Arun Nehru

Arun Nehru (24 April 1944 – 25 July 2013) was an Indian politician and columnist. He was member of the 9th Lok Sabha from Bilhaur as a Janata Dal leader. Earlier, he was member of the 7th and 8th Lok Sabhas from Rae Bareli on an Indian National Congress ticket.

Career

Arun Nehru was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and had worked in business for 17 years, from the age of 20, before he entered politics. He was president of the Jenson and Nicholson group at the time when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi persuaded him to change career. As a representative of the Indian National Congress (INC), Nehru was a member of Parliament in the 7th Lok Sabha (1980–84) and 8th Lok Sabha (1984-89). Aside from sitting on various consultative committees during this time, he was Union Minister of State for Energy (December 1984—September 1985,) and for Home Affairs (September 1985—October 1986). Later, he left the INC for Janata Dal and was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha, where he was Union Minister for Commerce and Tourism (December–November 1990).

Arun

Arun is a local government district in West Sussex, England. It contains the towns of Arundel, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, and takes its name from the River Arun, which runs through the centre of the district.

History

Arun was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, merging the Urban Districts of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, the municipal borough of Arundel and parts of Chichester and Worthing Rural Districts.

Governance

The council has been under the control of the Conservative Party since its first election in 1973. The last elections to the council were held on 5 May 2011. Following those elections and subsequent by-elections, the composition of the council is as follows:

Arun District Council is a non-metropolitan district council formed of 56 councillors from across the following 26 wards:

Civil parishes

The following 31 civil parishes are located within the district:

Geography

Arun District occupies the central southern area of West Sussex, and is bordered by Chichester District to the west, Horsham District to the north and Worthing borough and Adur District to the east. The district is bisected by the River Arun, and is divided between a broad rural area in the north of the district that contains Arundel and a host of small villages, part of which sits within the South Downs National Park, and an urban coastal strip that includes Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.

Arun (given name)

Arun (/ah-roon/) is male given name among Hindus and Cambodians. In Hinduism, the name has been derived from Sanskrit name Aruna. The charioteer of Solar deity is called "Arun" and the name has following meanings;

Following is list of notable people with "Arun" as their first, middle or last name.

Academia, art & literature

Arun (disambiguation)

Arun may also refer to:

Places