Bhilwara Municipal Council newly elected Chairman Bhagwati Lal Bahedia was killed when his car overturned near Gulabpura in Bhilwara district this afternoon. According to police Mr Bahedia (50) was on his way from Ajmer to Bhilwara when his driver lost control while trying to save a cow and the vehicle skidded off the road.Mr Bahedia died on the spot...
Gujjar to protest outside assembly on 31 August
A Gujjar faction here today said it would hold a protest outside the Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday to press for its demand for providing quota to the community. The Gehlot government made a number of promises to Gujjar leaders with regard to their demands, including a 5% special quota, but nothing concrete has been done, chief convener of Akhil Bhartiya...
Rajasthan Assembly monsoon session to begin tomorrow
The monsoon session of the Rajasthan State Assembly-scheduled to begin tomorrow, is likely to be stormy. According to sources the session is likely to last for about a week. BJP Legislature Party Deputy Leader Ghanshyam Tiwari said "The Government wanted to run away from the House and is intended to conclude the session in a day only". The Saffron...
Saina Nehwal gets Khel Ratna award
Badminton ace Saina Nehwal, whose phenomenal rise was highlighted by three top-flight international titles recently, was conferred the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award at a glittering ceremony in New Delhi on Sunday. Saina's achievements in the past one year made her an automatic choice for the prestigious award, the highest sporting honour in...
Faculty Jobs at National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur
National Institute of Ayurveda, NIA, Applications are invited in the Prescribed Proforma for the following Faculty Posts in this Institute. The details like Qualifications, Experience, Age Limit, Application Fee, Format of Application, etc. are available on our Website www.nia.nic.in1. Professor :No of Post : 02 Posts,Scale of Pay : PB-4 Rs. 37400...
Congress leader hari singh says gehlot is casteist
The state Congress initiated disciplinary action against its vice-president and former Cabinet minister Hari Singh for making serious allegations against party president and Union minister C P Joshi and chief minister Ashok Gehlot. On behalf of Joshi, the PCC general secretary Mumtaz Masih issued the show-cause notice to Singh, seeking an explanation...
Oh yaaro, yeh India bula liya - Theme song of Commonwealth Games launched
Gurgaon: Oscar winning music composer A R Rahman on Saturday launched the theme song of the Commonwealth Games with a rendering of "Oh yaaro, yeh India bula liya" at a glittering ceremony here. Rahman sung the song for around five minutes in front of a gathering which included Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, her Haryana counterpart Bhupinder Singh...
Rajasthan Govt announces Investment Promotion Scheme 2010
Added efforts for employment generation and a number of concession for new enterprises/projects--particularly those aimed at social good--marked the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme(RIPS)-2010 announced by the Gehlot Government in Rajasthan last night. With a motive to give boost to employment generation the new scheme offered a subsidy of Rs...
Nucleus Software announces new campus in Jaipur
Nucleus Software Exports Limited, a leading global provider of integrated software products for banks and financial institutions, on Saturday announced the foundation stone laying ceremony at its state of the art Jaipur campus of its wholly owned subsidiary, Nucleus Software Limited. Nucleus Software Limited had acquired 17.41 acres of land in the...
Jaipur, Ajmer to get Bisalpur water from 1st September
Capital Jaipur and Ajmer to get Normal water supply from Bisalpur dam from 1st September. An active monsoon in Rajasthan has increased water level in Bislapur Dam reservoir up to 307 metres, enabling resumption of normal water supply to Jaipur, Ajmer and several villages of these districts from September 1. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting...
Gehlot's mother-in-law passes away
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's mother-in-law Shanti Devi Chandel passed away at a hospital in Gurgaon following cardiac trouble on friday. Chandel (82) was admitted to a private hospital in Gurgaon a few days ago following serious cardiac attack. She breathed her last at around 1900 hrs today. She is survived by husband, six sons and a daughter....
Royal Rajasthan on wheel to start from 5 September
New super luxury train of Rajasthan Tourism and Indian Railways 'Royal Rajasthan on Wheels' will start its first commercial tour this season from September 5. "The train, with around 50 passengers onboard, will start its journey from Safdarjang station in New Delhi. The train this time will take tourists to Khajuraho and Varanasi also apart from destinations...
Swine flu claim 2 more life in Rajasthan
Two women succumbed to swine flu in Rajasthan as 22 new cases have been reported during the past 24 hours at different places in the state. While a woman died in the MBS Hospital in Kota yesterday, the other death was reported from Ajmer where a woman from Bhilwara succumbed to the HIN1 virus at a private hospital. With this, 11 people have so far...
ABVP, NSUI share honor in Rajasthan University student union polls
Manish Yadav of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarathi Parishad (ABVP) was today elected as President of the Rajasthan University Student Union. Narsi Kumar Kirad of the National Student Union of India (NSUI) clinched another key post of General Secretary while Meenakshi Meena (ABVP) was elected as Vice President and Neha Lokwani as Joint Secretary. The student...
5 trapped in mine after mudslide
In the second such incident within a week, a mudslide at an illegal gemstone mine in Tonk district left five labourers trapped in a 50-feetdeep mine on Friday. three labourers working in a marble mine in Nagaur were killed in a mudslide. Rescue operations could not begin till late evening as the administration failed to find experts to run the two...
Rajasthan govt orders inquiry into Re 1 NREGS wage
Reacting on the Indian Express report about the payment of just Re 1 in May for workers in Rajasthan's Gudaliya village under the MNREGAS scheme, the Rajasthan goverment has ordered a full inquiry over the incident. An independent team from Jaipur will probe lapses in the Panchayati Raj system alongside the inquiry by the district collector, Panchayati...
Rajasthan Univeristy Student Election 2010 Results
Rajasthan Univeristy Student Election 2010 Results has been declared today. Babulal Choudhary wins Maharaja College president seat while, Babu lal Jat wins Rajasthan College seat, Sheetal rathore win Maharani college seat and Manoj Kumar sunda wins Commerce college president...
Above normal rainfall in Rajasthan this monsoon
Many districts of Rajasthan, including the desert region, have recorded above normal rainfall this season. On an average, west region of the state, comprising Bikaner and Jodhpur divisions, receives 195 mm rainfall but this year till date it has recorded 336 mm rainfall which is 72 per cent above normal, Met officials said on Tuesday. Jaisalmer district...
Panchyats to get more powers in Rajasthan
In a bid to empower Panchayati Raj bodies in Rajasthan, the state government has decided to delegate powers to panchayats for discharging activities of five departments of Health, Elementary Education, Agriculture, Women and Child Development and Social Justice and Empowerment by Gandhi Jayanti. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony for Jaipur Center...
Various Jobs at IIT Rajasthan - Recruitment 2010
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Rajasthan has published and advertisement for the recruitment of Non-Academic. The detail like number of vacancies, age limit, qualification and other main detail about the recruitment in IIT Rajasthan it should be is given below. Interested candidates can apply before the Last date i.e. 20/09/2010IIT Rajasthan...
How to use Indian Rupee symbol in Computer
The long wait the symbol for Indian Rupee was finalized on 15 July 2010. With this India has finally stepped in the list of privileged countries having the symbol for their currency and has made a remarkable history.Though for a while, you cannot have the Indian Rupee symbol...
Pilot factor clinch Ajmer Civic election after 20 year
Sachin Pilot factor work in ajmer with huge public support and Congress manage to win BJP's favorite seat Ajmer Civic election after 20 year. This new face of congress emerge as one of leading politician of rajasthan. Ajmer seat also add value to pilots portfolio as it is one...
Anand sharma assure more jobs and industry for rajasthan
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Saturday announced a slew of projects for Rajasthan, including India’s first national manufacturing and investment zone and a Rs. 100 crore footwear design centre. “Rajasthan will be the first State to have National Manufacturing and Investment Zone (NMIZ), along with the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor...
Heavy rain claim 4 lifes in Rajasthan
Four people, including two children, were killed in rain-related incidents as incessant rains played havoc at a number of places in Rajasthan. Two people died of a wall collapse in Bassi town of Jaipur district yesterday, while a child died in similar incident in the Pipalu village of Tonk district, reports reaching here said. One child also swept...
Sachin Pilot express unhappiness over pvt telecom players support in leh
The government has expressed its unhappiness with private telecom operators for not coming forward to join hands in restoring communication links in cloudburst-hit Leh but lauded state-owned BSNL for its quick response. "I am disheartened to see that the private operators did...
Rajasthan civil election August 2010 results
The Election Commission of Rajasthan has declared the winners of the state municipality election polls of 2010. Topping the list is INC that has amassed 96 seats in total. Bharatiya Janata Party lagged behind with 76 seats to its name. The State Election Commission of Rajasthan have announced the results in their official website- www.rajsec.rajasthan.gov.in...
Cairn to seek govt nod for Vedanta deal
The government has asked Cairn Energy Plc to submit details of its deal to sell its majority stake in the company that operates the giant Rajasthan oilfields, to London-listed Vedanta Resources, Oil Minister Murli Deora said today. Petroleum Ministry has written a two-paragraph letter to Cairn Energy Plc seeking details of its deal to sell up to 51...
Major Laishram Jyotin Singh gets Ashok Chakra
Major Laishram Jyotin Singh, who fought bare-handed with a heavily-armed terrorist and saved 10 colleagues during an attack on Indians in Kabul in February, has been posthumously given the Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime gallantry award. Singh, from the Army Medical Corps, engaged the terrorist who struck on 26th February at a hotel which housed...
Rajasthan Housing Board to build 20,000 homes in Jaipur
The Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) will soon announce two new residential schemes for the city as the state government has approved acquisition of nearly 714 hectares of land for the purpose. The two schemes proposed at Jagatpura and Goner in Siroli will lead to construction of nearly 20,000 residential units. While Indira Gandhi Nagar Extension is...
Govt to pick up Share in Barmer refinery
In what could give a new lease of life to the project, the Rajasthan Government has agreed to pick up 26 per cent stake in the proposed Barmer refinery to be set up by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). Giving this information here, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Jitin Prasada said the Rajasthan Government had been pressing for...
No new tax on Jaipur Metro rail project: Home Minister
Rajasthan Home and Urban Development Minister Shanti Kumar Dhariwal today clarified that the state government would not levy any new tax on common man for implementing the Jaipur Metro Rail project or the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) in the state capital town here. Talking to reporters at the Congress state headquarters here Mr Dhariwal said,...
Prayag India to set up manufacturing facility in Rajasthan
Bathroom fitting manufacturer Prayag India has said it plans to establish a production facility at Bhiwadi in Rajasthan with an investment of Rs 50 crore. ''We are planning to set up a manufacturing unit for our products in Bhiwadi (Rajasthan) with an investment of over Rs 50 crore,'' company director Nitin Aggarwal said. The facility will spread over...
US Woman found dead in Osian, Jodhpur
A 52-year-old American woman was found dead on Friday with her throat slit in a resort hotel named Reggie's Camel Camp near Jodhpur. Police said injuries on her neck indicated she had been attacked with a sharp weapon. Police Superintendent Girdhari Lal Sharma said staff at the hotel said an American woman and her son was staying at the resort. The...
300 tonnes of RECL explosives go missing
At least 300 tonnes of explosives, manufactured at a state-run factory in Rajasthan, have gone missing while being transported to a private company in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar District. The Deputy General Manager of state-run Rajasthan Explosives and Chemical Limited (RECL), Y C Upadhayah, said the explosives were on 61 trucks and have not reached their...
Rajasthan High Court stays student union elections
The Rajasthan High Court today granted interim stay on the student union elections in the Rajasthan University. A single bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Sharma issued the interim order on the petition of a student leader Sumit Bhagasara. Bhagasara, president of National Student Union of India (NSUI) local university unit, in his plea has challenged...
JMC Reclaims 40 Crore land in Janata colony
JMC on Saturday reclaimed land worth Rs 40 crore near Janata colony. The anti-encroachment squad started dismantling encroachments on at least 10,000 square yards that was under the control of land mafias for years. According to Moti Doongri zone commissioner Bhanwar Singh Choudhury, the land was enclosed with a boundary which was razed to the ground...
Bank of Rajasthan becomes part of ICICI Bank
Country's oldest private sector bank, Bank of Rajasthan Ltd, has become part of ICICI bank Ltd. Accordingly, all Bank of Rajasthan branches have started functioning as ICICI Bank branches. This follows the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) sanctioning the scheme of amalgamation of Bank of Rajasthan Ltd with ICICI Bank Ltd. The scheme has come into force...
Dial 2611 - National Emergency Telephone Number proposed
National Emergency Telephone Number -2611 - has been mooted by during emergency and disaster management in the country. Dial 2611, a National Emergency Telephone Number system (NETNS,) is designed and developed as a nationwide single telephone number assigned to integrate local, regional and national help lines and is easy to remember, Dinkar Borde,...
Flood like situation in western rajasthan
The floods continue to spell fury in India with Rajasthan under water for the third time in the last three years. Parts of Rajasthan were submerged with water as railway embankments were even washed away, children forced out of inundated schools and the once dry rivers Leek and Luni in Jaisalmer revived with vengeance. Koel Kanwar, a resident of Phulasar...
Goa Shiv Sena chief booked for Rs. 15 Lakh extortion
Goa police have booked state Shiv Sena chief Upendra Gaonkar along with party's vice president Umesh Salgaoncar for allegedly trying to extort Rs 15 lakh from a casino management, police said today. While Salgaoncar was arrested last night, search is on to track Gaonkar, they said. The complaint was lodged at Porvorim police station, 5 km away from...
ONGC could invest Rs. 12000 Crore in Rajasthan
Oil & Natural gas Corporation(ONGC) could invest about Rs 12,000 crore to built a six million tonne refinery in Rajasthan, as the Congress government in the state is willing to provide adequate fiscal incentives to the refinery. The refinery will initially process crude from the Cairn India-operated Barmer oil field in the state, which is at presented...
RTU BTech 8th Semester Results declared
Rajasthan Technical University has published the B.Tech 8th Semester Examination Results 2010 online at official website. Candidates can download their BTech 8th Sem Results from the following link given below. To get RTU B.Tech 8th sem results 2010, student should enter their roll number in Capital letter in text field in results page of Rajasthan...
Job for Chemistry Project Assistant Level 2 Rajasthan
Applications enclosing biodata are invited from both male and female candidates to work as, Project Assistant Level-2, 1 Nos. (M.Sc. Chemistry, 1st Div., Rs. 8000/- pm fixed) in the project, ‘Prevention and Control of Fluorosis in Lakshmangarh using Low Cost Defluoridation Filters’. The project is sponsored by DST, New Delhi and is in collaboration...
Gehlot confident for impressive win in upcoming civic polls
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today claimed that the ruling Congress would attain impressive triumph in the August 18, civic polls in 126 local bodies in the state. Talking to reporters here Mr Gehlot said "Like success in the first phase of elections in 46 municipal bodies last year, the Congress would record impressive win in the ensuing...
Jewellers Association Show - 2010 Jaipur on full swing
Jewellers Association Show - 2010, the annual event of Jaipur jewellery show is on full swing at the Birla Auditorium jaipur. Around 2,000 exhibitors and over 25,000 visitors from India and abroad are expected to participate in the four-day extravaganza to be inaugurated by...
4 Rajasthan cops arrested in Encouter case
Four Rajasthan police officials accused in the 2006 encounter of Tulsiram Prajapati, a key witness in the fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, surrendered in the Danta court here today. ASI Narayansingh Chauhan, constables Dalpatsingh Rathod, Kartar singh Jat and Yuddhveersingh Rajaput, who were posted at Udaipur in Rajasthan were arrested after they...
ONGC to setup 102 MW wind project in Rajasthan
ONGC plans to set up a wind farm in Rajasthan with a capacity of 102 MW. A sum of INR 650 crore will be incurred on the project over the next two years. As per report a total of 68 wind turbines with capacities of 1.5 MW each will be installed at the site bringing the total capacity of the farm up to 102 MW. A similar project may come up in Gujarat...
Physiotherapy college Jodhpur, Rajasthan
The first session (2010-11) of the self-financing college on physiotherapy will begin in Jodhpur this year. Chief minister Ashok Gehlot had proposed this college in his budgetary announcement this year. The classes will be conducted in S N Medical College of Jodhpur until the college building is ready. The principal of the S N Medical College, R K...
Massive Rescue operation underway in flood hit Leh
Massive rescue operations are underway in the flash floods ravaged Leh town while 24 hour helpline numbers 09906990787 and 09906990835 set to provide any information about the incident. Thirty three columns of Army personnel have been deployed for the rescue operations. Army spokesman Colonel J S Brar said that rescue operations which had slowed down...
Rajasthan PTET 2010 Exam result declared
Rajasthan Pre-Teacher Education Test (PTET) Exam 2010 has been declared today for varios B.Ed colleges admission in rajasthan. The PTET 2010 Examination was conducted on 25th April. Visit official PTET website mentioned below for marks as per roll no.http://www.ptetjnvu.o...
ME course in Industrial Management and Engineering, MBM Jodhpur
M.B.M. Engineering College is one of the oldest and premier engineering institutions in the country. It was established in 1951 by the Government of Rajasthan. This college has been considered as pioneer Technical Institution of the state enjoying high reputation at the national as well as international level. The Department of Production & Industrial...
Jaipur Metro to start by July 2013 between Mansarovar and Chandpol
A memorandum of understanding(MoU) between the Rajasthan Government and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) was signed today for beginning construction work on Jaipur metro project with aim to run first metro train in the Pink City by July 2013. The State Principal Secretary...
Rajasthan's Jantar Mantar gets world heritage status by UNESCO
The largest stone astronomical observatory in the world -- Jaipur's Jantar Mantar -- has been accorded world heritage status by Unesco. The decision was taken at Unesco's World Heritage Committee meeting currently being held in Brasilia in Brazil. "This is India's 28th and Rajasthan's...
Rajasthan lashed by heavy rains
Rajasthan was on Saturday lashed by heavy rains with Ajmer receiving a maximum rainfall of 36 mm followed by Dabok at 35 mm till this morning. Jhalawar received 34 mm, while Kota got 22 mm of rains, Met department said. Banswara got 14 mm of rain followed by Sriganganagar and...
Degana Rewari passenger train started
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday flagged off Degana Rewari passenger train at Degana railway station. The gauge change of this track has recently been completed. Speaking at a function, Gehlot announced the increase in frequency of Jaipur Pune Jaipur weekly train and Udaipur Delhi Sarai Rohilla Udaipur Chetak Express. The Degana Rewari track will...
Women officers to get permanent commission in non-combat arms
Serving women army officers won their first round of legal battle with the Government on Monday assuring the Supreme Court that it will be consider giving them permanent commission in legal and educational branches. However, these officers demanding permanent commission in combat, infantry and other wings of the army will have to wait for a longer...
Former BSNL CMD Kuldeep Goyal to join CAT Jaipur
Former BSNL CMD Mr. Kuldeep Goyal who retired from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on July 31 after completing three years as CMD of the company. He joined the company on August 1, 2007. He his tenure is one of the most difficult tenure that any CMD of BSNL has ever faced. He tried to revamp the company through various means such as restructuring it...
