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National Highway 144A (India)
National Highway 144A is a national highway in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India. NH-144A is a spur road of National Highway 44 that runs between Jammu and Poonch. Route Jammu, Akhnoor, Sunderbani, Nowshera, Rajouri, Poonch. Junctions : Terminal near Jammu. : at Bhambla. See also * List of National Highways in India * List of National Highways in India by state List of the new National Highway numbers (state-wise). Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa ... References External links NH 144A on OpenStreetMap {{IND NH44 sr National highways in India National Highways in Jammu and Kashmir Transport in Jammu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jammu
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi River, Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , is surrounded by the Himalayas in the north and the Indo-Gangetic Plain, northern-plains in the south. Jammu is the second most populous city of the union territory. Three battles have been fought in the city: first by the founder Raja Mal Dev against Timur in Battle of Jammu (1399), second by Sardar Bhag Singh against Mughal army in Battle of Jammu (1712) and the third by Mian Dido & Maharaja Gulab Singh against Ranjit Singh's army in Battle of Jammu (1808). Known as the ''City of Temples'' for its ancient temples and Hindu shrines, Jammu is the most visited place in the union territory. Jammu city shares its borders with the neighbouring Samba district. Etymology According to local tradit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Road Transport And Highways
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is a ministry of the Government of India, that is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in also to increase the mobility and efficiency of the road transport system in India. Through its officers of Central Engineering Services (Roads) cadre it is responsible for the development of National Highways of the country. Road transport is a critical infrastructure for economic development of the country. It influences the pace, structure and pattern of development. In India, roads are used to transport over 60 percent of the total goods and 85 percent of the passenger traffic. Hence, development of this sector is of paramount importance for India and accounts for a significant part in the budget. History Creation The Department of War Transport was formed in July, 1942, by the bifurcation of the then Department of Communications into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Highways In India
The National highways in India are a network of trunk roads owned by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. National highways have flyover access or some controlled-access, where entrance and exit is through the side of the flyover, at each intersection of highways flyovers are provided to bypass the city/town/village traffic and these highways are designed for speed of 100 km/hr. Some national highways have interchanges in between but they don't have total controlled-access throughout the highways. It is constructed and managed by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), and the public works departments (PWD) of state governments. Currently, the longest National Highway in India is National Highway 44 at 4,112 km (2,555 mi). The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) are the nodal agencies re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Highways In India By State
List of the new National Highway numbers (state-wise). Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Mizoram Meghalaya Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Highways In India By Highway Number
On 28 April 2010, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways officially published a new numbering system for the National Highway network in the Gazette of the Government of India. It is a systematic numbering scheme based on the orientation and the geographic location of the highway. This was adopted to ensure more flexibility and consistency in the numbering of existing and new national highways. As per the new numbering system: * All north-south oriented highways will have even numbers increasing from the east to the west. * All east-west oriented highways will have odd numbers increasing from the north to the south. * All major Highways will be single digit or double digit in number. * Three-digit numbered highways are secondary routes or branches of a main highway. The secondary route number is prefixed to the number of the main highway. For example 244, 344 etc. will be the branches of the main NH44. * Suffixes A, B, C, D etc. are added to the three-digit sub highways ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhambla
Bhambla is a village panchayat in the Reasi district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is also part of proposed Jammu–Poonch line. Kaleeth is located at and is about 36 km from Akhnoor. It is a hilly region which falls under chambh sector. It lies close to the Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ... border. References {{Jammu district Villages in Jammu district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajouri
Rajouri or Rajauri (; Pahari: 𑠤𑠬𑠑𑠶𑠤𑠮, راجوری; sa, राजपुर, ) is a city in Rajouri district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located about from Srinagar and from Jammu city on the Poonch Highway. The city is the location of the birthplace of Sikh Rajput General Banda Singh Bahadur. Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University is also situated in this district. History Ancient History Rajouri was Ruled by Many Rulers Palas, Jaral Rajputs For 12th - 19th Century & Dogra Rajput Dynasty. Rajouri, finds its mention in the travelogue of Chinese traveler Hiuen-Tsang who visited the town in 632 A.D. and described it as a part of Kashmiri dominion. Later was included in the domain called Darabhisanga which comprised the hilly stretch from Poonch to Kashmir. Those days Laharkote in Poonch district and Rajouri had emerged as two powerful states of the area. According to F.E.Pargitor, second branch of Aryan emigrants crossed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowshera, Jammu And Kashmir
Nowshera (alternatively spelt Nowshehra and Naushera) is a town and the headquarters of an eponymous tehsil in the Rajouri district in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is governed by a Municipal committee. Geography Nowshera is a small town located on the bank of Manawer river just 4 km inwards from the Manawer bridge on Jammu-Poonch national highway. It is a border tehsil of Rajouri district with a vast areal and demographic extent. Given its spatial and demographic extent, Nowshera has been given the status of a Sub-District. It is a beautiful place with a number of tourist attractions including the fort of Mangla Devi, holy cave temple of Mangla Mata, Central Gurudwara of Sikhs in Nonial, Qila Darhal and other Dargahs and temples. The literacy rate of Nowshera is very high with low male-female literacy gap that shows that there is deep inclination of people towards education. It has an average elevation of 1,575 metres (5,167 feet). His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunderbani
Sunderbani is a town and a notified area committee, about 70 km from Rajouri Town in Rajouri district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Geography Sunderbani is located at . It has an average elevation of 633 metres (2,077 feet). Demographics India census, Sunderbani had a population of 10,531. Sunderbani comprises many villages like The village of Mallah is about 12 km from Sunderbani. Known as the 'mango village', it is known for its Ashram and Educational complex of Atal Akhada Peethadeeshwar Rajguru mahamandaleshwar 1008 Swami Vishwatmanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj http://www.ssvsdegreecollege.in/ and Satguru Baba Kanshi Giri Ji Maharaj. The last boundary of Sunderbani is the village of Basantpur. Religion Hinduism is the largest religion in Sunderbani, followed by over 90% of the people. Sikhism is the second-largest religion with 5.4% adherents. Christianity and Islam form 0.56% and 3.59% of the population respectively. Transpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Excelsior
The ''Daily Excelsior'' is an English-language newspaper published in Jammu, a city in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It was established by S. D. Rohmetra. The newspaper has been in publication since 1 January 1965. Its current editors are Kamal Rohmetra and Neeraj Rohmetra. History Started as a weekly English newspaper in 1965, it became a daily English newspaper in 1967. Journalist death On 11 May 2008 photojournalist Ashok Sodhi was killed while photographing an armed confrontation between terrorists and security forces in the Samba District of Jammu and Kashmir. He had moved closer to capture better coverage of the confrontation when a stray bullet hit him. See also * Communications in India * List of newspapers in India * Media of India The Indian media consists of several different types of communications of mass media: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based Websites/portals. Indian media was active since the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gazette Of India
''The Gazette of India'' is a public journal and an authorised legal document of the Government of India, published weekly by the Department of Publication, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. As a public journal, the ''Gazette'' prints official notices from the government. The gazette is printed by the Government of India Press. Ordinary gazettes are regularly published weekly on a particular day of the week whereas extraordinary Gazettes are published every day depending upon the urgency of the matters to be notified. Publication The publication of gazette is executed as per the government of India (allocation of business rules) issued from time to time by the cabinet secretariat. The Department of Publication is headed by the controller of publications with the assistance of two assistant controllers, one financial officer and an assistant director. The gazette employs more than 270 people under the supervision of the Ministry of Urban Development, headquartered in Nirma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poonch (town)
Poonch (or Punch), (called ''Prunts'' in the Kashmiri, Gojri & Pahari languages) is a town and the administrative headquarters of the Poonch district, in the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located near the Line of Control – the ''de facto'' border with Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir. History Based on the Mahābhārata evidence, and the evidence from the 7th-century Chinese traveller Xuanzang, the districts of Poonch along with Rajauri and Abhisara were under the sway of the Republican Kambojas during epic times. Poonch has witnessed many historical eras. Around 326 BC when Alexander the Great invaded the lower Jhelum belt to fight with Porus, this region was known as Dravabhisar. In the 6th Century AD, the famous Chinese traveller Huien Tsang passed through this area. According to his observation, this region was known as part of Kashmir also known as mini Kashmir. Around 850 AD Poonch became a sovereign state ruled by Raja Nar, who was bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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