Ludhiana is the most populous and the largest city in the Indian state of Punjab. The city has an estimated population of 1,618,879 as of the 2011 census and distributed over 310 km2 (120 sq mi), making Ludhiana the most densely populated urban centre in the state. It is a major industrial center of Northern India, referred to as "India's Manchester" by the BBC. It is also known as the commercial capital of Punjab.
The Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) is a Khalistani separatist militant organization based in the Indian state of Punjab. Its motive is the creation of a sovereign Sikh state called Khalistan via armed struggle. The KLF is one of the key fighting forces of the Khalistan movement. It was responsible for assassinations, abductions and military engagements with the Indian Armed Forces during the Insurgency in Punjab, India. The KLF is listed as a designated terrorist group by the Republic of India.
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC was an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration during war time, in recognition of his lone defence of Srinagar Air Base against a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) air raid during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be honoured with the PVC.
The village of Maddoke is situated between the cities of Moga and Jagraon, India, on an Ajitwal-Badhni link road which is 7 km. from Ajitwal. The sixth Sikh Guru, Siri Guru Hargobind Sahib visited this historical village. In the memory of Siri Guru Hargobind Sahib, a five story beautiful building has been constructed.
Pamal is a village in Ludhiana in Punjab.
Barundi is a village located in the Ludhiana district of the state of Punjab in India. With a population of more than 4166, Barundi is one of the largest villages in Ludhiana.Barundi is also known for its state of the art drainage system and sewage treatment plant. Apart from these the village has its great religious significance too.
Mohan Singh (1905–1978) was a noted Indian poet in the Punjabi language and an academic, and one of the early pioneers of modern Punjabi poetry.
Rurka Kalan is a village in the Tehsil Phillaur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Khurd and Kalan Persian language word which means small and Big respectively when two villages have same name then it is distinguished as Kalan means Big and Khurd means Small with Village Name.
Bundala, also spelt as Bandala, is a large village in Jalandhar zillah situated in Tehsil Phillaur within the Indian state of Punjab and is located in the centre of the Doaba region of Punjab.
Sant Singh Sekhon (1908–1997) was an Indian playwright and fiction writer associated with Punjabi literature. He is part of the generation of Indian authors who mark the transition of India into an independent nation, scarred by the tragedies of partition.
Malakpur is a village in Ludhiana-2 Block in Ludhiana District in Punjab, India. The population was estimated as 2,200 in 2011. It has an area of about 480 hectares.
No. 18 Squadron, is an air-defence unit of the Indian Air Force, flying from Sulur Air Force Station. The squadron is equipped with indigenous HAL Tejas MK1 in FOC configuration.
Akhara is a village in the Tehsil Jagraon, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Samrari is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. The village is administrated by Sarpanch who is elected representative of village. It is 2.7 km away from census town Apra and 2.3 km from Jajja Khurd. Samrari is located 4.7 km from postal head office Bara Pind, 42.3 km towards East from Jalandhar, 13.9 km from Phillaur and 121 km from Chandigarh.
Mandi is a large village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. The village is administrated by Sarpanch Jarnail singh dhillon(also elected as block samiti pardhan of nearby 5 villages) who is elected representative of the village. It is 1 km away from census town and postal head office Apra. The village is 47.3 km from Jalandhar, 15 km from Phillaur and 117 km away from state capital Chandigarh.
Atta is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is situated on national highway 1 and located 2.2 km away from Goraya, 18 km from Phillaur, 45.8 km from Jalandhar, and 112 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch who is elected representative of village.
Garhi Mahan Singh is a medium size village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 3.1 km away from postal head office Apra. The village is 16.4 km away from Phillaur, 43.5 km from Jalandhar, and 119 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).
Pamali is a village located in the Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab.
Phullanwal is a village located in the Ludhiana West tehsil, of Ludhiana district, Punjab.
Group Captain Virendera Singh Pathania was an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilot reputed for making the first confirmed aerial dogfight kill of independent India when he shot down a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Sabre Jet with his Folland Gnat on 4 September, 1965. For this action, he was awarded the Vir Chakra.
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