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Nanded
India
- Also spelled:
- Nander
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Service extended for special trains between Erode and Nanded in Maharashtra
• Dec. 31, 2024, 3:37 AM ET (The Hindu)
Parbhani violence: Suspended inspector was transferred in June but managed to stay back
• Dec. 25, 2024, 4:09 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Nanded, city, eastern Maharashtra state, western India. It lies in an upland region on the banks of the Godavari River. The city’s name is derived from Nanda tat (“Nanda border”), a term that refers to the boundary of the Magadha kingdom during the 7th century bce. Nanded was the birthplace of three Maratha poet-saints—Vishnupant Shesa, Raghunath Shesa, and Vaman Pandit. The city is known as a centre of Sanskrit learning. A Sikh gurdwara (“temple and kitchen”) is built on the site where the Guru Gobind Singh was assassinated in 1708. Primarily a commercial centre, Nanded also has cotton spinning and ...(100 of 185 words)