Dadra and Nagar Haveli

(dəˈdrɑː ˈnʌɡə əˈvɛlɪ)

(Placename) a union territory of W India, on the Gulf of Cambay: until 1961 administratively part of Portuguese Damão. Capital: Silvassa. Pop: 220 451 (2001). Area: 489 sq km (191 sq miles)

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Da•dra and Na•gar Ha•ve•li

(dəˈdrɑ ənˈnʌg ər həˈveɪ li)
n.

a union territory in W India, between Gujarat and Maharashtra. 138,477; 189 sq. mi. (491 sq. km).

References in periodicals archive ?

Summary: Dadra and Nagar Haveli [India], May 20 (ANI): A fire broke out at a chemical factory in Silvassa city on Sunday night.

Fire breaks out at a chemical factory in Silvassa

Summary: Dadra and Nagar Haveli (India) Dec 13 (ANI): At least three labourers were killed and two sustained injuries after an explosion in a steel company in Dadra and Nagar Haveli on Thursday, police said.

Dadra and Nagar Haveli: 3 workers dead in boiler explosion

Summary: New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Nagaland, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Government of India, under Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme.

Nagaland, 3 Union Territories sign MOU to join UDAY scheme

Silvassa (Dadra And Nagar Haveli), Dec 31 (ANI): In the wake of the recent terror attacks, people in Mumbai are going out to celebrate their New Year in western coastal enclaves of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.