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Nawanshahr is a city that became a district in 1995; now it is a municipal council in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is the headquarters of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar District.
Nawanshahr is a very fast-expanding city. It has one government hospital, many private hospitals with new technology, and very good doctors from all professions. Nawanshahar has a co-ed college, R.K. Arya, and one girls' college. S.N College, Banga is one of the best colleges in the area .
Recently,6th May, 2012, Krishna Kumar IAS (Deputy Commissioner, Nawanshahar 2005-07) was appreciated by actor Aamir Khan in his show Satyamev Jayate (http://www.satyamevjayate.in/) for his remarkable efforts in curbing female foeticide in Nawanshahar district. During his term as deputy commissioner, he was instrumental in increasing the sex ratio by 75 points in the district. This has been termed the "Nawanshahr Model" and is being used by other states to curb female foeticide. He has been widely appreciated for improving the quality of primary education in the state of Punjab during his stint as director general of Education, Punjab.