The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Kalar

(called the China River in its upper reaches), a river in the north of Chita Oblast, RSFSR. A right tributary of the Vitim. Length, 511 km; basin area, 17, 400 sq km. It originates in the Udokan Range, cuts through the Kalar Range, and flows between the Kalar Range in the north and the Iankan Range in the south. The Kalar River has many rapids. It is fed primarily by rain. Freezing over in mid-October, it thaws in mid-May.

Kalar

a mountain range in the Stanovoi upland, in northern Transbaikalia, within Chita and Amur oblasts, RSFSR. Length, approximately 350 km; maximum elevation, 2, 482 m. It is composed of granite and metamorphized rocks. Flat crests predominate in the west and alpine peaks in the east. Near the peaks, bare landscapes predominate; the slopes are characterized by sparse forest and, below 1, 100–1, 400 m, by mountain leafy taiga.

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RAWALPINDI -- Two sisters drowned in a mini-dam in Kalar Syedan on Sunday.

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Nine ISIS elements attempted to infiltrate into the village of Dekka between Jalawla and Kalar, northeast of Diyala , and a force from the 28 and 120 brigades stroke them with mortars, forcing them to flee to an unknown destination.

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According to police, a truck carrying a supposedly empty container, from Peshawar to Punjab, met an accident near Kalar Kahar after its brakes failed.

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ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday restrained the Punjab Anti-Corruption Department from taking criminal action against the chief executive officers of two cement factories located in the Kalar Kahar area in a case pertaining to alleged losses to the public exchequer during the setting up of the facilities.

SC bars anti-graft action against CEOs of two cement companies

The bench also issued notices to the cement factories operating in Kalar Kahar.

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Meanwhile Zahid,a resident of Kalar Syedain, lodged a complaint with the local police that thieves made their way into his house and made off with Rs0.113 million in cash, a pistol, 175 ladies suits, two cell phones and other valuables worth over Rs0.3 millions.

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This illegal trade is continuing roundtheclock apparently with the alleged connivance of some corrupt officials of Forest Department in the jungles of Dhamial Adyala Chontra Murree Darnoyan Kotli Sattian Biaga Lehtrar Karal Burj Kahuta Kalar Syedan and in several areas of Fateh Jang Attock Chakwal and Jhelum.

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Summary: The foundation stones for three huge tourism projects will be laid in Kalar, Kifri and Khanaqin towns.

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