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Ajmer

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Ajmer , former state, NW India. Now part of Rajasthan state, it formerly consisted of two detached areas surrounded by Rajasthan and was identical with the former British province of Ajmer-Merwara. The city of Ajmer (1991 pop. 402,700), the former capital and now a district administrative center, was founded in the 12th cent. The city is a trade center and has cotton mills and railroad shops. Manufactures include wool textiles, hosiery, shoes, soap, and pharmaceuticals. Marble is quarried nearby. Ajmer was a Mughal military base; it was there that Jehangir received Sir Thomas Roe, ambassador... Read more

Ajmer
Ajmer, Rājasthān/India Founded in the 11th century by Ajayadeva, a a Rājput ruler, it was given its present name ‘Invisible Hill’ from the Sanskrit ajai ‘invincible’ and meru ‘hill’ in the 12th century. Read more

Dayananda Sarasvati
orig. Mula Sankara (born 1824, Tankara, Gujarat, India—died Oct. 30, 1883, Ajmer, Rajputana) Hindu ascetic and social reformer. A Brahman, he rejected what he considered idol worship at age 14 after seeing mice... Read more

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	SERVICE QUALITY: REVISITING THE TWO FACTORS THEORY ; The present paper is based on the findings of the ongoing Ajmer Experiments. Ajmer Experiments are quasi-experiments that inquire into the consumer evaluation of service quality. The paper presents the two factors' theory of the author. The paper... Read more
	El misticismo sufí en imágenes. (libro y exposición de fotógrafo español Nacho Castellano)(TT: The sufi mysticism in images) (TA: book and exhibition by Spanish photographer Nacho Castellano) ; ...243;n de Nacho Castellano La ciudad de Ajmer, en la región india del Rajastá...todos los años en peregrinación a Ajmer. Llegan más de 150.000 peregrinos...India. Una vez al año la ciudad de Ajmer, donde el aire es diferente, se puebla... Read more
	INDIA: Construction plans for proposed $2,500,000,000 product pipeline, HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORP. LTD. (HPCL) [India] - Order #: 015004. ; ...line would have tap-off points at Palanpur, Ajmer, Jaipur, Rewari and Delhi (Bahadurgarh...kerosene and jet fuel. The 336 km Palanpur to Ajmer segment would have a 5.7 million t/y capacity. The 120 km Ajmer to Jaipur portion would have capacity of... Read more
	Man slain in parked semi: Family plunged into grief after only son's death. ; ...semitruck parked in east Stockton was identified Wednesday as Ajmer Singh Hothi. Investigators believe Hothi was killed at 7:30...the shop's property. He was a good man, he said. The news of Ajmer Hothi's death has been devastating to the family, he said, adding... Read more
	Obituary: Jack Gibson ; Jack Gibson, schoolmaster, died Ajmer, India 23 October, aged 86. Principal of Mayo College, in Rajasthan, the "Eton of India", 1954-69. Taught at Doon School, Uttar Pradesh 1937-53; Principal of the National Defence Academy 1948-50. Read more
	Theatre of Terror ; Theatre of Terror CHANDIGARH Three days after the Ajmer Sharif blast killed two, a sickeningly familiar plot was re-enacted in Ludhiana on October 14 when a powerful explosion rocked... Read more
	Giving back: Couple helps schools in native India; Sukhwals: Platteville educators want to 'spread the light' ; ...financed the construction of an auditorium at the Jawahar Senior Secondary School in Ajmer, India. The project, which consumed about 51/2 months, cost $27,000. Ajmer boasts a population of 800,000 and has 10 to 15 high schools. The Sukhwals selected... Read more
	Judge: Sikh's murder was premeditated.(Knight Ridder Newspapers) ; ...rendered his verdict in the killing of Ajmer Singh Malhi last year. The audience, many wearing Justice for Ajmer Singh Malhi buttons, quickly quieted. The...living in America, said Satinder Malhi, Ajmer Malhi's son. Malhi taught at Oakland's... Read more
	Man accused of three kidnap bids; Market trader charged with trying to abduct schoolgirls.(News) ; A COVENTRY man has appeared in court accused of trying to kidnap three schoolgirls. Market trader Ajmer Singh Sohal, aged 61, of Beanfield Avenue, Green Lane, appeared before magistrates in Leicester yesterday, charged with three counts... Read more
	Inquest on car crash burns men. ; ...opened into the death of two men who suffered horrific burns in a motorway crash. Sandwell coroner Mr Robin Balmain said Mr Ajmer Singh Toor, aged 43, and Mr Akhtar Hussain, aged 35, both died from burns and shock following the accident at the Ray Hall M5-... Read more

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