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'''Ashok Rajpath''' is a road in [[Patna]], the capital of [[Bihar]].<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/school-students-block-roads-in-patna_633835.html School students block roads in Patna] ''Zee News''. Retrieved 14 June 2010</ref> It is named after [[Ashoka]], an Indian emperor of the [[Maurya Dynasty]] who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BCE to 232 BCE.<ref>Thapur (1973), p. 51.</ref> It connects Patna with Patna city or [[Patna Sahib]]. Starting roughly from [[Golghar]], it run parallel to the river [[Ganges]], and terminates at the Didarganj. It is a busy road owing to the presence of markets on one side and educational institute of [[Patna University]] on the other side.<ref>[http://www.patnaxpress.com/article/256/Ashok-Rajpath-All-Set-To-Revamp Ashok Rajpath All Set To Revamp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214447/http://www.patnaxpress.com/article/256/Ashok-Rajpath-All-Set-To-Revamp |date=3 March 2016 }} ''The Patna Express''. Retrieved 24 October 2007</ref> It has several historical places either side of it, like [[Golghar]], [[Gandhi Maidan]], [[Christ Church Diocesan School, Patna|Christ Church]], [[Kargil Chowk]], [[Patna University]] including [[Patna Science College]] , [[Patna College]] and other colleges, [[PMCH]], [[National Institute of Technology, Patna]], [[Pathar Ki Masjid]], [[Government Polytechnic Patna-7]], [[Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb]] etc. The area is patrolled by the Pirbahore PS of [[Patna Police]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032318/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-23/patna/37256848_1_bomb-disposal-squad-briefcase-police-station Bomb scare on Ashok Rajpath] ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 23 February 2013</ref> | '''Ashok Rajpath''' is a road in [[Patna]], the capital of [[Bihar]].<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/bihar/school-students-block-roads-in-patna_633835.html School students block roads in Patna] ''Zee News''. Retrieved 14 June 2010</ref> It is named after [[Ashoka]], an Indian emperor of the [[Maurya Dynasty]] who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BCE to 232 BCE.<ref>Thapur (1973), p. 51.</ref> It connects Patna with Patna city or [[Patna Sahib]]. Starting roughly from [[Golghar]], it run parallel to the river [[Ganges]], and terminates at the Didarganj. It is a busy road owing to the presence of markets on one side and educational institute of [[Patna University]] on the other side.<ref>[http://www.patnaxpress.com/article/256/Ashok-Rajpath-All-Set-To-Revamp Ashok Rajpath All Set To Revamp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214447/http://www.patnaxpress.com/article/256/Ashok-Rajpath-All-Set-To-Revamp |date=3 March 2016 }} ''The Patna Express''. Retrieved 24 October 2007</ref> It has several historical places either side of it, like [[Golghar]], [[Gandhi Maidan]], [[Christ Church Diocesan School, Patna|Christ Church]], [[Kargil Chowk]], [[Patna University]] including [[Patna Science College]] , [[Patna College]] and other colleges, [[Patna Medical College and Hospital|PMCH]], [[National Institute of Technology, Patna]], [[Pathar Ki Masjid]], [[Government Polytechnic Patna-7]], [[Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb]] etc. The area is patrolled by the Pirbahore PS of [[Patna Police]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032318/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-23/patna/37256848_1_bomb-disposal-squad-briefcase-police-station Bomb scare on Ashok Rajpath] ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 23 February 2013</ref> | ||
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