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Numbers would be written on pieces of paper and put into a matka, a large earthen pitcher. One person would then draw a chit and declare the winning numbers. Over the years, the practice changed, so that three numbers were drawn from a pack of playing cards, but the name "matka" was kept. [2] In 1962, Kalyanji Bhagat started the Worli matka.
Kalyan Junction is a major railway junction station on the central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, lying at the junction of the north-east and south-east lines of the suburban Mumbai division of the Central Railway, 54 km (34 mi) north-east of Mumbai. It comes under top 10 busiest railway stations in India.
The line is being built in two phases. The first phase, from Thane to Bhiwandi, is currently under construction. The second phase, from Bhiwandi to Kalyan, is in the planning stage. Line 5 is expected to open in 2025. A proposed 20.75 km extension of Line 5, from Kalyan to Taloja, is part of Orange Line 12.
With a population of more than 700,000, Kalyan is a part of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation established in 1983, with municipalities of Kalyan, Dombivli, Ambernath and 81 other villages. It was then one of the largest urban local bodies in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and in the state, with an area around 209 km 2 (81 sq mi).
The Kalyan–Igatpuri section was electrified with 1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1929. [19] Subsequent electrification with 25 kV AC overhead system in the Igatpuri–Manmad sector, with AC/DC change over at Igatpuri, was carried out in 1967–69. The Manmad–Bhusawal sector was electrified in 1968–69. [20]
At one time, the minaret performed several functions. It was simultaneously an observation tower, also had a religious function, in particular, it was used for adhan (calling Muslims for prayer) to the Kalyan Mosque , which is located next to the minaret. It was also used to call the population in the nearest area to read decrees of rulers and ...
Kalyan Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India.This constituency was created on 19 February 2008 as a part of the implementation of the Presidential notification based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted on 12 July 2002. [2]
Kalyan married Nandini in May 1997, but they separated by 1999. [219] Their divorce was finalized in 2008, with Kalyan paying ₹5 crore as a one-time settlement. [220] [221] In 2001, Kalyan began a relationship with Renu Desai, and they married in January 2009 in a ceremony conducted according to Arya Samaj rites at his residence in Jubilee ...