26-553: Shamli is a city and the headquarters of Shamli district , in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . It is an administrative subdivision under Saharanpur division. According to the mythological story, in Dawpar yug Lord Krishana passed through the city before proceeding towards Kurukshetra from Hastinapur and in his way he took a quick pit stop under the trees of Barne located at Hanuman Tilla (Hanuman Dham) Shamli and drank some water from
52-611: A Cantonment area and later used it as a garrison as it was considered one of the safest places to hide from the Britishers during the Independence Movement. During British Raj, freedom fighters burned the “Purani Teshil” and started the 1857 Kranti and sacrificed themselves. As a consequence of their action, the town was stripped of its administrative importance. Shamli was declared as a district in September 2011 and
78-533: Is Prasan Chaudhary, the Lok Sabha MP is Iqra Choudhary . Shamli district is divided into 3 tehsils: Shamli , Kairana , and Oon . Single electric line is available from Shamli to Saharanpur and Delhi Shahdara Junction. Farrukhnagar–Saharanpur Janta Express (Train No. 14545/14546) is the only major express train that runs through, averages a speed of 26 km/h. Karnal Karnal ( pronunciation )
104-415: Is a city located in the state of Haryana , India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District . The city is well connected as it lies on National Highway 01, in the south of the city lies the cities of Panipat and Sonipat and in the north lies Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar city while in the east lies the river Yamuna, on the other end of which lies Saharanpur and Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh on
130-545: Is the municipal corporation governing Indian city of Karnal. The mayor of the city currently is Renu Bala Gupta and the municipal commissioner is Naresh Narwal, IAS. The city is part of the Karnal Assembly constituency and jagmohan anand of BJP is the current MLA from Karnal constituency. Manohar Lal Khattar of BJP is the current elected MP from the Karnal Lok Sabha constituency . Karnal
156-586: Is the main crop. There are three major sugar mills located at Shamli , Un and Thanabhawan . Shamli is known worldwide for its Rim-Axle industry which also got selected under Uttar Pradesh Governments One District One Product Scheme. It is served by Shamli railway station . As in many other districts of western Uttar Pradesh, Shamli also suffered rioting during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots . A May 2015 report in India Today said that Shamli and Muzaffarnagar districts were "considered sensitive" ever since
182-770: The Delhi Sultanate until 1526. In 1526 at the First Battle of Panipat , Mughal emperor Babur defeated the Sultan of Delhi , Ibrahim Lodi , and captured parts of North India, along with Delhi and Panipat. He then established the Mughal Empire in North India. Karnal is listed in the Mughal Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Delhi sarkar , producing a revenue of 5,678,242 dams for
208-480: The conservation of animal genetic resources in-situ through cryo-preservation and by developing transgenic forces; to establish data respository; to design methodologies for proper management and optimal utilisation of animal genetic resources; etc. Wheat Project Directorate (WPO) was made independent of Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi w.e.f. Ist September, 1990 and redesignated as Directorate of Wheat Research (DWR) with headquarters at Karnal. It
234-529: The 2011 census shows that Shamli has a population of 107,233, of which 57,236 are male and 49,997 are female. The literacy rate is 82.97 per cent. Shamli became the first ODF (Open Defecation Free) district of Uttar Pradesh, made by the leading efforts of DM Sujeet Kumar. Shamli has public transport connectivity. There are trains run from Delhi to Shamli and Saharanpur Though, multiple bus services compromising of UP, Haryana Roadways and various UPSRTC A.C buses for Delhi and Lucknow, both private and public, run during
260-579: The Durrani Governor, and took possession of the whole of Sirhind province as far south as Panipat including Karnal. During the Indian independence movement , a district political conference was organized at Karnal with Lala Lajpat Rai as its chairman. The population of the city as of 2011, is 302,140. The sex ratio in Karnal stood at 915 females per 1000 males in 2011, compared to the 2001 census figure of 862. Karnal Municipal Corporation
286-725: The Institute in conducting, collating and co-ordinating research in Dairying have received worldwide recognition. The Institute was conferred Deemed University status by the University Grants commission in March, 1989. For transfer of technology and dissemination of knowhow developed at the Institute, the Operational Research Project, a programme of integrated crop and milk production improvement, links
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#1732775650897312-675: The Institute with farming community of 40 villages around Karnal. National Burea of Animal genetic Resources and National Institute of animal Genetics were set up on 21 September 1984. These Institutes were initially located in the Campus of Southern Regional Station of NDRI, Bangalore. Since 19 July 1985 the Bureau and Animal Genetics Institute are in Karnal. The broad aims of the Institutes are to conduct systematic surveys on animal and poultry genetic resources; to develop methodologies for
338-597: The areas of Dairy Research. NDRI is fully supported by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and functions as one of the National Institutes under its aegis. The institute also interacts with various National and International Institutes in Dairying and allied fields for exchange of information and advancing new knowledge both in basic and applied fields of dairy science. The contributions of
364-848: The day. Shamli district Shamli is a district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . This district was carved out from Muzaffarnagar District on 28 September 2011 as Prabudh Nagar and renamed Shamli in July 2012. Shamli is the headquarters of the district. Shamli is located along the Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway , Ambala-Shamli Expressway , Gorakhpur-Shamli Expressway , Delhi – Saharanpur (National Highway-709B), Meerut - Karnal (National Highway-709A) and Panipat - Khatima (National Highway-709AD) Highways. Shamli district comes in National Capital Region of India. The district
390-740: The eastern bank. Karnal was used by the East India Company army as a refuge during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Delhi . The Battle of Karnal between Nader Shah of Persia and the Mughal Empire took place in this city in 1739. The city associates itself with the character Karna from the Indian epic Mahabharata . At the end of 6th century A.D., the area was under the rule of the Vardhanas of Thanesar . The 7th century
416-657: The field of Karnal, a battle destined to be fateful to the Mughal rulers. Every year on 24 Feb, Rao Bal Kishan Shaurya Diwas celebrated in Rewari. Sikhs appeared on the scene in the 18th century. The importance of Karnal grew in the time of Raja Gajpat Singh of Jind State who after its capture in A.D. 1763 built the boundary wall and a fort and under whose rule the town increased considerably in size. On 14 January 1764, Sikh Chiefs defeated and killed Zain Khan Sirhindi ,
442-495: The imperial treasury and supplying a force of 800 infantry and 50 cavalry. In A.D. 1739, Nader Shah of Persia invaded the Mughal empire and Karnal was the scene of the famed Battle of Karnal , in which Nader Shah decisively defeated the Mughal Emperor, Muhammad Shah . Muhammad Shah along with an enormous army occupied a strongly fortified camp at Karnal, but he yielded to the invader as his supplies were cut off from
468-636: The middle of 12th century when they were overthrown by the Chaha mana Vighnaraja IV . The country between the Satluj and the Yamuna including Karnal experienced relative peace for a century and a half except the plundering invasions and eventual conquests of Mahmud of Ghazi . The region then came under Ghurid rule after the Second Battle of Tarain when Muhammad Ghori captured the area. It remained under
494-694: The middle of the 9th century. About the beginning of the 10th century, as the Pratihara power began to decline, the Tomaras assumed independence. One of the Tomara rulers, Anangpal Tomar , found the city of Delhi and made it his capital, with the area of Karnal and modern-day Haryana being under his realm. The Tomaras came into conflict with the Chauhans of Ajmer , but continued to rule the Haryana country until
520-469: The nearby well. Later on, signs of Baba Bajrang Bali (Lord Hanuman) blessed the place (which was known as “Shyamvali” previously) and had its name changed to “Shyama Nagri”, which eventually came to be known as Shamli. According to some stories, the town was founded by Kunti's son Bheem Sen. It is considered to be a very important place as the bank to Indian culture and freedom movement. According to available pieces of evidence, Maratha warriors developed it as
546-763: The open country by Shah and was starved into submission. The tactical defeat drastically weakened the Mughal Empire , while the Persian Empire prospered and subsequently hastened the establishment of the British Empire in India. The region then came under Afghan rule. On 24 Feb1739, the Iranian ruler Nadir Shah attacked India. Rao Bal Kishan, with his army and with the forces of Delhi, fought Nadir Shah. His army included 5000 infantry and 2000 cavalry. In February 1739, Nader Shah captured Sirhind and moved towards
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#1732775650897572-733: The violent riots of August and September 2013. At the time of the 2011 census, Shamli district had a population of 1,273,578. Shamli has a sex ratio of 880 females per 1000 males. 386,102 (30.32%) lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes made up 141,263 (11.09%) of the population. Languages of Shamli district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 88.44% of the population in the district spoke Hindi , 10.97% spoke Urdu as their first language. There are three Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Shamli district: Shamli , kairana , and Thanabhawan . All of these are part of Kairana Lok Sabha constituency . The current MLA for Shamli
598-594: Was a period of religious eclecticism, as Buddhism was declining and Hinduism was resurging in the Indo-Gangetic plains. The region was under Kanauji rule under the Pala Emperors of Bengal from 770 to 810 AD. The authority of Mihira Bhoja , the Pratihara ruler of Kanauj from 836 to 885 AD, penetrated as far as Pehowa, including Karnal. The Tomaras , established themselves as rulers of this region in
624-727: Was carved out of Muzaffarnagar district in September 2011 and named Prabudh Nagar. Shamli and Kairana tehsils of Muzaffarnagar formed the new district. It was renamed Shamli in July 2012 by the Uttar Pradesh government. Shamli City lies at the intersection of NH 709A, NH 709B and NH 709AD and is within the National Capital Region . Shamli is 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Delhi , 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Meerut and Saharanpur , 60 km (37 mi) from Baghpat , and 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Muzaffarnagar , Karnal , Panipat , and Baraut . Shamli city has an agriculture and industry based economy where sugarcane
650-549: Was named Prabuddh Nagar by then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Ms Mayawati . In July 2012, the district was renamed Shamli by Akhilesh Yadav , who became Chief Minister in 2012. It is 100 km (62 mi) from Delhi, 65 km (40 mi) from Meerut and Saharanpur, 40 km (25 mi) from each Muzaffarnagar, Karnal and Panipat. Shamli is located at 29°27′N 77°19′E / 29.45°N 77.32°E / 29.45; 77.32 . It has an average elevation of 254 metres (833 ft). Provisional data from
676-569: Was ranked 24th (1st in Haryana) among 4000+ cities in the list of the cleanest cities of India under the government survey named Swachh Survekshan 2019 . Karnal was selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under the Union government's plan Smart Cities Mission . National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) has been complementing country’s massive dairy development programmes through its multifaceted activities in
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