enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_and...

    The name Goa came to European languages via Portuguese, but its precise origin is unclear. A number of theories about its origin are centered around the Sanskrit word go (cow). [8] For example, the legend of Krishna names a mountain where he saved the cow; the mountain was named "gomāntaka", which later became Goa. Also, a port city named ...

  3. List of presidents of India - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_India

    Giri was elected president a few months later. He remains the only person to have held office both as a president and acting president. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, is the only person to have held office for two terms. [5] Seven presidents have been members of a political party before being elected.

  4. Urdu alphabet - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu_alphabet

    This is because the medial form of the Urdu letter do chashmi he (U+06BE)—used to form aspirate digraphs in Urdu—is visually identical in its medial form to the Arabic letter hāʾ (U+0647; phonetic value /h/). In Urdu, the /h/ phoneme is represented by the character U+06C1, called gol he (round he), or chhoti he (small he).

  5. Aurangabad district, Maharashtra - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurangabad_district...

    Name Term of office Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil: 7 November 2009– 10 November 2010 Rajendra Darda: 11 November 2010– 26 September 2014 Ramdas Kadam: 5 December 2014 - 8 November 2019 Subhash Desai: 9 January 2020 - 29 June 2022 Sandipanrao Bhumre: 24 September 2022- 04 June 2024 Abdul Sattar Additional charge: 04 June 2024- Incumbent

  6. Maharashtra - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra

    [302] [303] Koli dance (called 'Koligeete') is among the most popular dances of Maharashtra. As the name suggests, it is related to the fisher folk of Maharashtra, who are called Koli. Popular for their unique identity and liveliness, their dances represent their occupation. This type of dance is represented by both men and women.

  7. List of chief ministers of Maharashtra - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of...

    The chief minister of Maharashtra (IAST: Mahārāṣṭrāce Mukhyamaṃtrī) is the head of the executive branch of the government of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Following elections to the Legislative Assembly , the governor invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government and appoints the chief minister.

  8. Hyderabadi Urdu - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabadi_Urdu

    Hyderabadi Urdu (Hindustani ... the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka. ... The letter 'n' is an almost silent nasal stop.

  9. Government of Maharashtra - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Maharashtra

    The Government of Maharashtra is the executive governing authority of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The government is led by the chief minister (currently Eknath Shinde since 30 June 2022) who selects all the other ministers.