Shadnagar is a

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and

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in the

Ranga Reddy district Ranga Reddy district ( R. R. district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, ...

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, India. As part of the reorganisation of districts in Telangana, Shadnagar separated from Mahabubnagar district and merged into

Headquarters. Shadnagar is the site of the

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National Remote Sensing Centre National Remote Sensing Centre (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय सुदूर संवेदन केन्द्र), or NRSC, located in Hyderabad, Telangana is one of the centres of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). NRSC ...

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visited the community hospital for an immunization session and administered the polio vaccine to residents in 2002.

History

Shadnagar was founded between 1869 and 1911 under the sixth

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Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, also known as, Sir Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi (17 August 1866 – 29 August 1911) was the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad. He ruled Hyderabad state, one of the Princely states in India between 1869 and 1911. Early life Mahb ...

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References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Ranga Reddy district