattan School of Music where he was under guidance from Paul Neubauer, Chaim Taub and Gad Lewertoff and was a scholarship recipient from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. Career Principal violinist In 1991, Karni, at the invitation from maestro Claudio Abbado became a guest principal violinist with the Orchestra of a United Europe. In 1992 Gilad became the youngest member of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and between 1996 and 2000 was a Principal Violinist with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Karni
Mika Karni is an Israeli pop singer and trained violinist. Discography * ''Mika Karni'' (1997) * ''Sipur Amiti'' ("A True Story") (2000) * ''Another World'' (2001) * ''Mi'rega Le'rega'' ("Minute by Minute" / "Moment by Moment") (2002) * ''Lighthouse'' (2004) * ''Simple and Good'' (2006) Well-known songs: * "Migdalor" * "Rahamim" * "Nishakti bahura" * "Mitchell" References External links * * Living people 21st-century Israeli women singers Year of birth missing (living people) {{israel-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Karni
Wolf Waldemar Karni (4 February 1911 – 31 January 1996) was a Finnish football referee. Karni was born as Ze'ev Wulf Koseloff and changed his name in 1935. He used to play football and handball in the Jewish clubs Kadur Vyborg and Makkabi Helsinki. Wolf Karni was an international football referee from 1949 to 1955. He officiated four matches at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, including the semi-final match between Yugoslavia and Germany. International matches See also *List of Jews in sports (non-players) The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature. Scholars believe that sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular soci ... References 1911 births 1996 deaths Sportspeople from Vyborg People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Jewish footballers Finnish Jews Finnish football referees Olympic football referees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karni Liddell
Karni Liddell (born 1 March 1979) is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. Personal Liddell was born on 1 March 1979 in Rockhampton, Queensland. Information on past Australian Paralympic Games results and profiles on Australian athletes and staff attending the Sydney Paralympic Games. She is a radio presenter for 4BC. At twelve months old, Liddell was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy a rare neuromuscular wasting disease. Karni was misdiagnosed for 40 years and has recently been diagnosed with Congenital Titinopathy which is also a neuromuscular wasting disease. Karni was diagnosed via a whole genome sequencing test performed in Europe in 2019 and Karni and her family had been looking for a diagnosis for the past 12 years and this has been a lengthy, traumatic and expensive process for her family. Her parents were told by doctors that she would never be able to walk and that she would not live past her teens. Liddell, alongside Branka Pupovac, Hamish MacDo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karni Singh Rathore
Karni Singh Rathore (1953–2005) was a colonel in the Indian Army and recipient of the Kirti Chakra award. Career Col. Karni Singh Rathore was commissioned as an officer in the 7th Rajputana Rifles, in which his father had also served, and rose to command it. At the time of his death he was posted as a member of the Indian Territorial Army, having served previously with the Assam Rifles. In 1985, he was awarded the Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime award for gallantry, in recognition of his service while fighting insurgent An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion against authority waged by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare from primarily rural base areas. The key descriptive feature of insurgency is its asymmetric warfare, asymmetric na ...s. External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rathore, Col.Karni Singh 1953 births 2005 deaths People from Churu district Military personnel from Rajasthan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karni Singh
Maharaja Karni Singh ji (21 April 1924 – 6 September 1988), also known as Dr Karni Singh, was from 1950 the last Maharaja of Bikaner State to hold the title of Maharaja of Bikaner, officially, until 1971, when the privy purse and all the royal titles were abolished by the Republic of India. He was also a politician, serving as a member of the Lok Sabha for twenty-five years, from 1952 to 1977, and an international clay pigeon and skeet champion. Early life and education Born as Prince Karni Singh on 21 April 1924 in the princely state of Bikaner, Singh's first schooling was there, after which he attended St Stephen's College, Delhi, and St Xavier's College, Bombay, where he graduated BA with Honours in History and Politics. Career He saw active service in the Second World War, serving in the Middle East with his grandfather, General Sir Ganga Singh, the 23rd Maharaja of Bikaner. Prince Karni succeeded his father, Lieutenant-General Maharaja Sir Sadul Singh, in 1950. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
