Nishan-e-Haider is the highest military gallantry award of Pakistan. The Nishan-e-Haider is awarded only to members of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It recognises the highest acts of extraordinary bravery in the face of the enemy in air, land, or sea. It has been awarded only 11 times since Pakistan's independence in 1947.
Karnal 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 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.
Karnal Sher Khan was a Pakistani military officer. He is one of only eleven recipients of Pakistan's highest military gallantry award, Nishan-e-Haider. He was a captain in the 27th Sindh Regiment of the Pakistan Army and later was posted to 12th NLI Regiment during the Kargil War. He was killed in action during the war. For his bravery during the Kargil War, he was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider. His name is the localised form of the rank Colonel.
Karnal district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana, a state in North India which constitutes the National Capital Region (NCR) of the country. The city of Karnal is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) and is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Panipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in north India. The historical city of Panipat is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 1,268 km2 (490 sq mi), making it the nineteenth largest in the state with Gurgaon and Panchkula following it.
Nilokheri is a town, just 19 km from Karnal city and a municipal committee in Karnal district in the Indian state of Haryana. It has 13 wards. The town is located about 143 km from Delhi on National Highway 44.
Karnal Aerodrome is being operated as a pilot training institute owned and operated by the Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA) under the guidance of the Civil Aviation Department, Government of Haryana. The flying school is spread over an area of 104 acres and is situated about 3 km east of Karnal in the state of Haryana, India.
Karnal is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in northern India.
Karna Lake is a major tourist attraction in the Karnal district of Haryana. It is located at a distance of 125 km from both Chandigarh and Delhi, thus serving as a midway halt while traveling between the two cities on the famous Grand Trunk Road. Folklore has it that Karna, a famous character from Indian history, who played a major role in the war of Mahabharat, used to bathe in this lake. It was at this spot that he gave away his protective armor to Indra, the Godfather of Arjuna, Karna's arch-enemy. It is surmised that the city of Karnal derives its name from Karna-Taal, which translates to Karna Lake. That may also be the reason for Karnal to be called the City of Karna in local parlance.
The Sītā Māī Temple is an ancient structure situated in the village of Sitamai in the Karnal district of Haryana in North India. It is at a distance of 19 kilometers from Nilokheri and lies on one of the alternative routes available to travel between Karnal and Kaithal. This is perhaps the only temple in the whole of India that is solely dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Sita, the divine consort of Rama of Ayodhya. This temple is under the administration of Ramanandi Bairagis.
The 9th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1983, with only eight films presented.
Karnal, internationally titled Of the Flesh, is a 1983 Philippine drama horror film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. It was adapted and written by Ricky Lee from the legal story "To Take a Life" by Teresa Añover Rodriguez and produced by Benjamin G. Yalung. Set in the 1930s, during the American colonial era, it tells the story of a newly-wed couple Narcing and Puring who arrive from Manila in the town of Mulawin, a place filled with violent and tragic pasts, a place likened to Hell by its storyteller, played by Charito Solis. Settling in Mulawin, they will witness misfortunes and violence, including rape, incest, parricide, and tyranny perpetrated by the cruel Gusting.
Pakdam Pakdai (transl. Chasing), also known as Rat-A-Tat is an Indian Flash-animated comedy television series, formerly on Nickelodeon India and later on Sonic Nickelodeon.
Manohar Lal Khattar is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Power and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs in the central Modi government since June 2024. He is a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and served as the 10th Chief Minister of Haryana from 26 October 2014 till his resignation on 12 March 2024.
Karnal railway station, at an altitude of 253 metres (830 ft) above mean sea level, is a NSG-3 category, class "A" station on DUK section Delhi–Ambala-Kalka line, located in Karnal district of Haryana state of India. Inaugurated on 16 October 1892 by the British Raj, it is one of the oldest stations in India which also holds the title of country's National Heritage Site. It is under Delhi railway division (DRD) of Northern Railway zone (NR) of the Indian Railways (IR).
Bhiwani Aerodrome, also called Bhiwani Air Strip, is a public civil aerodrome adjacent to Gujrani village in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana.
Karnal Assembly Constituency is a part of Karnal district. It is one of the nine seats which make up Karnal.
Karnal Division is one of the six divisions of Haryana, a state of India. It comprises the districts of Karnal, Panipat and Kaithal. It was announced in January 2017 and approved by the Haryana cabinet on 2 February 2017.
Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal (MHU) was established by the Government of Haryana at Anjanthali Village in Nilokheri sub-district of Karnal district of India. It is 21 km north of Karnal on NH1 leading to Ambala.
National Highway 709A, commonly called NH 709A is a national highway in India. It is a greenfield spur road of NH-709. NH-709A traverses the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in India. Karnal to Meerut section has been upgraded from 4 lanes to 6 lanes by Public Works Department, Haryana.
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