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Allahabad

Administration
Native ameAllahabad
Other nameइलाहाबाद
 
Typecity
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAllahabad
Government
MayorCh. Jitendra Nath Singh
Geography
Total Area2093.7 sq mi (5424 km2)
Altitude98 m
Demography
Total Population5959798 (2011)
Other information
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
Pincode211xxx kamlesh kumar pandey (ASC B/N 504) allahabad
Telephone91-532
VehicleUP-70

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Allahabad ( , , [ɪlɑhɑbɑd̪]), or Settled by God in Persian, is a name given by the Mughals to the ancient city of Prayag ( , ), by some accounts the second oldest city of India. It is in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of the Allahabad District. Allahabad is one of the fastest growing cities in India at present. It is located 205 km (127.4 mi) south of the state capital, Lucknow. The ancient name of the city is Prayag (Sanskrit for "place of sacrifice"), as it is believed to be the spot where Brahma offered his first sacrifice after creating the world. It is one of four sites of the mass Hindu pilgrimage Kumbh Mela, the others being Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. It has a position of importance in Hindu scriptures for it is situated at Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna, and the ancient Sarasvati River.

Many government offices of both central and state government are present in the city, such as the Allahabad High Court, the Principal Accountant General Office (AG office), the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission Office, Uttar Pradesh Police Head Quarters (PHQ), headquarters of the North Central Railway, the regional office of the Central Board of Secondary Education and the Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Seva Chayan Board Allahabad,Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions) Allahabad, etc.

Allahabad is a home to seven out of fourteen Prime Ministers of India. Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Gulzarilal Nanda, Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Chandra Shekhar were all either born in Allahabad, were alumni of Allahabad University or got elected from a constituency in Allahabad.

The Government of India has selected Allahabad as one of the mission cities for the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, with the goals of improving urban infrastructure, efficient governance and basic services to urban citizens.

Allahabad Video

Splashing around the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad in January 2007.
1.12 min. | 3.11 user rating		 Women came out in large numbers on 27th October to protest against Zakir Naik's proposed meet on Terrorism in Allahabad on 30th October 2008.
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2.25 min. | 4.60 user rating		 mouth watering Food from Allahabad in India, there are places in India where people come all parts to Eat Chaat, If prepared Nicely, includes sweet and sour home made sauce, many people Dine on Chaat, especially women love the flavour, it also includes GOL GUPPA, also known as PANI POORI, WATER BATASHEY. Yummy Chat
1.28 min. | 5.0 user rating		 In the first case of stringent action since the Supreme Court's anti-ragging directives... 19 girl students of the premier Indian Institute of Information or IIIT in Allahabad... have been fined 50000 rupees each.
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A clip from the 2001 Kumb Mela, a mahakumb and probably the largest gathering in the history of mankind. Shots and commentary in Dutch by Luc Sala. Part of a much longer documentary
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2.13 min. | 4.61 user rating		 www.FilmiCity.net ----- Part 1 of 3
7.23 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Watch out the beautiful city.
3.82 min. | 4.75 user rating		 2819 BBS-NDLS Orissa Sampark Kranti Express(Via Kharagpur-Tatanagar-Muri-Bokaro Steel city-Gomoh-Gaya-Mughalsarai-Allahabad-Kanpur central) hauled by a Ghaziabad WAP 4 crossing the Upper Son Bridge (Nehru Setu) at Dehri on Son in a chilly winter morning.This bridge lengths 3.059Km and is considered to be the longest rail river bridge in India and has 93 spans of 30.5m each.Orissa sampark Kranti also holds a record of a continious run of more than 800Kms between Tatanagar and Kanpur central.Surprisingly it doesnot stop at Mughalsarai, Allahabad: the two inportant landmark on the route!!!!!
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Verdicts round the corner, Noida Extn on edge - Indian Express Tweet this news
Indian Express--The next three days are expected to be crucial for the future of the Noida Extension development project as property developers, farmers and investors eagerly await the decision of the -Allahabad- High Court on land acquisition, scheduled - Date : Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:56:19 GMT+00:00
Kalka accident: HC demands action-taken report on rail safety - Lucknow Newsline Tweet this news
Lucknow Newsline---Allahabad- The -Allahabad- High Court on Monday asked the Indian Railways to inform the court as to what actions have been taken following the submission of reports conducted by the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) about the - Date : Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:46:02 GMT+00:00
Devotees, kanwariyas throng temples first shrawan - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India---ALLAHABAD-: Devotees in large numbers thronged various city temples on the first Monday of 'shrawan'. The temples reverberated with the chants of 'bam bam bhole' and 'har har mahadev'. Maximum rush was witnes - Date : Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:11:41 GMT+00:00
Bright life snuffed out by 'jealous' hubby - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--NOIDA: Pretty Pragya Mishra was just 22 and everything seemed to be going well for her � a gold medalist from -Allahabad- University and a trained fashion designer by profession. Pragya had just moved to Noida Sector 11 with her husband an - Date : Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:44:53 GMT+00:00
Isolation wards of A dispensary encroached - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India---ALLAHABAD-: Even as much hue and cry is raised over illegitimate inmates residing in different hostels of -Allahabad- University and those belonging to the trusts, the rooms at AU dispensary located opposite to Sir Amarnath Jha Hostel are - Date : Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:23:04 GMT+00:00
Farmers gear up for training in papaya - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India---ALLAHABAD-: The district horticulture department is imparting training to farmers for the cultivation of papaya in 20 blocks of the district. The move of the department aims to popularise papaya farming among the farmers of the district u - Date : Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:29:58 GMT+00:00
Now spotlight on land acquisition in Ghaziabad - Economic Times Tweet this news
Economic Times--Former GDA member Rajendra Tyagi alleges that around 450 acres of government land has been illegally transferred to builders by GDA for the project against the rulings of the -Allahabad- High Court and the Supreme Court. "The -All - Date : Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:56:19 GMT+00:00
Floral tributes paid to prophets on shab-e-barat - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India---ALLAHABAD-: The festival of shab-e-barat was celebrated in the city on Sunday night. People visited the grave of their forefathers and also paid visit to the tombs of great saints. The mosque in the city were decorated with colourful ligh - Date : Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:05:43 GMT+00:00
Corporators seek MLA, MP's help to rollback house tax - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India---ALLAHABAD-: Peeved over the continuous ignorance by AMC officials, corporators of -Allahabad- Municipal Corporation are busy gathering public opinion on the issue of house tax and met MP Shailendra Kumar and MLA Puja Pal on Saturday. ... - Date : Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:23:07 GMT+00:00
Farmers for CBI probe into land allotment - Hindustan Times Tweet this news
Hindustan Times--Disgruntled farmers have filed a petition in the -Allahabad- high court demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the allotment of plots in Noida Extension to private builders. They alleged that officials took bribe f - Date : Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:19:55 GMT+00:00

Cities and towns in Allahabad district

AllahabadAllahabad * Bharatganj * Chak Imam Ali * Handia * Jhusi * Jhusi Kohna * Koraon * Lal Gopalganj Nindaura * Mau Aima * Phulpur * Shankargarh * Sirsa
Cities and towns
in other districts		Agra * Aligarh * Ambedkar Nagar * Auraiya * Azamgarh * Badaun * Bagpat * Bahraich * Ballia * Balrampur * Banda * Barabanki * Bareilly * Basti * Bijnor * Bulandshahr * Chandauli * Chitrakoot * Deoria * Etah * Etawah * Faizabad * Farrukhabad * Fatehpur * Firozabad * Gautam Buddha Nagar * Ghaziabad * Ghazipur * Gonda * Gorakhpur * Hamirpur * Hardoi * Jalaun * Jaunpur * Jhansi * Jyotiba Phule Nagar * Kannauj * Kanpur Dehat * Kanpur Nagar * Kanshi Ram Nagar * Kaushambi * Kushinagar * Lakhimpur Kheri * Lalitpur * Lucknow * Mahamaya Nagar * Maharajganj * Mahoba * Mainpuri * Mathura * Mau * Meerut * Mirzapur * Moradabad * Muzaffarnagar * Pilibhit * Pratapgarh * Raebareli * Rampur * Saharanpur * Sant Kabir Nagar * Sant Ravidas Nagar * Shahjahanpur * Shravasti * Siddharthnagar * Sitapur * Sonbhadra * Sultanpur * Unnao * Varanasi |

Hindu holy cities

IndiaAllahabad * Arunachala * Ayodhya * Badrinath * Chidambaram * Chitrakuta * Dakor * Deoghar * Dharmasthala * Dwarka * Gangotri * Gaya * Gokul * Guruvayur * Haridwar * Jageshwar * Kalahasti * Kanchipuram * Kedarnath * Kollur * Madurai * Mathura * Nashik * Nathdwara * Puri * Pushkar * Rameswaram * Rishikesh * Sabarimala * Somnath * Sringeri * Srirangam * Tirupati * Tripunithura * Udupi * Ujjain * Varanasi * Vrindavan * Yamunotri
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