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Nagrota
Nagrota is a town located in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is located on National highway 44 between Jammu city and Udhampur. It is situated on the bank of River Tawi. Nagrota along with Kashmiri Pandit Migrant town of Jagti straddle the national highway. Nagrota is the first shrine stoppage for Shri Mata Vaishno Devi. The Kol-Kandoli temple is a mandate for completing the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage. Nagrota has an extension of Jammu Industries having Oil Depots and Godowns.It serves as headquarter of the XVI Corps (India) also known as the 'White Knight Corp'. Though Nagrota does not have a railway station, it does have a Railway Station Code assigned ( NGRT) in preparation for the completion of the planned Jammu-Srinagar railway extension. Nagrota is also home to prestigious Sainik School and an I.I.T College, Sainik School Nagrota and Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu. It has a magnificent army park named as Vijay Park. Nagrota has a Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagrota Cantonment, Jammu
Nagrota is a town located in the Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is located on National highway 44 between Jammu city and Udhampur. It is situated on the bank of River Tawi. Nagrota along with Kashmiri Pandit Migrant town of Jagti straddle the national highway. Nagrota is the first shrine stoppage for Shri Mata Vaishno Devi. The Kol-Kandoli temple is a mandate for completing the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage. Nagrota has an extension of Jammu Industries having Oil Depots and Godowns.It serves as headquarter of the XVI Corps (India) also known as the 'White Knight Corp'. Though Nagrota does not have a railway station, it does have a Railway Station Code assigned ( NGRT) in preparation for the completion of the planned Jammu-Srinagar railway extension. Nagrota is also home to prestigious Sainik School and an I.I.T College, Sainik School Nagrota and Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu. It has a magnificent army park named as Vijay Park. Nagrota has a Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVI Corps (India)
The XVI Corps is a corps of the Indian Army raised on 1 June 1972 with Lieutenant General J F R Jacob as its first General Officer Commanding (GOC). It has its headquarters at Nagrota Cantonment, (Jammu district), Jammu and Kashmir. In 2005, IX Corps was raised in southern part of the XVI Corps' area, taking over two of its divisions. Organisation The corps is reported to include 10th Infantry Division (RAPID) ''(Crossed Swords Division)'', headquartered at Akhnoor; 25 Infantry Division ''(Ace of Spades Division)'', headquartered at Rajouri and 39 Infantry Division ''(Dah Division)'', with its headquarters at Yol. ''Delta Force'', ''Romeo Force'' and ''Uniform Force'' of the Rashtriya Rifles come under the operational control of the corps. It is the largest wheeled formation in the world. Its current General Officer Commanding is Lieutenant General Majinder Singh. List of commanders References Further reading * Richard A. Renaldi and Ravi Rikhe, ''Indian Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jammu District
Jammu district is the most populous of the districts in Jammu and Kashmir, India and is home to the winter capital (Jammu) of Jammu and Kashmir. The capital moves to Srinagar in the summer. Administrative divisions Jammu District has 7 Sub-Divisions: * Jammu South * Jammu North * R.S. Pura * Marh * Akhnoor * Chowki Choura * Khour There are 21 tehsils: * Akhnoor * Arnia * Bahu * Bhalwal * Bishnah * Chowki Choura * Dansal * Jammu * Jammu North * Jammu South * Jammu West * Jourian * Kharah Balli * Khour * Maira Mandrian * Mandal * Marh * Nagrota * Pargwal * Ranbir Singh Pura * Suchetgarh There are 20 Blocks: * Akhnoor * Arnia * Bhalwal * Bhalwal Brahmana * Bishnah * Chowki Choura * Dansal * Khour * Kharah Balli * Maira Mandrian * Mandal * Marh * Mathwar * Miran Sahib * Nagrota * Pargwal * R.S. Pura * Samwan * Satwari * Suchetgarh Demographics According to the 2011 census Jammu district has a population of 1,526,406, roughly equal to the nation of Gabon or the US state of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantonment
A cantonment (, , or ) is a military quarters. In Bangladesh, India and other parts of South Asia, a ''cantonment'' refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British India, colonial-era). In military of the United States, United States military parlance, a cantonment is, essentially, "a permanent residential section (i.e. barrack) of a fort or other military installation," such as Fort Hood. The word ''cantonment'', derived from the French language, French word '':fr:canton, canton'', meaning ''corner'' or ''district'', refers to a temporary military or winter encampment. For example, at the start of the Waterloo campaign in 1815, while the Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Duke of Wellington's headquarters were in Brussels, most of his Anglo–allied army of 93,000 soldiers were ''cantoned'', or stationed, to the south of Brussels. List of permanent cantonments Afghanistan The former Sherpur Cantonment in Kabul, Afghanistan, which was the site of the Siege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathua
Kathua is a city and municipal council located in Kathua district of Jammu Division of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, near its border with Punjab, India and Himachal Pradesh. The city is headquarters of Kathua district and is divided into 27 wards which constitute the Kathua Municipal Council. It is situated along NH-44. The town has a bustling industrial area and an army cantonment adjoining it. Geography Kathua is located at . It has an average elevation of . The city is surrounded by three rivers. Ravi is down Kathua while Ujjh is about ahead on Jammu Highway. Kathua itself is situated along the banks of a khad which has been heavily polluted and encroached over there years and this has become a drain of sewage, dividing it into two boroughs: ''Parliwand'', meaning the other side; and ''Orliwand'', meaning this side. Itself being a Plain the area is surrounded in the North by snow-capped Sivalik hills. Kathua lies 88 kilometres south of Jammu. Demog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talab Tillo
Talab Tillo is a suburban area of Jammu City in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and is situated in Jammu Province. It derived its name from a saint named 'Tilloo' and from a "Talab" which was situated here. "Talab" is a Hindi word which means "Pond" in English. Earlier it was used to be called as 'Tillo Talab' but now with the passage of time the name is changed to 'Talab Tillo'. Residents of the area are fluent in Hindi, Kashmiri, Dogri and Urdu. It consists of other Minor areas - 1) Udheywala 2) Anand Nagar 3) Talab Tillo Chowk 4) Golepully 5) Pacca Gharat See also * Jammu * Jammu Tawi * Nagrota * Samba, Jammu * Kathua * Jammu Cantonment * Hiranagar * Akhnoor * Sopore Sopore, known as Suyyapur in antiquity, is a city in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is north-west of Srinagar, and north-east from the city of Baramulla. Sopore Town has Asia's second largest fruit mandi (wholesale ... References External links Page purp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IIT Jammu
The Indian Institute of Technology Jammu (IIT Jammu) is a public research university located in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. As one of India's premier Indian Institutes of Technology, the university came into existence in 2016 when a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Department of Higher Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir and Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, was signed. The IIT campus has been constructed in the village of Jagti, in Nagrota Tehsil, in Jammu district. Campus Temporary campus Set up in the LCD campus, the temporary campus of IIT Jammu has all the facilities required for a hassle-free academic environment. A total of 40,000 sq.ft. built-up area including hostels, house classrooms, a seminar room, a library, a computer Laboratory, faculty offices, a cafeteria, and recreational and creative facilities. The campus has volleyball, basketball, badminton courts, and cricket nets. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Railway Stations In India
This is a list of railway stations in India. The railway operations are managed by Indian Railways (IR) in the country. A B {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Station name , , Station code , , State , , Railway zone , , Elevation , , Notes , - , , , , BBDE , , Haryana , , NR/Northern , , 237 m , , , - , , , BTP , , Uttar Pradesh , , Northern Railway zone , , 85 m , , , - , , , BEE , , Assam , , NFR/Northeast Frontier , , 67 m , , , - , , , BV , , Uttar Pradesh , , NER/North Eastern , , 99 m , , , - , , , BAB , , Madhya Pradesh , , NCR/North Central , , 284 m , , , - , , , BBA , , Uttar Pradesh , , NR/Northern , , 185 m , , , - , , , BBO , , Uttar Pradesh , , NR/Northern , , 219 m , , , - , , , BUPH , , Maharashtra , , CR/Central , , 198 m , , , - , , , BCHL , , Chhattisgarh , , , , , , , - , , , BGL , , Uttar Pradesh , , , , , , , - , , , BCA , , Biha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udhampur
Udhampur (ˌʊd̪ʱəmpur) is a city and a municipal council in Udhampur district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters of Udhampur District. Named after Raja Udham Singh, it serves as the district capital and the Northern Command headquarters of the Indian Army. A Forward Base Support Unit (FBSU) of the Indian Air Force is also stationed here. Udhampur is used by the Armed Forces as a transit point between Jammu and Srinagar when travelling by road on National Highway 1A, which has since then been renamed as National Highway 44. Geography The district of Udhampur is located in the Shivalik range of Himalayas and the terrain is mostly mountainous. The upper reaches of the district experience snowfall in the winter season. The city itself is in a relatively flatter part of the district at an elevation of 756 metres (2480 feet) and it rarely experiences any snowfall. Administration The town of Udhampur is governed by Udhampur Mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba, Jammu
Samba is a town, municipal committee in the only Samba Tehsil of the Samba District in the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Geography Samba is located at and has an average elevation of . Samba is situated in the Shivalik Hills alongside the National Highway 1-A on the bank of the Basantar River, at a distance of from the city of Jammu. Samba District borders Udhampur District to the north, Kathua District to the east, Tehsils Jammu and Bishnah of Jammu District to the west, and the International Border Pakistan to the south. Demographics Overview According to a report released by Census India 2011, the Samba Municipal Committee has population of 12,700, of which 6979 (55%) are males while 5721 (45%) are females. There are 1365 children under seven years old, or 10.75% of the population. There are 2566 households in the city, Caste distribution By caste, 71% of Samba residents are from general caste, 28.57% are from schedule caste, and 0.04% are schedule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jammu Tavi
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of 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, the city of Jammu, with an area of , is surrounded by the Himalayas in the north and the 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 tradition, Jammu is named after its founder, Raja Jambulochan, who is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
