Bathinda
Bathinda or Bhatinda (Punjabi: ਬਠਿੰਡਾ) (Hindi: बठिंडा) (Hindi: भटिंडा )(known by Invaders as Tabar-e-Hind or Tabarhindh meaning the Gateway to India) is a city and Municipal Corporation in Southern part of Punjab.The city, named after the Bhati kings, is one of the oldest cities in Punjab, India and the current administrative headquarters of Bathinda District. It is in northwestern India in the Malwa Region, 225 km west of the capital city of Chandigarh and is the fifth largest city of Punjab. Bathinda is nicknamed the 'City of Lakes', courtesy of the artificial lakes in the city.The first empress of India, Razia Sultan was imprisoned in the Qila Mubarak fort in Bathinda.
Bathinda is a home of Central University of Punjab and upcoming AIIMS. Bathinda is home to two modern thermal power plants, Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant and Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant at Lehra Mohabbat. The city has a fertilizer plant, a large oil refinery,Bathinda is home of two cement plants, Ambuja Cements and UltraTech Cement Limited. A zoo, and a historic Qila Mubarak fort. Bathinda is one of the largest food grain and cotton markets in northern India; the area around Bathinda is a prolific grape growing area. It is one of the leading cities in education in Punjab. It is one of the fastest growing major cities of Punjab.
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Punjab Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Election Results: Congress Leads in Ludhiana, Bhatinda & Jalandhar
News18 22 Sep 2018Punjab Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti Election Results: Congress Wins Patiala, Bhatinda Seats; Leads in Others
News18 22 Sep 2018India Bhatinda: Sohaj Preet, Wife of Punjabi Singer Gurvinder Brar, Commits Suicide
Topix 29 Mar 2018Delhi Air Pollution: Bhatinda using alternative to stubble burning; why model must be emulated by others
Financial Express 08 Nov 2017Fire breaks out at ammunition depot in Bhatinda; no casualties reported
Sify 07 Sep 2017Parts of country reel under extreme heat, Bhatinda sizzle at
DNA India 04 Jun 2017Parts of country reel under extreme heat, Bhatinda sizzles at 48 deg C
The Times of India 04 Jun 2017HPCL, Mittal ready $3 billion to set up Bhatinda petrochemical unit
Financial Express 05 May 2017HPCL, Mittal ready $3 bn to set up Bhatinda petchem unit
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