District - Solapur Area - 14886 km² Sub-divisions - Solapur, Madha (Kurduwadi), Pandharpur Talukas - North Solapur, Barshi, Akkalkot, South Solapur, Mohol,Mangalvedha, Pandharpur, Sangola, Malshiras, Karmala, Madha Distance from Mumbai - 450 km Means of transport - Railway stations -Solapur, Mohol, Kurduwadi, Madha, Akkalkot Road ST Buses, SMT (Solapur Municipal Transportation, Auto-Rikshaws. Solapur station has daily train service to Mumbai via Pune known as Siddheshwar Express Also, daily shuttle fro ...

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Solapur is served by numerous newspaper publications, television stations and radio. The Times of India,Economic Times, the Indian Express are the major English language newspapers sold in the city. Popular Marathi newspapers include Sakal,Loksatta, Maharashtra Times, Nava Kaal, and Saamana. In addition to these papers, newspapers are printed in Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu and Kannada. There is a local All India Radio Solapur station broadcasting in the AM band which operates at 1602 kHz or at 187.2 meters. Local Marathi digital TV channel 'Vrutta-Darshan' has gained immense importance as it covers local news in Marathi, English, Hindi, Kannad ...

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The Bhima River is a river in western India. The river originates in the forest of Bhimashnakr in Pune, and flows through the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka .It is a major tributary of the Krishna River. Bhima River - Major Towns and Cities along the river. Bhimashankar one of the twelve esteemed Jyotirlinga shrines Daund Railway Junction in Pune District. Siddhatek,Siddhivinayak Temple of Ashtavinayak Ganesh Pandharpur Vithoba Temple in Solapur district. < ...

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Akkalkot taluka is bordered by the sister-taluka of south Solapur to the west, and by the state of Karnataka (districts Gulbarga and Bijapur) on all other sides. The taluka covers an area of 1,407 sq.km. and contains 138 villages, apart from the town. The total population of the taluka is approx. 290,000 (census of 2001), making for a population density of 209 to the sq.km. The soil is 'medium to deep black' and of rich quality. Jawar, Bajra and Pu ...

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Although Brahmā is prayed to in almost all hindu religious rites, there are only two temples dedicated to him in India, the more prominent of which is at Pushkar, close to Jaipur. Once a year, on the full moon night of the Hindu lunar month of Kartika (October - November), a religious festival is held in Brahmā's honour. Thousands of pilgrims come to bathe in the holy lake adjecent to the temple. There is also a famous murti of Brahmā at Mangalwedha, 52 km from Solapur district in Maharashtra. There is one more temple for Brahma in the te ...

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Bijapur is connected only by Rail and Road. The helipad at the Sainik School is used only when government guests or public office bearers visit the district and is not open for general public. The state owned North West Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation run buses to all parts of the district. Private tour operators also run luxury bus services to Bangalore, Hubli, Dharwad and Belgaum. Bijapur was previously a meter gauge station of South Central Railways which was operational between Solapur and Gadag Stations. But due to gau ...

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Universities and colleges in India - Medical. Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai Grant Medical College, Mumbai Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai Armed Forces Medical College, Pune BJ Medical College, Pune Government Medical College, Nagpur Dr VM Medical College, Solapur ...

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Brahma (written Brahmā in IAST transliteration) (Devanagari ब्रह्मा, pronounced as "brəhmα:") is the Hindu creator god, and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. He must not be confused with the Supreme Cosmic Spirit of Hindu philosophy Brahman (the word stems of both are the same). Brahmā is identified with the Vedic deity Prajapati. At the beginning of the process of creation, Brahmā created ten Prajapatis (used in another sense), who are believed to be the fathers of the human race ...

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For information about the company in the UK called Central Railway see Central Railway (UK) The Central Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is one of the largest. Its headquarters are in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus). It also has the distinction of including the first passenger railway line in India, which opened from Bombay to Thane on April 16, 1853. Some major cities that fall under the Central Railway zonal jurisdiction are: Mumbai PuneIncluding:

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Pune (पुणे in Marathi), formerly known as Punavadi and Poona (पूना in Hindi), is located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated at the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers. Called as the “Queen of the Deccan,” Pune is the cultural capital of Marathi people. According to the 2001 census provisional results, it has a population of 4,485,000 in 2005. This figure includes the population of the city of Pimpri-Chinchwad, which is the industrial twin of Pune. The combined population of ...

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Bijapur is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Bijapur City is the capital of the district and is located 530 km northwest of Bangalore. Bijapur - History. The ancient name of Bijapur is Vijayapura (City of victory). It was established in the 10th-11th centuries by the Chalukyas of Kalyani. The city came under the influence of the Khilji Sultanate in Delhi by the late 13th century. In 1347, the area was conquered by the Bahmani Sultanate of Gulbarga. In 1518, the Bahmani Sultanate spl ...

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Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र in Devanagari) is India's third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. It is bordered by the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The Arabian Sea makes up the state's western coast. Mumbai (Bombay), In ...

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Bijapur - Introduction. Bijapur District has an area of 10541 sq. km, and a population of 1,808,863 (2001 census), an increase of 17.63% since the 1991 census. It is bounded on the east by Gulbarga district, on the southeast by Raichur district, on the south and southwest by Bagalkot district, and on the west by Belgaum district, and by the Maharashtra districts of Sangli on the northwest and Sholapur on the north. Chief crops include bajra, cotton, wheat, and groundnuts. It is consisting of 5.49% of Karnataka state. It lies between 15 x 50 and 17 x 28 North Lati ...

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Geographically, the district lies in the tract of the Deccan Plateaus. The lands of the district can be broadly divided into three zones: the northern belt consisting of the northern parts of Bijapur Taluks of Indi and Sindagi; the central belt consisting of Bijapur city; the southern belt consisting of the rich alluvial plains of the Krishna Rivers parted from the central belt by a stretch of barren Trap. The northern belt is a succession of low rolling uplands without much vegetation, gently rounded and falling into intermediate narrow val ...

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Pune experiences three distinct seasons: summer, monsoon and winter. Typical summer months are from March to May, with maximum temperature usually ranging from 35 to 39°C. However, it can be quite high at times and may exceed 40°C on some days. Contrary to the most of Deccan Plateau where May is the warmest month, the warmest month in Pune is April. The city often receives locally developed heavy thundershowers with sharp downpours in May. Though the temperatures plunge in this month, the summer heat accompanied by high humidity can be occ ...

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List of rivers in India - Brahmaputra River Basin. Brahmaputra River Teesta River Rangeet River Lachen River Lachung River Darla River in Bangladesh Jaldhaka in Sikkim and West Bengal List of rivers in India - Ganga River Basin. Ganges River Hoogli River (distributary) Damodar River Rupnarayan River Meghna River (dis ...

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Not much is known about Maharashtra's early history, and its recorded history dates back to the 3rd century BC, with the use the Maharastri language, a Prakrit corruption of Sanskrit. Later, Maharashtra became a part of the Magadha empire, ruled by the Buddhist emperor Ashoka. The port town of Sopara, just north of present day Mumbai, was the centre of ancient India's commerce, with links to Eastern Africa, Mesopotamia, Aden and Cochin. With the disintegration of the Mauryan Empire, Maharashtra came under the rule of the Satavahan ...

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He was born on Jan 31, 1896 at Dharwad in Karnataka. He completed his matriculation in 1913 and joined the Ferguson College, Pune for his higher education. by 1920 he joined Victoria High Schook in Dharwad as a teacher. He was married to Laxmibai in 1919 at Hubli, by this time his first collection of poems KrishnaKumari was pusblished. Bendre started the cutrual movement of Nada-habba a celebration of land and its culture which is still prevailant in karnataka. This festival is celebrated during the navaratri. In 1935 he earned his M. ...

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Akkalkot is widely known for its association with Swami Samarth Maharaj, held by some to be a reincarnation of lord Dattatreya. The Swami lived for over two decades at Akkalkot, mainly at the residence of sri Cholappa, where his Samadhi and shrine are also now located. The shrine complex, which also encloses the famous banyan tree beneath which the Swami would preach his message, is the hub of devotions for his followers; fre ...

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