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INDIA - HIMACHAL
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Date-wise Events |
- April 15, 1948: After
independence, the Chief Commissioner's Province of H.P. was
organized on this day as a result of integration of 28 petty
princely states (including feudal princes and zaildars) in
the promontories of the western Himalaya.
- January 26, 1950: Himachal
became a part C state on this day with the implementation of
the Constitution of India and the Lieutenant Governor was
appointed.
- 1952: The Legislative
Assembly was elected in this year.
- April 01, 1954: The State
of Bilaspur was merged into Himachal Pradesh on this day by
the Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act, 1954.
- November 01, 1956: Himachal
Pradesh became a union territory on this day.
- November 01, 1966: Some
areas of Punjab State—namely Simla, Kangra, Kulu and Lahul
and Spiti Districts, Nalagarh tehsil of Ambala District,
Lohara, Amb and Una kanungo circles, some area of
Santokhgarh kanungo circle and some other specified area of
Una tehsil of Hoshiarpur District, besides some parts of
Dhar Kalan Kanungo circle of Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur
District—were merged with Himachal Pradesh on this day on
enactment by Parliament of Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.
- December 18, 1970: The
State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970 was passed by
Parliament.
- January 25, 1971:
After passing of the State of Himachal Pradesh Act 1970,
Himachal Pradesh emerged as the 18th state of the Republic
of India on this day.
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Description |
- Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India.
- It is spread over 21,495 sq mi (55,670 km2), and is
bordered by Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the
west and south-west, Haryana and Uttarakhand on the
south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east.
- It was named by Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma, one of the
great Sanskrit scholars of Himachal Pradesh.
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