Archive for May 2014
A Dedicated
gardener John Brooker has spent a decade making his outdoor masterpiece - a
giant hedge sculpted into a 100 ft long dragon.
Tag :// 100 ft long dragon,
Tag :// giant hedge sculpted
Greater Thal Canal (GTC) falls in the territory
of Jhang, Khushab, Bhakhar and Layyah districts. It helped in strengthening the
agricultural, irrigation sectors of the country. The project has significant environmental
impacts with no major resettlement issues.
The history of the Thal Canal Project
goes back to over 130 years. It was in 1873 that the project was first
conceived for the whole of Thal Doab. The proposal to irrigate this area was
repeatedly brought up for discussion in 1919, 1921, 1924, 1925, and 1936 and in
1949. It was however repeatedly shelved because of the argument that it would
severely hurt the water availability to the lower riparians. The project
proposal once again came under discussion in 1975 when 30-billion rupee Greater
Thal Canal (GTC) project has been approved and started.
Necklace
is an article of jewellery which is worn around the neck. Necklaces are
frequently formed from a metal jewellery chain. Others are woven or
manufactured from cloth using string or twine. Common features of necklaces
include colorful stones (particularly gemstones or jewels), wood (usually
carved or polished), art glass, feathers, shells, beads or corals - a wide,
wide variety of other adornments have also been used. If a necklace includes a
primary hanging feature, it is called a pendant; if the pendant is itself a
small container that is called a locket.
Tag :// Jewellery,
Tag :// Necklace
These
are Snow Walls along the drive in Naran during first week of May, 2014. Snow cleared
and forming 20ft walls on both sides of road leading to Lake Saif-ul-Malook. Naran
is a medium sized town in upper Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province of the Pakistan.
Amaltas,
Lahore (May, 2014)
Amaltas:
The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of
Southeast Asia. It ranges from southern Pakistan
eastward throughout India to Myanmar and Thailand and south to Sri Lanka. It is
closely associated with the Mullai region of Sangam landscape. It is the
national tree of Thailand, and its flower is Thailand's national flower. It is
also the state flower of Kerala in India and of immense importance amongst the
Malayali population. It is a popular ornamental plant and is also used in
herbal medicine.
Botanical
name is Cassia fistula, known as the golden shower tree and by other names, is
a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.
Gul
e Mohr, Lahore (May, 2014)
Gul
e Mohr: The beautiful flower Gul Mohr attracts the eyes of almost everyone
whosoever passes under the tree. In India and Pakistan it is known as Gulmohar
in Hindi and Urdu. In Persian "gul" means "flower” and
"mohr" means "coin" or "stamp". Also
"mor" means "peacock", which seems to be most close to
physical appearance and beauty of this tree.
It
is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of flowers. In many
tropical parts of the world it is grown as an ornamental tree and in English it
is given the name Royal Poinciana or Flamboyant. It is also one of several
trees known as Flame tree.
Flowering
season of Gul-e-Mohr:
Australia:
December–February
Bangladesh:
April–May
Brazil:
November–February
Caribbean:
May–September
Egypt:
May–June
Hong
Kong: May–June
Indian
subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh): April–June
Mauritius:
November–December
Northern
Mariana Islands: March–June
Philippines:
April–May
South
Florida: May–June
Southern
Sudan: March–May
Thailand:
April–May
United
Arab Emirates: May–July
Vietnam:
May–July
Zambia
and Zimbabwe: October–December
Tag :// Drink,
Tag :// Lemonade
The World Health Assembly in Geneva has
rewarded a Pakistani physician, Dr. Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Director of the Centre
of Excellence in Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University Karachi; for his
global work on child health and newborn survival. (Daily DAWN Islamabad: 24
May, 2014)
A golden ring 41.2g belonging to 18th
Century ruler Tipu Sultan (known as the Tiger of Mysore) of Sultanate of Mysore
(The state is included in present day India) has been sold at an auction in London. The jeweled
golden ring was sold for £145,000 (May 24th, 2014). Tipu Sultan is best known
for fighting against British rule in India. The ring was allegedly taken from
the slain body of Tipu Sultan at the end of the 1799 Srirangappattinam battle
he fought against the British East India Company’s forces.
Wali Tangi Dam is a small dam in the
Urak Valley in Baluchistan province of Pakistan. It is situated approximately
20 km east of Quetta at an elevation of approximately 8,350 ft. Wali Tangi Dam
was constructed by the Pakistan Army in the early 1960s with the purpose of
supplying clean water to the Urak Valley and Quetta for irrigation and human
consumption. The dam stores and utilizes fresh water from melting snows in the
surrounding Zarghoon Hills, which are part of the Suleiman Range.
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Solar-cum-electric shuttle from Aga Khan
University Hospital, locally developed in Pakistan, wins CSR Brands of the Year
2014 Award. It saves the University Hospital 3,000 litres of petrol a year. It
also saves our environment from 7,500 kg of Carbon dioxide or 7.1 tons of green
house gas emissions annually.
Tag :// export,
Tag :// Pakistani Mangoes
A beautiful Masjid at the far end of the
world in Russia: Nord Kamal Mosque in the city of Norilsk, Russia is the
largest mosque in the city of Norilsk and the northernmost mosque in the world.
Norilsk is in Siberia, Russia. Muslims of Norilsk are made up of hundreds of
thousands of Tatars exiled by Stalin in 1944 from Crimea. (Acknowledge Dr.
Bilal Philips)
This is a historical FAHAD MASJID at
GIBRALTAR in (Andalusia) Spain. This had been built in memory of famous Muslim
general Tariq bin Ziyad. He landed where the mosque stands today and he burned
his boats; which is famous in history.
Tariq ibn Ziyad (died 720) was a Muslim
general who led the Islamic conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711–718 A.D.
Under the orders of the Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I he led a large army from the
north coast of Morocco, consolidating his troops at a large hill now known as Gibraltar.
The name "Gibraltar" is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name
Jabal Tāriq, meaning "mountain of Tariq", which is named after him.
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Khyber is about a
hundred miles away from Madina on the route to Syria in the present day Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia. It was an important settlement of the Jews. Literally
"Khyber" means a fort, and the place was so named because it
consisted of a series of forts. It was an oasis in the desert, and was
conspicuous for its fields and groves of date palms. It was an important market
as well. After their expulsion from Madina during the early days of Islam, most
of the Jews of Banu Qainuqa and Banu Nadir took refuge in Khyber.
The Battle of Khaybar
was fought in the year 629 between Muslims and the Jews living in the oasis of
Khaybar. During the battle Ali ibn Abi Talib cleaved through a Jewish chieftain
Marhab's helmet, splitting his skull and landing his sword in his opponent's
teeth. After his victory in single combat, the battle commenced, allowing Ali
to move closer to taking the citadel. During the battle, Ali lost his shield.
In need of a substitute, he picked up a door from the wall and used it to
defend himself. When the time came to breach the fortress, he threw the door
down as a bridge to allow his army to pass into the citadel and conquer the
final threshold. The door was said to be so heavy that it took eight men to
replace it on its hinges. on eve of this he was bestowed the surname of the
Lion of God" (Asadullah).
Tag :// Khyber,
Tag :// Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Government
College University Lahore is one of the oldest higher educational institute. It is a very prestigious educational institution in Pakistan. Old students are called "Rivians". This was established during the colonial era.
Tag :// Government College University,
Tag :// Lahore
An Aerial view of University
of Gujrat in Gujrat. New universities are being established in Pakistan.
Tag :// (UOG)Pakistan,
Tag :// University of Gujrat
An
Arial view Darbar Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Fareed (RA) at Mithan kot. It was a
famous Muslim saint, poet and noble man of his time.
It is a season of Fresh
Strawberry. It is a very beautiful and nutritious fruit. It is very popular among children.
Tag :// Strawberry
Decades
from now, drones will be just as much a part of life as trains, air-planes, auto-mobiles, trucks, helicopters, farm tractors, combine harvesters, high-speed
ferries and fork-lifts are today.
Tag :// Drones,
Tag :// part of life
Belarusian
Culture in Finland, organized by the Belarusian Embassy in Finland and
Lithuania
Tag :// Belarus,
Tag :// Culture
Tag :// Indonesia,
Tag :// Jakarta
It is a Bali, Indonesia. It is popular destination for summer vacations.
Tag :// Bali,
Tag :// Indonesia
Beautiful
Crow, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
In
the South East Asia (Sub-continent) people believe a crow gives omens to them
regarding their situations. For example, when a crow crows in front of a
person's house, he is expected to have special visitors, that day.
Tag :// Crow,
Tag :// Rawalpindi
Italian Pietra Dura Mounted Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box
Tag :// Earrings,
Tag :// Micro-Mosaic
Tag :// Jewelry,
Tag :// Mosaic
600 soldiers will be placed in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and additional troops will be in Europe for military exercises before the end of the year.
Tag :// Eastern Europe,
Tag :// Estonia,
Tag :// Latvia,
Tag :// Lithuania,
Tag :// Poland,
Tag :// Ukraine
Tag :// Catedral de Alejandro Nevsky,
Tag :// Tallin
Tag :// pietra dura
Clock
Tower, Nishtar Medical College, Multan
Tag :// clock tower,
Tag :// Nishtar Medical College
