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Haryana municipal elections: 52.5% voter turnout in Panipat • Mar. 10, 2025, 7:39 AM ET (The Hindu)
Maharashtra to build memorial for Maratha warriors in Panipat, Agra • Mar. 10, 2025, 4:07 AM ET (The Hindu)
Haryana Nagar Nigam Election Results 2025 Live Updates: BJP wins Gurugram, Panipat, Hisar, Faridabad; Congress lags in Mayor polls • Mar. 7, 2025, 9:14 PM ET (The Indian Express)
‘Alwar, Panipat corridors likely to get nod this year, Meerut project will be over by June’: NCRTC Managing Director • Mar. 3, 2025, 4:39 AM ET (The Indian Express)

Panipat, city, east-central Haryana state, northwestern India. It is connected by road and rail with Delhi (south) and Ambala (north).

Panipat, India
Panipat, India

The plain of Panipat was the site of three decisive battles in Indian history in the 16th and 18th centuries. Panipat was constituted a municipality in 1867.

Wool and cotton milling, saltpetre refining, and the manufacture of glass, electrical appliances, and bricks are the city’s chief industries. Panipat has several colleges affiliated with Kurukshetra University, in Kurukshetra to the north. Pop. (2001) city, 261,740; urban agglom., 354,148; (2011) city, 294,292; urban agglom., 444,524.

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