Indian States
Punjab
Cities
( Jalandhar )
Jalandhar
It is the oldest city in Punjab. It is the centre of that area of
the State which has maximum Non- Resident
Indians. This has made it a rich and forward looking city. Jalandhar
is India's foremost producer of sports goods as it is of hockey
Olympians and leading football players. It is one of the biggest
centres of the vernacular press in India.
Its
satellite town, Phagwara is a leading industrial focal point with
famous cloth manufacturing and sugar mills; because of its NRI association
its cloth and drapery shops have become international shopping centres.
Another
satellite town Goraya produces fodder chopping machines of all types-called
toka in Indian languages. Goraya is known as the toka town of India.
Now it is famous for manufacturing harvesting combines and axles
of all kinds.
Kartarpur,
its satellite historical town is one of the biggest exporters of
quality furniture.
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