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9 unusual facts about Chhattisgarh


2010 in rail transport in India

June 6 - Passengers of the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam Samata Express had a narrow escape when its engine derailed near Arand railway station in Chhattisgarh, but no one was injured.

Adra, Purulia

It is one of the three most important coal loading divisions (the other two being Bilaspur and Chakradharpur) which supply coal to power plants across India.

Athirajendra Chola

Thwarted in his attempts by his uncle Vijayaditya, Rajendra Chalukya carved himself a small dominion near Baster District in Chhattisgarh state and bided his time.

Bisrampur coalfield

The Bisrampur is a large coal field located in the east of India in Chhattisgarh.

Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha

The action happens in cities like Ujjayinī modern Ujjain, Vārānasi modern Varanasi or Benares, Champa and Madurai, in royal palaces and their harems and parks, in courtesans’ parlours and boudoirs, in merchants’ mansions, caravans and ships, in paupers’ hovels and slums, in outcastes’ villages, in ascetics’ hermitages, in cremation grounds, on festive pilgrimages, in gambling dens and in jungles, mountains and deserts.

Chhollywood

Chhollywood refers to the film industry of Chhattisgarh state, central India, or to cinema in the Chhattisgarhi language.

John William Theodore Youngs

John William Theodore Youngs (usually cited as J. W. T. Youngs, known as Ted Youngs; 21 August 1910 Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India – 20 July 1970 Santa Cruz, California) was an American mathematician.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Jabalpur

On 1 November 2000,when the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out of state of Madhya Pradesh by the provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act,2000 and the High Court of Chhattisgarh was established for the state ,the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur became the High Court for the successor state of Madhya Pradesh .

Nagarchal language

The Nagarchal people live in the Balaghat, Chhindwara, Mandla and Seoni districts of Madhya Pradesh, the Durg District of Chhattisgarh, the Bhandara District in Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.


Banki Mongra

Banki Mongra is a town under the city of Korba in Chhattisgarh, India.

Bhupesh Baghel

He is the deputy opposition leader in the Chhattisgarh assembly, belonging to the Indian National Congress.

Bhupesh Baghel is an Indian politician, from Durg, Chhattisgarh.

Budania

Outside of these two states, they can also be found in Adampur (in Punjab), Darba in Chhattisgarh and Lalpura in Rajasthan.

Chandrakar /chandraker

Member of the Lok Sabha from the Durg Constituency and the only active imaginator of the Chhattisgarh State.

Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Superfast Express

The 12823/12824 Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Superfast Express is a Superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Durg and Hazrat Nizamuddin in India.

Dalli-Rajhara–Jagdalpur rail line

The proposed Dalli-RajharaJagdalpur Rail Line has two main objectives: to haul iron ore from the proposed Rowghat mines needed for Bhilai Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) located in Bhilai city of Chhattisgarh state, and to cater to passenger and goods transport needs of those residing along and in the influence zone of the rail line till Jagdalpur, another city in Chhattisgarh state.

Dhamtari district

Dhamtari district was officially formed on 6 July 1998 dividing the Raipur district currently the capital of Chhattisgarh along with Mahasamund.

Ghasidas

Ghasi Das was a farmer in Girod, Raipur district who preached Satnam to a number of low-caste Indians, particularly the people of Chhattisgarh.

Hasdeo Thermal Power Station

The Hasdeo Thermal Power Station is a 840 megawatt (MW) coal fired power station at Korba in Chhattisgarh, India.

History of Nagpur

In 1743, the Maratha leader Raghoji Bhonsale of Vidarbha established himself at Nagpur, after conquering the territories of Deogarh, Chanda and Chhattisgarh by 1751.

ICFAI University, Tripura

The Government of Orissa passed The Icfai University Act and the State Governments of Assam, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab issued letters of intent to the institute for the establishment of universities.

Jai Balaji group

The Group has been promoted by Kolkata based businessmen and includes nine Iron and Steel making plants in Durgapur, Raniganj and Liluah in West Bengal; Rourkela in Orissa; Durg in Chhattisgarh and Saraikela in Jharkhand.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Basdei

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (जवाहर नवोदय विद्यालय, बसदेई, सरगुजा) is a Higher secondary school situated in the village of Basdei at a distance of 08 km from District headquarter Surajpur (Surajpur) in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.

Kanker district

It lies between the two well developed cities of Chhattisgarh, Raipur (Capital of Chhattisgarh) and Jagdalpur (the district headquarter of the neighboring Bastar district).

It lies between the two well developed cities of Chhattisgarh namely Raipur (Capital of Chhattisgarh) and Jagdalpur (the district headquarters of the neighboring Bastar district).

Kosal

Dakshina Kosala Kingdom, a colony of Kosala kings identified to be the Chhattisgarh state and western Orissa region of India

Nandgaon

Rajnandgaon district, and former princely state in Chhattisgarh state of central India

Padua Town

Padua also lies on the train route of Kirandul to Vishakhapatnam passenger train that runs between the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.

Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University

Chhattisgarh was carved out as a political entity on 1 November 2000 by the state of Madhya Pradesh.

Raipur district

Raipur city had been the capital of the Haihaya Kings, controlling the traditional forts of Chhattisgarh for a long time.

Ramvichar Netam

Ramvihar Netam is the member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Ramanujganj Assembly constituency ( no 07 ) then Surguja district, ( now Balrampur district, Chhattisgarh ), during 2008-2013.

Ratanpur

Ratanpur was founded by Ratanraj or Ratandeva son of Kamaladeo, the grandson on Kalingaraj, who conquered the area of Chhattisgarh and shifted his capital from Tuman to Ratanpur in 11th century AD.

Ratnapur

Ratanpur, a town and a nagar panchayat in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh

Salwa

Salwa Judum, an anti-Naxalite movement in Chhattisgarh, India

Salwa Judum

A primary survey evaluated by the Forum for Fact-finding Documentation and Advocacy (FFDA) determined that over 12,000 minors were being used by the Salwa Judum in the southern district of Dantewada and that the Chhattisgarh Government had "officially recruited 4200 Special Police Officers (SPOs); many of them being easily identifiable as minors".

On 25 May 2013, its founder Mahendra Karma, who had become a senior Indian National Congress party leader was killed in a Naxalite attack along with other party members in Darbha Valley of Chhattisgarh, 400 km south of Raipur and 50 km from Jagdalpur.

Sarguja Express

The Sarguja Express (صارجوجا إكسبرس) is a daily express train of North Central Railway, in India, running between Gwalior City in Madhya Pradesh and Ambikapur town in Chhattisgarh.

The Venus of Konpara

The novel is set in the late nineteenth century, during the British Raj, and follows the adventures of a Rajput prince who is heir to a fictional kingdom based in Deori (roughly comparable to modern Chhattisgarh).

Vikram Usendi

Vikram Usendi is an Indian politician who was the member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Narayanpur Assembly constituency ( no 62 ) then Kanker district, ( now narayanpur district ), during 2003-2008.


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