National Highways : India

Highways are the heart for the development of any place and so as they are important for India as well. I am putting here the national highways of India.

NH Number	Passing Rout	Length (Km)
1	Delhi - Ambala - Jalandhar - Amritsar - Indo-Pak Border	456
2	Delhi - Mathura - Agra - Kanpur - Allahabad - Varanasi - Mohania - Barhi - Palsit - Baidyabati Bara - Calcutta	1,490
3	Agra - Gwalior - Shivpuri - Indore - Dhule - Nasik - Thane - Mumbai	1,161
4	Junction with NH 3 near Thane - Pune - Belgaum - Hubli - Bangalore - Ranipet - Chennai	1,235
5	Junction with NH 6 near Baharagora - Cuttack - Bhubaneswar - Vishakhapatnam - Vijayawada - Chennai	1,533
6	Surat - Dhule - Nagpur - Raipur - Sambalpur - Baharagora - Calcutta	1,932
7	Varanasi - Mangawan - Rewa - Jabalpur - Lukhna - don Nagpur - Hyderabad - Kurnool - Babgalore - Krissnagiri - Salem - Dindigul - Madurai - Kanyakumari	2,369
8	Delhi - Jaipur - Ajmer - Udaipur - Ahmadabad - Vadodara - Mumbai	1,428
9	Pune - Sholapur - Hyderabad - Vijayawada	791
10	Delhi - Fazilka - Indo - Pak border	403
11	Agra - Jaipur - Bikaner	582
12	Jabalpur - Bhopal - Khilchipur - Aklera - Jhalawar - Kota - Bundi - Devil - Tonk - Jaipur	491
13	Sholapur - Chitradurga	491
14	Beawar - Sirohi - Radhanpur	450
15	Pathankot - Amritsar - Bhatinda - Ganganagar - Bikaner - Jaisalmer - Barmer - Samakhiali (near Kandla)	1,526
16	Nizamabad - Mancherel - Jagadalpur	460
17	Panvel - Mahad - Panaji - karwar - Mangalore - Cannore - Calicut (kozhikode) - Ferokh - Kuttipuram - Pudu Ponnani - Chowghat - Cranganur Junction with National Highways No.7 near Edapally	1,269
18	Junction with National Highway No.7 near Kurnool - Nandyal - Cuddapah - Junction with National Highway No.4 near Chittoor	369
19	Ghazipur - Balia - Patna	240
20	Pathankot - Mandi	220
21	Junction with National Highway No.22 near Chandigarh - Ropar - Bilaspur - Mandi - Kullu - Manali	323
22	Ambala - Kalka - Shimla - Narkanda - Rampur - Chini Indo - Tibet border near Shipki La	459
23	Chas - Ranchi - Rourkela - Talcher Junction with National Highway No 42	549
24	Delhi - Bareilly - Lucknow	438
25	Lucknow - Kanpur - Jhansi - Shivpuri	319
26	Jhansi - Lakhnadon	396
27	Allahabad - Mangawan	93
28	Junction with National Highway No. 31 near Barauni - Muzaffarpur - Pipra Gorakhpur - Lucknow	570
29	Gorakhpur - Ghazipur - Varanasi	230
30	Junction with National Highway No.2 near Mohania - Patna - Bachtivarpur	230
31	Junction with National Highway No.2 near Barhi - Bakhtiarpur - Mokameh - Purnea - Dalkola - Salmara - Nalbari Charali Aminagaon Junction with Nationl Highway No. 37	1,125
32	Junction with National highway No.2 near Gobindpur - Dhanbad - Jamshedpur	179
33	Junction with National highway No.2 near Barhi - Ranchi Junction With national Highway No.6 near Baharagora	352
34	Junction with National highway No.31 near Dalkoa - Berhampore - Barasat - Calcutta	443
35	Barasat - Bangaon - Indo- Bangladesh Border	61
36	Nowgong - Dabaka - Dimapur (Manipur Road)	170
37	Junction with National Highway No.31 near Goalpara - Guahati - Jorabat - Kamargaon - Makum - Saikhoaghat	680
38	Makum - Ledo - Lekhapani	54
39	Numaligarh - Imphal - Palel - Indo - Burma Border	436
40	Jorabat - Shillong - Indo - Bangladesh Border near Dawki	161
41	Junction with National HIghway No.6 near Kolaghat - Haldia Port	51
42	Junction with National Highway No. 6 near Sambalpur - Angul Junction with National Highway No. 5 near Currack	261
43	Raipur - Vizianagaram Junction with National Highway No. 5	551
44	Shillong - Passi Badarpur - Agartala - Sabroom	630
45	Chennai - Tiruchirapalli - Dindigul	387
46	Krishnagiri - Ranipet	132
47	Salem - Coimbatore - Trichur - Ernakulam - Trivandrum - Kanniyakumari	640
48	Bangalore - Hassan - Mangalore	328
49	Cochin - Madurai - Dhanushkodi -	440
50	Nasik - Junction with National Highway No.4 near Pune	192
51	Paikan - Tura - Dulu	149
52	Baihata - Charali - Tezpur - Bander Dewa - North Lakhimpur - Pasighat - Tezu - Sitapani Junction with National Highway No.37 near Saikhoaghat	850
53	Junction with National Highway No.44 near Badarpur - Jirighat Imphal - Silchar	320
54	Silchar - Aizawl - Tuipang	560
55	Siliguri - Darjeeling	77
56	Lucknow - Varanasi	285

For the details go to the official website of National highway authority of india http://www.nhai.org/ Please confirm the length as well from there

News - 9th January

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that the government will pass the Right to Food Act to promote inclusive growth, a concept that has been pursued by the Congress since Independence.


Indian Davis cupper, Somdev Dev Varman and Sanam Singh failed to hold on to their nerves at crucial stage losing their semi final in Chennai on Sunday night.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is likely to seek investments from India in a host of sectors like power and telecom during her interaction with top Indian business leaders in New Delhi.

Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said on Sunday that media has "incorrectly" reported his comments on foreign policy.

Notwithstanding calls against any rapprochement with him, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav ruled out accepting the resignation of Amar Singh from key party posts and said differences will be sorted out soon.

First In India -- IAS GS

Though i know we all have read this before when we were children and must be in class 3rd up to 8th. But these are necessary facts ---


First Indian to swim across the English Channel Mihir Sen
First to Climb Mount Everest Tenzing Norgay
First to climb Mount Everest without Oxygen Phy Dorjee
First Indian to join I.C.S. (I.C.S. now IAS) Satyendra Nath Tagore
First Indian to get Nobel Prize Rabindra Nath Tagore
First Indian in Space (first Indian cosmonaut) Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
First British Governor General Warren Hastings
First Governor General of Free India Lord Mountbatten
First and the last Governor General of free India C. Rajagopalachari
First President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad
First Vice-President of India Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
First Muslim President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain
First Sikh President of India Giani Zail Singh
First Prime Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
First Speaker of Lok Sabha G.V. Mavlankar
First Chief Justice of India Justice H.L. Kania
First President of Indian National Congress W.C. Bannerjee
First Indian to become member of Viceroy's Executive Council Lord S.P. Sinha
First Indian to become President of International Court of Justice Dr. Nagendra Singh
First Emperor of Moghul Dynasty Babar
First Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
First Indian Commander-in-Chief of India Gen. K.M. Cariappa
First Chief of the Army Staff (Indian) Sinhji
First Chief of the Naval Staff (Indian) Vice Admiral R.D. Katari
First Chief of the Air Force Staff (India) Subroto Mukherjee
First Indian in British Parliament Dada Bhai Nauroji
First Indian recipient of Victoria Cross (highest award before independence) Khudada Khan
First Indian to circumnavigate the globe Lt. Col K.S. Rao
First Indian to reach the South Pole Col J.K. Bajaj (1989)
First Indian to make a solo air flight JRD Tata
First Indian to visit England Raja Rammohan Roy (1832)
First Indian Member of House of Lords (British) Lord S.P. Sinha
First Bar-at-Law J.M. Tagore
First Chairman of Rajya Sabha Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (1952 - 62)
First Indian Test Cricketer K.S. Ranjitsingh
First Air Marshall Arjan Singh
First Judge to face impeachment in the Lock Sabha Justice V.Ramaswami (1993)
Fastest Shorthand writer Dr. G.D. Bhist (250 wpm)


Top Ladies in Indian History

First Indian Woman To Receive Lenin Peace Award
Aruna Asaf Ali

First Woman Vice-Chairperson Of Rajyasabha
Violet Alva In 1962

First Woman Session Judge In India
Anna Chandi

First Woman President Of Students Union
Anju Sachdeva Of Delhi University

First Indian Woman To Receive Norman Borlaug Award
Dr. Amrita Patel

First Indian Woman To Get International Grandmaster Award In Chess
Bhagyasri Thipse

First Indian Woman Ias Officer
Anna George

First Indian Woman T Reach In Olympic Games
Sini Abraham

First Woman President Of India
Pratibha Devisingh Patil

First Woman Governor Of State In India
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

First Woman Prime Minister Of India
Mrs. Indira Gandhi

First Indian Woman To Swim Across English Channel
Mrs. Aarti Saha

First Indian Woman To Swim Across Strait Of Gibraltar
Aarti Pradhan

First Muslim Woman To Sit On Throne Of Delhi
Razia Sultan

First Woman President Of Indian National Congress
Annie Besant

The First Woman Chief Minister Of An Indian State
Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani ( Uttar Pradesh)

First Woman Central Minister Of India
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

First Indian Woman To Climb The Mount Everest
Bachhendri Pal

First Woman Airline Pilot
Cap Durba Bannerjee

First Woman Ambassador
Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

First Woman To Climb Mount Everest Twice
Santosh Yadav

First Woman Judge Of Supreme Court
Meera Sahib Fatima Biwi

First Woman Chief Justice Of High Court
Mrs. Leela Seth

First Indian Woman Pilot In Indian Air Force
Haritakaur Dayal

First Woman Air Vice Marshal
P. Bandhopadhyaya

First Woman Lieutenant General
Puneeta Arora

First Woman Chairman Of Upsc
Rose Millian Mathew

First Woman Chairperson Of Indian Airlines
Sushma Chawla

First Woman To Receive Jnanpeeth Award
Asha Purna Devi

First Woman To Receive Bharat Ratna
Mrs. Indira Gandhi

First Indian Woman To Receive Nobel Prize
Mother Teresa

First Woman To Receive Ashok Chakra
Niraja Bhanot

First Woman IPS Officer
Mrs. Kiran Bedi

First Woman Doordarshan News Reader
Pratima Puri

First Woman Finger Print Experts In India
Sita Varthambal And Bhrangathambal ( Both Were Sisters)

First Indian Woman To Go In Space
Kalpana Chawla

First Actress In The Indian Cinema
Devika Rani

First Indian Woman To Become Miss World
Reita Faria

First Woman Speaker Of The State Assembly
Mrs. Shano Devi

First Indian Woman To Receive An Asiad Gold Medal
Kamalji Sandhu

First Indian Test Tube Baby
Harsha (1986)

First Woman Chairperson Of National Woman Commission
Mrs. Jayanti Patnayak

First Woman Chairman Of Exim Bank
Tarzani Vakil

First Woman To Get Arjun Award
N. Lumsden (1961)

First Woman To Win Miss Universe Title
Sushmita Sen

First Indian Woman President Of Uno General Assembly ?
Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

First Woman Surgeon
Dr. Prema Mukherjee

First Indian Woman Barrister
Cornotia Sorabji

First Indian Woman Advocate
Regina Guha

First Chief Justce Of Mumbai High Court
Justice Sujaata B Manohar

First Woman To Win Wta Tennis Tournament
Sania Mirza

First Woman President Of Indian Science Congress
Dr. Ashima Chatterjee

First Deputy Governor Of Reserve Bank Of India?
K. J. Udesi

First Woman Sahitya Award Winner
Amrita Pritam

First Woman Commercial Pilot
Prem Mathur Of Deccan Airways

First Woman Foreign Minister
Lakshmi N Menon

First Indian Woman At Antarctica
Meher Moos In 1976

First Woman Chief Engineer
P. K. Tresia Nanguli

First Indian Woman To Complete Her Mbbs
Kadambini Ganguli Bose In 1888

First Indian Paratrooper Of Indian Air Force
Nita Ghose

First Woman Indian Railway Driver
Surekha Shankar Yadav

The First Indian Woman Cricketer To Get 100 Wickets
Diana Eduljee

First Indian Woman To Get Magsaysay Award
Kiran Bedi

First Woman Secretary General Of Rajya Sabha
V. S. Rama Devi

DoorDarshan News-15th Noc-2009

1. Central home secreatry -G.K.Pillai said that no body will get any excuse for David-Headly and rana case.
2 National Investigation Agency is in high run for mumbai blast case.
Energy Minister Sushil Kumar Sinde said that for 11th fifth year plan we are expecting 66000 MegaWatt energy so go fast .. this is to the state ministers.

3 Asia-Prashant summit held in singapur -- decided that will complete DOHA round by 2010
no clues on carbon imission.

4 Sachin Ramesh Tendulakar completed 20 Glorious year in international cricket.