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Wani may refer to: *Vani (custom), a child marriage custom in tribal areas of Pakistan * Wani (dragon), a Japanese dragon translated as "sea monster", "crocodile", or "shark" * Wani (scholar), a legendary scholar, sent from Korea to Japan during the reign of Emperor Ōjin *Wani (surname), Kashmiri surname * Wani (Vidhan Sabha constituency), constituency of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha * Wani Books, Japanese publishing company *Wani Station, train station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan * Wani, Yavatmal, a city and a municipal council in Yavatmal district in the Indian state of Maharashtra *''Mangifera caesia'', ''wani'', an Indonesian term for the fruit, that resembles the mango but with white flesh *Wani (surname), surname in India (Jammu and Kashmir and Maharashtra) * WANI, an American radio station People with the name * Altaf Wani, scientist *Altaf Ahmad Wani (born 1974), Kashmiri politician *Ashfaq Majeed Wani (1966–1990), Kashmiri separatist * Augustino Jadalla Wani, South Sudanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vani (custom)
Vani ( ur, ونی), or Swara (), is a custom found in parts of Pakistan where girls, often minors, are given in marriage or servitude to an aggrieved family as compensation to end disputes, often murder.cf. e.g. '' Samar Minallah v. Federation of Pakistan''Const.P. No. 16/2004/ref> ''Vani'' is a form of arranged or forced child marriage, and the result of punishment decided by a council of tribal elders named ''jirga''. Some claim ''Vani'' can be avoided if the clan of the girl agrees to pay money, called ''Deet'' (). ''Vani'' is sometimes spelled as ''Wani'' or ''Wanni''. It is a Punjabi word derived from vanay which means blood. It is also known as Sak and Sangchatti () in different regional languages of Pakistan.Vani a social evil Anwar Hashmi and Rifat Koukab, The Fact (Pakistan), (July 2004) Though laws in 2005 and 2011 have de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altaf Ahmad Wani
Altaf Ahmad Wani, also known as Altaf Kuloo, (born 1972) is an Indian politician who is a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly representing the constituency of Pahalgam. He is the only son of Ghulam Rasool Wani, Engineer-turned-politician, was known to people more as a businessman who had an instinct for educational development and started his career by opening a private school in South Kashmir, Delhi Public School, Anantnag. He started political career in 2008 and unsuccessfully contested his first assembly elections on the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference ticket in the same year. He was later nominated as the Member of Legislative Council in 2009. Born in an upper-middle class business family in Aishmuqam area of Islamabad, he saw a meteoric rise within the JKNC party in rather a short span of time. Top JKNC sources said Kuloo is in the good books of the party top brass and enjoys the kind of patronage, which other party members with a standing of decades i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangnath Wani
Rangnath Wani ( mr, रंगनाथ वाणी) is an Indian politician and member of the Shiv Sena. He was elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2014 from the Vaijapur Vidhan Sabha constituency in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. Positions held * 1999: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly * 2004: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly * 2009: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 me ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wani, Rangnath Shiv Sena politicians Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Living people Marathi politicians Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasir Aslam Wani
Nasir Aslam Wani (born 31 August 1964) is an Indian politician from the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and belongs to the National Conference party. He has served the State as the Minister of State for Tourism & Culture, Housing & Urban Development, PHE, Revenue & Relief and later taking on responsibility for the Minister of State Home department as an additional portfolio. Wani is presently the Provincial President of National Conference for Kashmir. He is the grandson of politician, late Ghulam Nabi Wani Sogami. He contested elections in 2008 from Amirakadal Constituency. Political career Nasir Aslam Wani was involved with various NGOs for social work. He joined the Youth National Conference in 1998 and was nominated as Central Secretary. He worked as the Provincial Secretary of Kashmir Province and was also a member of the Central Working Committee of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference. Amirakadal Constituency At Amirakadal, Nasir got 3922 votes against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan R
Mohan may refer to: People * Mohan Shumsher JBR, Former prime minister of Nepal * Mohan (actor) (born 1956), Indian film actor * Mohan (director), Indian director of Malayalam films * Mohan (name), a name generally found among Hindus * Mohan (clan), a clan of the Mohyal caste in India Places Inhabited places * Mohan, Uttar Pradesh, town and nagar panchayat Uttar Pradesh, India * Mohan, Yunnan, a town in China * Ambheta Mohan, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India * Braja Mohan, a village in the Barisal Division, Bangladesh * Mohan Majra, a village in Punjab, India Other places * Mohan Pass, Siwalik Hills in Sikkim * Mohan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) An Assembly constituency) in Uttar Pradesh, India * Mohan Nagar metro station * Mohan Estate metro station Other uses * ''Melaleuca viminea'', a shrub or tree from Western Australia with the common name Mohan * ''Mohan'' (1947 film), a 1947 Indian Hindi film directed by Anadinath Bannerjee * Mohan (legendary), a name applied to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mansukh C
Mansukh () Mansukh is an Indian masculine given name derived from a Sanskrit word meaning "happy heart". Notable people of this name include: *Mansukh Bhuva, Indian politician *Mansukh L. Mandaviya (b. 1972), Indian politician * Mansukh C. Wani (d. 2020), Indian academic and organic chemist *Bhai Mansukh Bhai Mansukh ( pa, ਭਾਈ ਮਨਸੁੱਖ ) was a devout Sikh and a trader from Lahore region and was disciple of the Guru Nanak. He embraced Sikh faith in company of Bhai Bhagirath (Nambardar of Mailsihan, Shahkot, who Durga worshipper, conv ..., Sikh, disciple of Guru Nanak References {{given name, type=both Indian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagannath Wani
Jagannath Wani (10 September 1934–5 May 2017) was an Indo-Canadian statistician and philanthropist. A Professor Emeritus of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of Calgary, his philanthropic work in Canada has focused on mental illness, fund raising for the less fortunate in India and promotion of India's art and culture and multi culturalism in North America. He was conferred the Order of Canada, the highest civilian honour of Canada, on 3 May 2013. He founded more than 18 organizations in Canada and India in the areas of education, culture, health and mental health. He established an actuarial science program at the University of Calgary in 1983. Early life and education Jagannath Wani was born on 10 September 1934 in a village Chikhalwad in the Nashik district of Maharashtra to a Ladshakhiy Hindu Wani family. He did his schooling in Dhule, a district place in Maharashtra. He was a bright student and secured 9th rank in the merit list amongst 100,000 st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghulam Qadir Wani
Ghulam Qadir Wani (11 March 1953 – 4 November 1998) was a Kashmiri scholar and diplomat. Early life Wani was born in a middle-class family in Arin in north Kashmir's township of Bandipore. He was a product of Jamaat-e-Islami. As early as 8th grade he wrote an article in ''Srinagar Times'' about feudalism brought him to the attention of the group. He pursued a master's degree in English from Kashmir University and later completed a doctorate on Iqbalism from Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi. Wani spent six months in 1973 in the Bagh-e-Mehtab Interrogation Centre, working against the Indira Shiekh Accord that was underway through Beg Parthasthi dialogue. In 1982 Shiekh Abdullah offered him a berth in the state Cabinet as Education minister, but he declined. Career Wani fought on both the political and military fronts. He had also joined Al Barq. During his political career he held positions in various organisations of the resistance front. He edited Jamaat's journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghulam Nabi Wani
Ghulam Nabi Wani, (also known as: Sogami Sahab, born 1916, Sogam Lolab), was a politician of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the grandfather of Nasir Aslam Wani. He represented Lolab as an MLA from 1951 to 1977. Ministry Ghulam Nabi Sogami was a Minister in Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad (1907–1972) was an Indian politician belonging to the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, who served as the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1953 to 1964. Bakshi was a member of the National Conference from i ...'s Cabinet. He was a Cabinet Minister for Forests, Industries & Commerce, and Rural Development. References State cabinet ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir National Conference politicians Indian National Congress politicians from Jammu and Kashmir 1916 births 1981 deaths {{JammuKashmir-INC-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burhan Wani
Burhan Wani (19 September 1994 – 8 July 2016) was a commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, an Islamist militant organization and insurgent group of the Kashmir conflict. He had become a popular figure amongst the local Kashmiri populace, having done so primarily through a strong social media presence, and was responsible for moulding the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir into a youth-oriented movement. Wani was a militant leader and had reportedly recruited numerous foot-soldiers through his personal efforts. As a popular militant, Wani was actively sought by Indian security forces, who had imposed a bounty for his capture. He was located in a remote village in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir and subsequently killed in a firefight with Indian forces on 8 July 2016. Wani's killing sparked massive protests across the entire Kashmir Valley in what became the worst span of unrest in the region since the 2010 unrest. As a result, Indian-administered Kashmir was placed under 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustino Jadalla Wani
Augustino Jadalla Wani (born 26 June 1963); born Augustino Jada Wani, is a South Sudanese politician who served as the deputy minister of interior and wildlife conservation (2013–2015) and later as the governor of the now defunct Jubek State.(2015–2020) He was appointed and served as the governor of Jubek State, South Sudan, on 24 December 2015. He was the first and only governor of the state, which was created by President Salva Kiir on 2 October 2015. Early life and personal life Jadalla was born on June 26, 1963, to Bari parents in Mankaro, which is located in Mongalla Payam, Juba County. His father is from Billinyang Village which is located East from Juba. He was the first born to his parents and was born into a religious christian family of the Catholic faith. His father, Kamilo Wani, was a catechist at a Roman Catholic Church in Mongalla, and this is where Jadalla was able to find his rooting. He acquired the name "Jadalla", which was derived from Jada from the Muslim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashfaq Majeed Wani
Ashfaq Majeed Wani (5 September 1966 – 30 March 1990) was the first Commander in Chief of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, a militant Kashmiri-separatist group in Jammu and Kashmir, India. He was killed by Indian Paramilitary Forces in 1990 at the age of 24. He was allegedly involved in the kidnapping of Rubiya Sayed, daughter of Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, the then Home Minister of India. Biography Ashfaq Majeed Wani was born on 5 September 1966 in the Sarai Balla area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir into a Kashmiri Muslim family. He studied at Tyndale Biscoe School and later went to Sri Pratap College and the University of Kashmir. When he was a teenager, sports were an important part of his life. He was a dedicated soccer player, a marathon runner, and a table tennis player, winning first prize in the interstate marathon tournament in 1985 and being selected to represent the state. "The Iranian revolution had left an indelible mark on him, after studying the literature abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |