jhansi municipal corporation is the municipal corporation responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of jhansi .

the organization is also known as jmc or jnn .

this civic administrative body administers the city 's cleanliness and other public services like public health and parks .

the head of the jmc is the mayor .

the present mayor is kiran raju bookseller while the present commissioner is arun prakash .

the jmc is responsible for public education , correctional institutions , libraries , public safety , recreational facilities , sanitation , water supply , local planning and welfare services .

the mayor and councillors are elected to five-year terms .

in august , 2015 , jhansi was selected among 98 cities for smart city initiative by government of india .

jhansi municipal corporation

jhansi municipal corporation <EOT> jhansi municipal corporation , with population of about 5 . 1 lakh is jhansi sub district ' s only municipal corporation located in jhansi sub district of jhansi district in the state uttar pradesh in india . total geographical area of jhansi municipal corporation is 150 km 2 . population density of the city is 3371 persons per km 2 . there are 60 wards in the city , among them jhansi ward no 45 is the most populous ward with population of about 16 thousand and jhansi ward no 12 is the least populous ward with population of 4368 .

hi ! please visit the municipal office and get your complain registered . you can also dial below given number for assistance . address : municipal corporation office near elite chauraha civil lines jhansi ( uttar pradesh ) pin code - 284003

swachhta awareness hording / banner in jhansi railway station installed by jhansi municipal corporation . @ swachsurvekshan # swachhsurvekshan2018 @ mycleanindia @ swachhbharat @ mohua _ india @ mannakarol @ secretary _ mohua # upcm # yogiadityanath @ pria _ india urltoken

swachh survekshan 2018 rally , nukkad natak initiated by jhansi citizens and municipal corporation jhansi . @ swachsurvekshan # swachhsurvekshan2018 @ mycleanindia @ swachhbharat @ mohua _ india @ mannakarol @ secretary _ mohua # upcm # yogiadityanath @ pria _ india urltoken

night sweeping in commercial area done by jhansi municipal corporation . @ swachsurvekshan # swachhsurvekshan2018 @ mycleanindia @ swachhbharat @ mohua _ india @ mannakarol @ secretary _ mohua # upcm # yogiadityanath @ pria _ india urltoken

making government schemes , vaccinations , medicines available to the public through the primary health centers and municipal hospitals .

in 1842 raja gangadhar rao married to mannikarnika . after this marriage mannikarnika was given the new name laxmi bai , who led forces against british in 1857 . she sacrificed her life to the cause of indian independence in 1858 . in 1861 the british government gave the jhansi fort and jhansi city to jivajirao scindia . jhansi was then became a part of gwalior state . in 1886 britishers took back jhansi from gwalior state . in independent india jhansi was included in uttar pradesh . at present jhansi is a divisional commissioner ' s headquarter including district jhansi , lalitpur and jalaun . rani laxmi bai , the fiery queen of jhansi , also known as the rani of jhansi , one of the great nationalist heroine of the first war of indian freedom ,

ratnakar singh arora from ward no . 42 , jhokan bagh , jhansi 964 days ago

hi ! please visit the municipal office and get your complain registered . you can also dial below given number for assistance . contact no . : 0510 - 2332097 e - mail : nagarayukta @ urltoken

the city is home to about 5 . 1 lakh people , among them about 2 . 7 lakh ( 52 % ) are male and about 2 . 4 lakh ( 48 % ) are female . 78 % of the whole population are from general caste , 22 % are from schedule caste and 0 % are schedule tribes . child ( aged under 6 years ) population of jhansi municipal corporation is 11 % , among them 54 % are boys and 46 % are girls . there are about 91 thousand households in the city and an average 6 persons live in every family .

jhansi nagar nigam was established under the provisions of the uttar pradesh municipal corporations adhiniyam of 1959 , making necessary amendments from time to time . it has been categorized as urban local body under the provisions of the 74th amendment of the constitution , where the rights duties , functions and administration have been streamlined as per the act .

nearest railway station is jhansi which is within the city . jhansi is the sub district head quarter of the city . district head quarter of the city is jhansi . lucknow is the state head quarter of the city and is 325 km far from here . yearly average rainfall of the city is 660 mm . maximum temperature here reaches up to 46°c and minimum temperature goes down to 4°c .

jhansi city , situated between the rivers pahunj and betwa is a symbol of bravery , courage and self respect . it is said that in ancient times jhansi was a part of the regions chedi rashtra , jejak bhukti , jajhoti and bundelkhand . jhansi was a stronghold of the chandela kings . balwant nagar was the name of this place . but in 11th . century jhansi lost its importance . in 17th . century under raja bir singh deo of orchha jhansi again rose to prominence . raja bir singh deo had good relations with the mughal emperor jehangir . in 1613 raja bir singh deo constructed the jhansi fort . he died in 1627 . after his death his son juhar singh succeeded him . maharaja chhatrasal bundela of panna was a good administrator and a brave warrior . in 1729 mohammed khan bangash attacked chhatrasal . peshwa baji rao ( i ) helped maharaja chhatrasal and defeated mughal army . as a mark of gratitude maharaja chhatrasal offered a part of his state to maratha peshwa baji rao ( i ) . jhansi was also included in this part . in 1742 naroshanker was made the subedar of jhansi . during his tenure of 15 years he not only extended the jhansi fort which was of strategic importance but also constructed some other buildings .

treaty was signed between east india company and maratha . after the death of shiv rao his grand son ramchandra rao was made subedar of jhansi . he was not a good administrator . ramchandra rao died in 1835 . after his death raghunath rao ( iii ) was made his successor . in 1838 raghunath rao ( iii ) also died . the british rulers then accepted gangadhar rao as the raja of jhansi . due to the inefficient administration during the period of raghunath rao ( iii ) the financial position of jhansi was very critical . raja gangadhar rao was a very good administrator . he was very generous and full of sympathy . he gave very good administration to jhansi . during his period the local population of jhansi was very satisfied .

i need to get my birth certificate reissued . i was born in jhansi in 78 and my birth registration was done in jhansi municipality and birth certificate was issued then . but unfortunately i lost my birth certificate so need it reissued now . currently i stay outside jhansi so can you please let me know the procedure for getting a birth certificate . is there any option to apply & pay the fee online . kindly share the list of supporting documents that would be needed . thanks ! hope to get a reply soon .

the local administration of jhansi comes under the purview of jhansi nagar nigam , which is in - charge of housing and sanitation , maintenance of roads and providing basic healthcare facilities , educational faciliites . in totality , it covers 152 square kilometres across 5 tehsils , 8 blocks and 437 gram villages with a total population of nearly 5 lakh residents across 60 wards .

sir mere bhai rajesh kanchan ki death 06 . 08 . 17 ko hui ush ke death certificate ke liye maine 10 . 08 . 17 ko nagar nigam jhansi mai registration karya h . sir death certificate kab milega ?

the extended part of the fort is called shankergarh . in 1757 naroshanker was called back by the peshwa . after him madhav govind kakirde and then babulal kanahai were made the subedars of jhansi . in 1766 vishwas rao laxman was made the subedar of jhansi . his period was from 1766 to 1769 . after him raghunath rao ( ii ) newalkar was appointed the subedar of jhansi . he was a very able administrator . he increased the revenue of the state . the mahalaxmi temple and the raghunath temple were built by him . for his own residence he constructed a beautiful building rani mahal in the city . in 1796 raghunath rao passed the subedari in favour of his brother shivrao hari . in 1803 a

the nagar nigam has various general functions such as providing basic infrastructure such as roads , street lights , maintenance of roads , providing basic health and educational centres , etc . the following departments are under the jurisdiction of the jhansi nagar nigam

what is the status of my non availability of my birth certificate . i had asked my relative to collect it after providing the necessary papers . my date of birth is 1 8 1946 and place of birth is jhansi . i stay in jabalpur

@ pria _ india and @ smartcityjhansi organized " source segregation campaign " for citizens , shri pratap singh bhadouriya m c jhansi & pria team were present . # swacchbharatabhiyan # mycleanindia # swachhata # swachhbharat # bluegreenpledge # mycleanindia @ mohua _ india @ swachhbharatgov urltoken

shri r prem anand dy secretary ( coord ) visited plastic waste management plant in jhansi @ 24 . 01 . 2018 @ swachsurvekshan @ swachhsurvekshan2018 @ mycleanindia @ swachhbharat @ mohua _ india @ mannakarol @ secretary _ mohua # upcm # yogiadityanath @ pria _ india urltoken

a plan should be made for clean jhansi . you can provide / tell people to use two dust bin . one for garbage & another for vegetables / fruits waste . a good plan should be there for solid waste & sewage water management . it will help to clean our environment as well as society .

jhansi has 33 % ( about 1 . 7 lakh ) population engaged in either main or marginal works . 50 % male and 14 % female population are working population . 39 % of total male population are main ( full time ) workers and 11 % are marginal ( part time ) workers . for women 8 % of total female population are main and 6 % are marginal workers .

a symbol of resistance to the british rule in india was born on 19th november 1835 at kashi ( presently known as varanasi ) . her father moropanth was a brahmin and her mother bhagirathibai was a cultured , intelligent and god fearing lady . mannikarnika ( manu ) was the name of rani laxmi bai in her childhood . manu lost her mother at the age of four . the complete responsibility of the young girl fell on the father . she completed her education and also learned horse riding , sword fighting and shooting on a target with a gun . she was married to raja gangadhar rao , the maharaja of jhansi in 1842 , and became the rani of jhansi . after the marriage she was given the name laxmi bai . the marriage ceremony was performed in ganesh mandir , the temple of lord ganesha situated in the city of jhansi . rani laxmi bai gave birth to a son in 1851 , but unfortunately this child died when he was about four months old . after this tragedy , damodar rao was adopted a son . later on maharaja gangadhar rao also died on 21st november 1853 . after the death of maharaja gangadhar rao , rani laxmi bai was left alone . at this time she was eighteen years old . rani laxmi bai did not lost her courage , she always remembered her responsibility .

total about 3 . 7 lakh people in the city are literate , among them about 2 . 1 lakh are male and about 1 . 6 lakh are female . literacy rate ( children under 6 are excluded ) of jhansi is 83 % . 89 % of male and 77 % of female population are literate here . overall literacy rate in the city has increased by 5 % . male literacy has gone up by 3 % and female literacy rate has gone up by 7 % .

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hindus contribute 81 % of the total population and are the largest religious community in the city followed by muslims which contribute 17 % of the total population and christians are the third largest religious community here with 1 % population . . female sex ratio per 1000 male in hindus are 898 in muslims are 929 and in christians are 1081 .

population of the city has increased by 18 . 7 % in last 10 years . in 2001 census total population here were about 4 . 3 lakh . female population growth rate of the city is 19 . 7 % which is 2 % higher than male population growth rate of 17 . 7 % . general caste population has increased by 18 . 2 % ; schedule caste population has increased by 18 . 6 % ; schedule tribe population has increased by 708 . 2 % and child population has decreased by - 1 . 5 % in the city since last census .

as of 2011 census there are 905 females per 1000 male in the city . sex ratio in general caste is 911 , in schedule caste is 885 and in schedule tribe is 874 . there are 866 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the city . overall sex ratio in the city has increased by 15 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011 . child sex ratio here has decreased by 9 girls per 1000 boys during the same time .

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birth / death registration - registration of birth and death , and issuing respective certificates to the heirs / guardians within the stipulated time .

securing the green trees , release proceedings of dangerous and dried trees and planting saplings to promote greenery .

the funds for uninterrupted flow of work in the nagar nigam come from sources such as advertisement taxes , business taxes , etc . taxes collected from lease and license , money collected from issue of certificates such as death and birth are some of the streams of revenue flow .

filing of property tax - this includes assessment of taxes as per the ward , calculation and filing of property taxes .

birth / death certificates : application of death / birth certificates along with the stipulated fee can be made within the specific time frame .

i am apply birth certificate on 30 / 11 / 17 , s . no . 5272 adwika mishra d / o arun kumar mishra . what is the status of my certificate .

dear sir , ward no . 22 prakash motors petrol pump k samne jain mandir wali gali mai bahut gandi padi rahti hai nagar nigam safai karamchari yaha safai nahi karte hai or naliya bhari padi hai

hello sir bard no . 56 data gate ander mere ghar se nali nikli hai mere pani ka koi nistaar nahi piche ke gharo se kachra at a hai aage wale nahi ko siment lga kr ucja kiya hai mere ghar main pani at a hai main bohot pareshan hu aap se nebedan hai krpya kr aage ke nali gehri krwa de aap ki ati kirpa hoge

hello sir mera name rahul hi me bard no . 50 me rhta hu pathoriya choraha se satyanaran mandir ki oar se jane bali gali me do nali ki puliya 1saal se tuti se apse nivedan hi ki use jald hi sahi karayi jaye . and pthoriya chorahe par pani bharne ki samashya ka nishtaran kiya jaye . prathigan samash muhallavashi

ward no 2 main 710 / 8 k pass wale naala choke hai aur pani jama ho raha hai jisse malaria dengue ho sakta hai . pls safai karwai . plots main ganda pani bade raha hai

sir ji ward no . 17 ka nala bahut ganda ho gaya janta badbu se pareshan h . y nala gariya fhatak prem nagar mohlla puraviya tola m hsir ji ward no . 17 ka nala bahut ganda ho gaya janta badbu se pareshan h . y nala gariya fhatak prem nagar mohlla puraviya tola m h . m thanku . mthanku

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otava publishing company ltd ( finnish : kustannusosakeyhtiö otava , swedish : förlagsaktiebolaget otava ) is a major finnish publisher of books .

it was founded in 1890 and now is the second largest in finland .

it publishes fiction , non-fiction , books for teenagers and children , multimedia and teaching materials .

the number of new titles a year exceeds 400 .

otava has also been at the forefront of encyclopedia-publishing in finland , with many well-known series , such as the otavan suuri ensyklopedia ( otava 's big encyclopedia ) .

writers whose work otava has published over the years include frans emil sillanpää , eino leino , paavo haavikko , pentti saarikoski and laila hirvisaari .

the parent company otava group also owns suomalainen kirjakauppa .

the name otava means the big dipper .

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otava ( publisher ) <EOT> otava is the biggest book publisher in finland because we have both the general publishing and educational publishing together under the otava group .

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minna castren , publishing director of otava , talks about books , trends and digital projects at the biggest book publisher in finland .

next year , otava will celebrate 125 years in business . the founding family , the reenpää family will celebrate its 200 years in publishing ( otava is finland’s only big , domestic publishing company that is privately owned ) .

a major finnish publisher founded in 1890 , which publishes literary and commercial fiction , non fiction , children’s and ya . we also work with like , an independent house acquired by otava in 2006 .

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leading up to finland’s guest of honor appearance at the frankfurt book fair , we spoke with minna castren , publishing director of otava , finland’s largest book publisher with a list of world - renowned authors .

also at frankfurt , otava will launch the granta best of young finnish novelists edition on wednesday october 8 . as a part of the international network of granta publishers , otava has a wonderful opportunity to promote finnish literature and finnish authors .

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otava publishing company ltd . ( established 1890 ) is today the second largest general publisher in finland , covering literature in general and teaching materials . otava publishing company ' s is part of otava books and magazines group ltd . - a corporate media group platform that provides us with great opportunities of sharing knowledge and contribute to the use of new media in schools . we provide the finnish pupils at all levels of education with more than two million copies of textbooks a year , confirming our position as one of the most prominent educational publishers .

one of the largest book publishers in finland , kustannusosakeyhtiö otava was founded in 1890 . it has been the original publisher of many finnish classic novels and important books , including national poet eino leino , literature nobel prize winner f . e . sillanpää and president c . g . e . mannerheim . also nowadays otava has very versatile publishing portfolio : from encyclopedics and cook books , to novels , childrens ' s books , graphic novels and school teaching material . it also has diverse digital publishing .

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gyldendal education is norway ' s largest educational publishing company , a leading publisher of teaching materials for all levels from preschool to upper - secondary school , and with over half a century of experience in the educational field . through innovative development and collaboration with the best educational expertise in norway , gyldendal has developed norway ' s most successful digital learning resources . gyldendal is always searching for new solutions that can provide students with better learning .

wsip has existed since 1945 , where the publishing house was established as the state publishing company of poland . wsip has been a privately held company since 2004 and is the largest polish educational publisher . all subjects and levels of education are covered by the wsip portfolio , including higher education . our international network of publishers around the world is our valuable source of knowledge on new trends . we are thus very well prepared for the new and reformed polish educational system and its needs .

patakis publishers was founded in 1974 by stefanos and melpomeni pataki and is now an established and leading general publisher in the greek market . the core business is publishing , but patakis also has several book stores around the country . we publish the complete range from educational books anddictionaries over encyclopedias and scientific books to fiction and non - fiction for both adults and children . our combination of fulltime employees and external freelancers makes it possible for us to pick the best team for each assigment or publication .

kreativni centar was founded in 1989 and has gradually become the leading publisher of children ' s books and educational materials in serbia . creativity is at the very core of our business - reflected graphically in publications and in the fact that we actively encourage children around the country to base their lives and companionships on creativity and imagination - it makes it much more fun ! with the disappearance of monopoly in the educational market in serbia , kreativni centar has grown in size and we play a very central part in the educational debate today .

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the center for educational technology , israel the center for educational technology ( cet ) is israel ' s largest educational publisher and digital content developer . for over 40 years cet has been shaping a new educational paradigm , harmonizing technology and pedagogy to empower individuals , educational systems and society . cet ' s core competences include : implementation of ict , digital content and pedagogy including digital textbooks on a nationwide scale ; technology platforms and tools to enhance teaching , learning , assessment , and nurturing of systemic innovation ; premium content for stem education ; and development and delivery of online and blended learning models and e - learning . in 2012 cet established mindcet - a world leading edtech accelerator , ensuring innovation remains at the forefront of cet ' s mission urltoken cet ' s mission is to empower educational systems around the globe through sharing our knowledge and expertise to create the learning environments of the future . cet ' s approach to innovation has always been to harmonize pedagogical needs with the evolution of new technology . instead of ' pushing ' technology onto the education system , we work closely with education stakeholders to ensure that technology and digital content best serve their teaching and learning needs .

at systime we aim at producing the best digital teaching materials on an international basis . we want to develop the best multimedia content and we believe that producing the best teaching materials requires the best writers in a transparent dialogue with the most enthusiastic users - combined with the potentials of the internetbook . the internetbook is the result of systime ' s unique single source publication set up , which you can learn more about by visiting systimesolutions . com . systime solutions is an independent spin - off of systime publisher , and offers a wide range of publishing services . since 1980 we have produced teaching materials and by now we are a significant educational publishing house covering all subject areas . when it comes to developing digital material systime is by far the most advanced publishing house in denmark , renowned for quality and innovative approaches to the world of education . in 2009 we produced the first internet based book and thereby created a new mind set regarding teaching material . since the internetbook was born , the demand for digital material has increased rapidly . the internetbook is more than just a platform for sharing knowledge . it is a learning experience providing the best digital tools for teaching - i . e . interactive tasks , video clips , readings , pictures and animations - combined with professionally made and continuously updated text materials . in short , the internetbook combines the traditional book with the web - the best of both worlds - to obtain a digital foundation for students and teachers .

our list — including fiction , non - fiction , books for children and young readers , comics , etc . — is wide - ranging and includes literary masterpieces by noble prize winners , international bestsellers , and phenomenal domestic authors .

the heart of our list is domestic authors of fiction , non - fiction and books for children and young readers . the list of domestic authors who are longtime bestsellers include laila hirvisaari , mauri kunnas , kjell westö , riikka pulkkinen , kati hiekkapelto , reijo mäki , siri kolu , aino havukainen and sami toivonen among others . some of our bestselling translated authors include khaled hosseini , j . k . rowling , robert galbraith , henning mankell , liza marklund , patricia cornwell , and e . l . james .

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finnish literature is going strong — this is the bread and butter of our culture and of our business in the service of readers . finns love finnish authors and the importance of our domestic authors is growing .

historical fiction is a trend at the moment . there are many young authors right now who are choosing their topics and themes from the history of the country . humor is another trend . finns are known as serious - minded people , but we’ve seen a lot of humor lately .

we are working on the digital rights . in my area , we are working to create systems that track and manage the digital rights that we acquire and publish . we publish almost all of our books as print and e - book editions .

in addition to this , we have published some apps , mainly based on children’s books and characters , but also some nonfiction . we are investing in teaching kids how to read electronically and testing the market to see what types of products would be of interest to finnish readers . it’s extremely important for us that we are providing the readers with the option to reading electronically .

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since 1972 ( founded in 1945 ) , veritas , which is part of the cornelsen verlagsholding company , been providing pupils and teachers in austria with high quality textbooks , workbooks , pedagogical material and multimedia for all levels of teaching up till and including secondary school . in all our books and materials , we aim to present a problem in its entirety and to reach a learning process that appeals to the emotional , intellectual and practical abilities of the learner in order for our publications to provide the optimal learning frames .

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prosveta publishing house was established within the ministry of people ' s education on february 15 , 1945 by a decree of the regents of bulgaria with the purpose of " publishing textbooks , teaching aids , notebooks , and drawing pads for all academic subjects in all types of schools and academic institutions . " over the decades , prosveta has established itself as an undisputed leader in the branch , with authors , artists , and specialists of proven ability , who have followed the national tradition in creating textbooks and teaching aids . prosveta has published and circulated the works of over 50 , 000 authors , along with over 16 , 000 titles in 73 series , in more than two billion copies . over 1 , 800 books in print are included today in the catalogue of prosveta publishing house : textbooks , teaching aids , teacher ' s books , and multimedia for all subjects and school levels ; educational picture books for children aged between two and six and for children in the pre - school group ; a wide range of instruction , reference , science , and fiction publications . prosveta publishing house has information centres in all major district cities of the country .

prosveta publishing house 1618 sofia 2 zemedelska st . bulgaria tel : + 359 28 18 20 20 | fax : + 359 28 18 20 19 e - mail : prosveta @ urltoken | website : www . urltoken

profil international , founded in 1991 , has been one of the leading educational publishers in croatia , covering primary and secondary school subject areas . in 2015 profil international became part of the klett group as profil klett . profil klett , with its strong foundation in the knowledge and experience of european educational systems , will continue to closely collaborate with croatian teachers and various other experts involved in educational publishing , thus encouraging and enabling the exchange of good practice . since profil klett is keenly aware of its key role in the educational process , our primary goals are the advancement of the quality of teaching practice , and creating an enjoyable teaching and learning environment . in order to to fulfil this aim , no effort will be spared to meet the expectations of all the teachers , pupils and parents involved .

fraus publishing house has since 1991 specialized in foreign language teaching materials and general and specific dictionaries . furthermore , the linguistic portfolio has gradually been enlarged with teaching materials for native language , natural science and social science for primary and secondary schools . our goal is to be able to cover the complete range of subjects and all levels of education in the czech republic . this is made possible through the combination of our own publications with imported materials from respected publishers abroad .

systime a / s sonnesgade 11 8000 aarhus c denmark tel . + 45 70 12 11 00 e - mail : systime @ urltoken | website : urltoken

koolibri publishers ltd . has an great story to tell with the name of the publishing house : a hummingbird is called koolibri in estonian , which gives us associations to flexibility and quick and great adaptation to the surrounding conditions . at the same time , kool is estonian for school and libri means books in latin . it sums it all up : schoolbooks that are adapted to reality and the actual needs of pupils and teachers . as one of the largest publishing houses in estonia , we want to secure the educational level nationwide .

koolibri publishers ltd . p . o . box 1793 , hiiu 38 11620 tallinn estonia tel : 372 6 51 53 00 | fax : 372 6 51 53 01 e - mail : koolibri @ urltoken | website : www . urltoken

cornelsen verlag is today a leading educational publishing house in germany . founded in 1946 , cornelsen has during the past sixty years developed exceptional expertise in creating educational media for all types of schools and nearly all subjects , especially designed for the german educational system . the 16 federal states in germany have separate curricula , making educational publishing a challenge . we have developed a unique module system that keeps us ahead of our competitors . as a result , we can respond quickly and be updated on new trends .

cornelsen verlag gmbh mecklenburgische straße 53 14197 berlin germany tel : + 49 30 897 85 - 8151 | fax : + 49 30 897 85 - 97 - 8151 e - mail : frank . thalhofer @ urltoken | website : www . urltoken cornelsen ' s international department website : www . urltoken / international

patakis publishers 38 , pan . tsaldari str ( formerly peiraios ) 104 - 37 athens greece tel : 30 21 05 20 56 00 , 30 21 03 65 00 00 & 30 81 01 00 26 65 | fax : 30 21 03 65 00 69 e - mail : info @ urltoken | website : www . urltoken

cjf mission cj fallon are committed to providing irish teachers with the highest quality teaching and learning resources . the company works with the best teachers in the country , who contribute as authors , advisors and reviewers to ensure that all of our resources have the depth and breadth that is required to achieve the optimum learning outcomes . a lot of emphasis is placed on the provision of digital resources for in - class use and our ebook offerings are compatible with all mobile devices . our goal is to empower teachers and pupils to achieve their learning outcomes by providing resources that are ' best - in - class ' and always challenging .

cj fallon ground floor - block b liffey valley office campus dublin 22 brian gilsenan chief executive bgilsenan @ urltoken dir : + 353 1 616 6477 mob : + 353 86 244 2587 website : www . urltoken

the center for educational technology ( cet ) 16 klausner st . tel aviv 6901128 , israel contact : guy levi , chief innovation officer e - mail : guyl @ urltoken mobile phone : + 972 - 54 - 4646162 website : urltoken

zvaigzne abc publishers ltd . was founded in 1993 and is today the biggest publishing house in latvia , including its own wholesale warehouse and range of bookstores . the range of publications is a combination of both new titles and imported materials from some of the best publishing houses around the world . our greatest ambition is to create the best and most straightforward way to books and knowledge for both children and adults in latvia by continuing to develop our publishing business in close relation to our points of sale .

zvaigzne abc publishers ltd . 6 k valdemara st . 1010 riga latvia tel : 371 7 50 87 99 | fax : 371 7 50 87 98 e - mail : foreign . rights @ urltoken | website : www . urltoken

sviesa publishers , ltd . ozeskienes g . 10 44252 kaunas lithuania tel . 370 37 40 91 26 | fax : 370 37 34 20 32 e - mail : mail @ urltoken | website : www . urltoken

gyldendal undervisning p . o . box 6860 , st . olavs plass 0130 oslo norway tel : 47 22 03 41 80 e - mail : ulv . pedersen @ urltoken | website : www . urltoken /

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wydawnictwa szkolne i pedagogiczne spolka akcyjna ( wsip sp . z o . o . ) a . jerozolimskie 96 00 - 807 warszawa poland tel : 48 22 576 25 00 | fax : 48 22 576 25 09 website : urltoken contact person : mr jaroslaw matuszewski e - mail : jaroslaw _ matuszewski @ urltoken

learnetic azymutalna 9 , 80 - 298 gdańsk poland tel : + 48 58 764 75 00 e - mail : info @ urltoken website : www . urltoken

texto editores was founded in 1977 in lisbon and is today one of the leading educational publishing houses in portugal , handling the complete printing process from start to finish . we invest a lot in the scientific and educational qualities of our publications base don our thorough and up - dated knowledge about the educational system in portugal . our authors and professional consultants all work on a very high level , guaranteeing the great quality that texto editores has as a trademark . furthermore , we put a lot of work into bringing the internet to the portuguese schools .

texto editores , lda . est . rua cidade de cordóva 2 2610 - 038 alfragide portugal tel : 351 2 14 27 22 00 | fax : 351 2 14 27 22 01 e - mail : educacao @ urltoken | website : urltoken

art klett is a company co - owned by grupul editorial art ( as a majority shareholder ) and klett lernen und information ( as a minority shareholder ) . the klett group is one of europe ' s leading education - dedicated enterprises , with 67 companies at 33 sites in 15 countries . the group ' s portfolio encompasses everything from traditional textbooks to modern interactive learning aids ; from professional literature to the classics . moreover , the klett group has established itself as the leading private provider of educational and continued education services . grupul editorial art was established in 2001 and is the second largest romanian publishing house , according to official data of the romanian trade register . grupul editorial art owns imprints of children ' s books , young adult books , general literature , graphic novels , essays and is the largest educational books producer . we are a very solid company , with a tradition of 17 years in educational books publishing , with books covering every grade ( from 0 to 12 grade ) and with a high own - imposed standard of quality .

sc art klett srl str . grigore alexandrescu , nr . 79 , sector 1 062610 bucuresti romania tel . : + 4 021 224 30 89 | fax : + 4 021 224 32 87 e - mail : ramona . tanase @ urltoken | website : https : / / www . urltoken

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rokus klett publishing house was founded in 1991 and has textbooks and supplementary materials for primary and secondary school as its core business . today we are the leader in the slovenian market for mother - tongue textbooks , because we have introduced and incorporated modern pedagogical , psychological and methodical knowledge into our materials , combined with our great design and texts , which are all written by leading authors . furthermore , our monographs are renowned for their outstanding , award - winning designs . books are to us as a great cultural asset that deserves the best of conditions .

rokus klett publishing house ltd . stegne 9b 1000 ljubljana slovenia tel : 386 15 13 46 00 | fax : 386 15 13 46 99 e - mail : rokus @ urltoken | website : www . urltoken

in 1960 , editorial vicens vives was founded in memory of the prominent spanish historian , professor and author jaume vicens vives . the publishing house is now one of spain ' s leading publishers of educational materials . our portfolio covers all educational levels , starting with kindergarten and ending at university level in subjects like history , geography , mathematics and economics . we also publish a wide range of didactic materials for all levels : children ' s games , cartographic and anatomic materials , fully digitalized , are being successfully commercialized in other languages and countries .

editorial vicnes vives av . sarrià , 130 - 132 08017 barcelona spain tel : 34 9 32 52 37 02 | fax : 34 9 32 52 37 10 e - mail : msalla @ urltoken | website : www . urltoken

natur & kultur is an independent and well - established entity within the swedish publishing industry . the company publishes a wide range of educational materials for pre - school , primary and secondary ( gy ) education , as well as higher education and sfi courses ( swedish for immigrants ) . publications are managed , on a project - by - project basis , by a group of experienced editors . as a foundation we believe that awareness , tolerance , and education form the basis of individual freedom and social co - operation . therefore , we aim to promote political as well as economic freedom , and to work against totalitarian governments and ideas , in our publications .

natur & kultur nok läromedel box 27 323 102 54 stockholm sweden tel : 46 84 53 86 00 | fax : 46 84 53 87 90 e - mail : eva . hagrot @ urltoken | website : www . urltoken

lehrmittelverlag zürich was founded in 1851 as a governmental publishing house with the political direction , formulated by the department of education of the canton zürich , to develop teaching material for the state schools grades one to nine . today , lehrmittelverlag zürich is the leading educational publishing house in switzerland . we continuously develop our programmes in order for us to keep up with the development in both traditional textbooks and modern multimedia and teaching games .

lehrmittelverlag zürich räffelstrasse 32 8045 zürich switzerland tel : 41 4 44 65 85 85 | fax : 41 4 44 65 85 86 e - mail : info @ urltoken | website : www . urltoken

ranok publishing house ( the core company in ranok corporation ) has been successfully working in ukraine since 1997 . ranok specialises primarily in children ' s and educational literature and has gained a high reputation in this field . the educational department of ph ranok publishes developmental materials for children as well as educational , didactic and methodological literature for all levels of education : from nursery and kindergarten to high school . currently , ph ranok has more than 2000 titles of educational literature and course materials in print . all subjects and school levels are covered by ranok ' s portfolio . ranok has offices in all regions of ukraine , and offices abroad : in the republic of moldova , the republic of belarus and the republic of kazakhstan . its powerful logistics centre with more than 17 900 shelf - storage places for more than 31 000 sku , and a bookshop chain consisting of more than 30 shops mean that the publishing house can provide a good quality range of products with fast and efficient production and supply , and excellent customer service .

ranok publishing house 21a kosmicheskaya str , kharkiv 61145 ukraine tel / fax : + 38 ( 057 ) 701 - 11 - 22 e - mail : office @ urltoken website : http : / / www . urltoken / contact : kateryna natidze e - mail : kateryna . natidze @ urltoken

as international literary scouts , we look for the best in fiction and non fiction to be published in english , as well as in other major languages , on behalf of our international publishing clients and a film & t . v . company . founded in 1983 , we are one of the longest - standing scouting agencies in the uk ; our office is based in central london .

grupo companhia das letras – formed by the merger between the publishing houses companhia das letras and objetiva – publishes literary and commercial fiction , self - help , mbs and business , upmarket non fiction , and children ' s and ya .

we work across the random house imprints , with knopf , random house , doubleday and mcclelland & stewart , and their paperback imprints vintage and anchor , children’s and ya imprints , as well as the cookery imprint , appetite .

citic press is one of the leading publishers in china , publishing 700 - 900 titles a year including , in translation , quality non - fiction and both commercial and literary fiction .

gyldendal has occupied a central position in danish cultural life since its foundation in 1770 , publishing literary and commercial fiction for adults , children and ya , and non fiction . in 2015 gyldendal launched flamingo , a digital - first imprint .

heyday films is a british production company founded by david heyman in 1997 , which has made , among others , the harry potter films , the boy in the striped pyjamas , paddington , gravity and the light between oceans . in 2015 , heyday formed heyday television in collaboration with nbc universal international studios .

founded by robert laffont in 1941 and part of the editis group since 1990 , laffont publishes literary and commercial fiction , crime and thrillers on its la bête noire list , a wide range of general non fiction , and books for young adults .

at random house germany , we work with the penguin division ( c . bertelsmann , carl’s books , knaus , penguin verlag , dva , siedler , pantheon ) ; the blanvalet division ( blanvalet , penhaligon , limes ) ; and children’s and ya ( cbj , cbt ) .

the singel group was created in 2014 . we work across the group with the literary houses : nijgh & van ditmar , querido , de arbeiderspers , athenaeum , de geus ; and the upmarket commercial house , q .

libri kiadó was founded in budapest in 2011 and publishes non fiction , upmarket commercial fiction and literary fiction , and children’s and ya . imprints include libri , libri pop , park , helikon and jelenkor .

rizzoli libri is part of gruppo mondadori and comprises the three imprints rizzoli , fabbri and the paperback imprint bur , publishing works of fiction and non - fiction , books for young adults and graphic novels .

founded in 1770 with gyldendal denmark and subsequently becoming independent , gyldendal has a strong international fiction list as well as many major norwegian authors , a wide range of non fiction , and children’s and ya .

founded in 1953 , wl focuses on publishing literary prose and poetry by established and emerging authors . in non fiction , wl publishes biography , history , music and popular science , and also has a children’s and ya list .

established in 2008 , objectiva is now part of penguin random house grupo editorial and comprises the imprints objectiva , alfaguara , suma das letras , arena and companhia das letras , publishing literary and commercial fiction , general non fiction , and children’s and ya .

albert bonniers förlag founded in 1837 and one of the oldest and most respected publishing houses in sweden , bonniers publishes swedish and translated fiction , poetry , and high quality non fiction . we also work with the wahlstrom & widstrand list .

founded in 1945 , yapı kredi publications ( yky ) , offers its readers a selection of the highest quality works : literary fiction , non fiction , poetry , art books and graphic novels , children’s and ya , combining well - balanced western and eastern values .

doubleday was founded in 1897 by frank nelson doubleday . in 2008 doubleday and nan a . talese became part of the knopf doubleday publishing group at penguin random house llc . they publish commercial fiction , literary fiction and upmarket non fiction .

catherine worked alongside founder anne louise fisher for ten years before taking over the company in 2015 , on anne louise ' s retirement . previously , she was managing director of granta , deputy managing director of chatto & windus , and also worked at transworld and at the literary agency aitken & stone ( now aitken alexander ) .

cecilia joined from another scouting agency and previously worked at the new york literary agency , foundry . cecilia focuses mainly on uk scouting , is swedish and also reads danish , norwegian and french .

liza joined after interning at literary and scouting agencies in oxford , london and new york and attending the columbia publishing course .

marzena joined from the laura cecil literary agency , and previously andrew nurnberg associates , to scout children’s and ya books . marzena is polish and also reads german and russian .

rosie joined in march 2018 from jonathan clowes literary agents , and previously the wylie agency . rosie focuses mainly on uk , australian and canadian scouting , and also reads french , german and spanish .

thais moved to london after being an editor at companhia das letras in brazil . after working in foreign rights at literary agency andrew nurnberg associates , she joined the team in february 2015 . she reads portuguese and spanish and works on the non - english language scouting , as well as uk .

tomaso worked in our london office before moving to istanbul from where he scouts non - english language books . he is italian and also reads french and spanish .

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