US President Barack Obama has told External Affairs Minister S M Krishna that he was looking forward to his maiden visit to India in November. The two leaders met at the Natural History Museum in New York, where President Obama hosted a reception on Thursday for world leaders gathered in the city to attend the UN General Assembly. Obama told Krishna...
Rajasthan gets 12 Solar project under JLNNM Scheme
Rajasthan government's twelve solar power projects, one mega watt each, have been approved by the Centre under the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Mission, an official said today. Under the mission, roof top and small solar projects of one MW each would be set up in the state, the official of Rajasthan Non-Conventional Energy Corporation said. An investment...
MP Kirorilal Meena released after arrest
Jhalawar police on Thursday arrested Dausa MP Kirorilal Meena from Manohar Thana under Section 151 in order to prevent unrest and maintain law and order in the area. Meena was, however, released in the evening. Tension has been prevailing in the area after three tribals were killed in clash with policemen over rape of a tribal woman by three members...
Peepli Live to be India's entry for Oscars
Aamir Khan's Peepli Live to be India's entry for Oscars this year. Aamir Khan's Peepli Live is critics acclaimed as it show the real picture of Media and farmers suicides in india. This movies was also named the Best First Feature Film at the recently concluded 31st Durban...
Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi video HD launched
XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi The XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi’s theme song, Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto (Live, Rise, Ascend, Win), music maestro A. R. Rahman’s call to the people and athletes of India and the Commonwealth to come out and play.
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RPSC 457 Recruitments for Lecturers in Rajasthan Colleges 2010
RPSC invites application on OMR Application Forms for following Jobs vacancies of Lecturers :Job Type: Lecturers (Vyakhyata)Total Post: 457 posts in various subjects in Colleges in Rajasthan, Pay Scale : PB-3 Rs. 15600-39100 Grade Pay Rs.6000/-, Age : 21-35 yearsOMR Application Form : OMR Application Form and brochure can be collected from at the...
SC stays HC verdict in Ayodhya title suit for 1 week
The Supreme Court has stayed for a week the Ayodhya title suit verdict that was due to be pronounced by Allahabad High Court on Friday and will hear the plea for deferment of the judgement next Tuesday. The Supreme Court's decision on Thursday came after an appeal to the stay on the judgment, saying the matter could be settled out of court. The court...
MP Kirodi Lal Meena arrested
Independent MP from Dausa Dr Kirodi Lal Meena was today arrested for breach of peace in Manoharthana town which witnessed violence on Monday over the issue of gang rape of a tribal woman. Dr Meena reached the place today to make on the spot assessment of the situation when he was arrested by the police officials. The situation in the troubled tribal-dominated...
OneWorld provides kiosk to search job at village in Rajasthan
At a kiosk set up by the NGO OneWorld Foundation India, the worker can just place his thumb on the scanner, and his job status will pop up on the screen. It is also delivered by a recorded voice. "Earlier, we used to go to the village council office to apply for a job. Now, we can come to the information service centre and apply through the computer....
PM holds meeting on CWG
The Prime Minister asked Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrashekhar to meet Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell on Friday after he arrives in New Delhi and apprise him of the preparations. During the 90-minute meeting, Singh enquired about various aspects of the preparations from Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy, Sports Minister M...
Govt appeals for peace ahead of Ayodhya title verdict
Appealing for peace ahead of pronouncement of the Ayodhya title verdict, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said it would be inappropriate to reach any hasty conclusion that one side has won or that the other side has lost. In a statement two days ahead of the Allahabad High Court judgement, he asked states to take adequate measures to maintain...
PM gets World Statesman Award
A top US official described PM Manmohan Singh as "a man of uncommon decency and grace" who has led the way in building the Indo-US partnership, as he presented the Indian leader 'The World Statesman Award. "History will also mark with special significance Prime Minister Singh's personal contributions to the emerging partnership between the world's...
Infant deaths down in Rajasthan to 55 from 74
A five-year-long project on reproductive and child health in Rajasthan has yielded encouraging results, bringing down infant deaths in the state to 55 from 74 in 2006, the project officials said Tuesday. The project, which ended in June this year, was implemented in 180 villages of seven districts in Rajasthan with the financial assistance of Swedish...
Queen Baton of CWG to enter Rajasthan today
Queen Baton of Commonwealth games will today enter in Rajasthan. President of Rajasthan Olympic Association, Janardan Singh Gehlot will receive the baton in Bharatpur from his counterpart of Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association A.A.Pandey. Later, the Baton will reach Jaipur where...
lawyers Strike in Rajasthan finally ends
The ongoing indefinite strike by advocates in Rajasthan ended at midnight on Tuesday in a dramatic manner after all judges the state High Court held a meeting and decided to do away with the disputed judicial service exams against which the lawyers were protesting. The Rajasthan High Court had earlier in the day issued notices to agitating lawyers...
Truth Behind "Indian National Anthem is the best in the world - UNESCO" !
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), has announced that the Indian National Anthem is the best in the world. Claims that UNESCO has chosen the Indian National Anthem as the best in the world appear to be unfounded. The story is currently circulating via email, and has also been posted to many blogs and forums,...
India third most powerful nation in world - US Report
A US official report on Global governance has declared India as the third most powerful country in the world after the US and China. The new global power lineup for 2010 also predicted that New Delhi's clout in the world will further rise by 2025. Among the powerful bloc, the country has been rated fourth most powerful after the US, China and the...
Police firing kills two in Rajasthan
Tension prevailed in Manohar-thana town of Jhalawar district when two persons belonging to the Bhil tribe were killed and another one got injured in police firing. Hundreds of armed Bhils, gathered to protest the rape of a tribal woman by three persons from a minority community, turned violent and clashed with the police on Monday afternoon. Around...
Rajasthan LPG dealers 1 day strike affect domestic life
Rajasthan LPG dealers 1 day strike affect normal life. LPG supply was paralyzed across Rajasthan as over 350 cooking gas dealers in the state went on a day-long strike on Monday demanding that all companies maintain demand and supply ratio in domestic sector. Distributors have to bear the consumers' anger for delay in the service. We are cursed and...
Tom Cruise's to shoot MI-4 in Rajasthan this october
Two more Hollywood films–Tom Cruise's much-awaited Mission Impossible 4 and Fox Searchlight's The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, starring Dev Patel– are both commencing production in Rajasthan come October. A highly placed source informs, "Tom Cruise's film is going on floors on October 10 in Udaipur. After finishing the two-month-long schedule in Udaipur,...
Rajasthan to get 4 New Highways Projects
Rajasthan will get 4 new national highways projects for a total length of 822 km with a total estimated cost of Rs.7045 crore during the current year. Shri Mahadeo Singh Khandela, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways announced this while addressing the press in Jaipur today. Of these 4 projects, 2 will be for four laning and one each for...
Rajasthan High Court issued in lawyers strike
Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to the State government, District Collector, Jaipur, president, High Court Bar Association, president, the Bar Association, president, The District Bar Association, president, All Rajasthan Advocate Sangarsh Samiti, president, High Court, Advocate Sangarsh Samiti and Bar Council of Rajasthan and India. A division...
Yuvraj singh dropped from Test Team against Australia
Yuvraj dropped, Pujara new face in Test squad against Australia Pujara was the lone new face in the team announced by the Cricket Board selection committee in Chennai. Selection committee chairman Krish Srikkanth said the criteria for selecting the team was performance and fitness. "We don't have to give any particular reason (for dropping Yuvraj)....
Rajasthan farmers worried about delayed Mansoon withdrawal
Rajasthan farmers are now days saying "BAHUT BARAS GAYO BHAI, THODA SABRA KAR" after a long mansoon season as it is time to harvest crops after a good mansoon season in rajasthan in last 10 year. While as per Met Department the withdrawal of the monsoon is expected to be delayed by another week, normally withdrawal begins in west Rajasthan by September...
Compucom Software wins Rs 10.4 crore order from Rajasthan
Compucom Software Ltd said it won an order worth around Rs10.4 crore from the Rajasthan Council of Elementary Education. The company will provide computer aided learning programme (CALP) in 836 government schools of Rajasthan. On Monday, Compucom Software shares ended 6.3% down at Rs37 on the Bombay Stock Exchange, while the benchmark Sensex gained...
Security tightened in Rajasthan after Jama Masjid firing
Rajasthan has sounded a high alert in the wake of Jama Masjid firing incident in the national capital today and has stepped up security measures in the state. Strict vigilance and high alert order has also been given in view of the verdict on the Ayodhya issue due on September 24. Official sources said in this matter state police officials, Station...
10 killed in passenger train mishap in Shivpuri MP
At least 10 people were killed and 50 others injured when a goods train collided head-on with a stationary passenger train at Badarwas railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district in the wee hours on Monday. "Ten deaths have been reported," Piyush Mathur, West Central Railway CPRO said, adding some of the injured are in a serious condition....
Convict kills Jailor in Jodhpur Rajasthan
Jailor Brarat Bhusan Bhat was knifed to death on Saturday while counting heads of the inmates of Jodhpur Central jail , police said. Convicted killer Narendra Singh pounced with a sharp object on the jailor, who was sending back the inmates after headcount at the end of the day, SP (city), Mahesh Goyal said.The 58-year-old jailor, who was bleeding...
TVS Keyboard included Indian Rupee symbol
TVS Keyboard becomes first to feature Indian Rupee symbol Just few weeks after revealing new currency symbol for Indian rupee, TVS has become the first company to feature the Indian Rupee symbol on its keyboard.Yesterday on the eve of India’s 64th Independence Day, TVS has launched...
Backlog vacancy for Civil Engineers at RIICO Jaipur
Applications are invited for the following posts :Assistant Land Engineer (Civil) : 10 posts (SC-5, ST-4, OBC-1), Pay Scale : Rs.9300-34800 grade pay Rs.3600/-, Age : 18-28 years, Qualification : degree in Civil Engineering.How to Apply : Application in the prescribed format should be sent on or before 15/10/2010 to Consultant (A&M), RIICO Limited,...
Jobs at RSMML( Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd) Udaipur, Rajasthan
Jobs at RSMML( Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd) Udaipur, Rajasthan intends to appoint qualified personnel in executive’s cadre as Assistant Manager & Trainee Probationer:* Probationer Trainee (Assistant Manager) : 27 posts in various Engineering disciplines/ Geology/ Finance/ MBBS etc., Remuneration in Probation : Rs.16800 Pay Scale :...
Faculty jobs at Rajasthan University Jaipur
Applications in the prescribed form are invited for appointment on the post of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor in various subject as mentioned below :1. Professor : 34 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.37400-67000 AGP Rs. 100002. Associate Professor : 51 posts (UR-)33, SC-6, ST-4, OBC-9), Pay Scale : Rs.37400-67000 AGP Rs.90003. Assistant...
Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi engaged
After a lot of speculation, it is finally revealed that tennis ace Mahesh Bhupati and Lara Dutta are now officially engaged. Announcing it on Twitter, Mahesh Bhupati wrote, “So Lara and me got engaged in NY last week”. The news got confirmed when Lara re-tweeted it with a smiley face. While Lara tweeted about her recent New York trip, the news of their...
Two foreigners injured in firing near Jama Masjid
Raising security concerns ahead of the Commonwealth Games, two men on a motorbike fired several rounds on a tourist vehicle near the historic Jama Masjid in the walled city, injuring two Taiwanese nationals. A red alert has been sounded across the capital after the incident in which the two bikers are said to have fired 7-8 rounds on the stationary...
National conference on agriculture at Udaipur will be inaugurated by President
National conference on agriculture will be inaugurated by President in December this year at MPUAT Udaipur. Indian Agriculture Research Council’s on going country's fifth national conference of agricultural science centres across country will be hosting by Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology on December 22 to 24.It will inaugurated...
Swine Flu Death count rise to 50 in Rajasthan
The Swine Flu death toll in Rajasthan has gone up to 50, with the death of three more people in Ajmer and Udaipur. One of the dead was a pregnant woman. At least 43 fresh cases of H1N1 were reported across the state on Friday, taking the number of positive cases to 864. The state government has launched various awareness campaigns, but they failed...
Mary Kom win fifth World Championship title
India's woman boxer M C Mary Kom on Saturday claimed a historic fifth successive World Championship title, beating Steluta Duta of Romania 16-6 in the final here. Mary Kom, who competed in the 48kg category, had defeated Alice Kate Aparri of Philippines 8-1 in semifinal yesterday to assure herself of at least a silver in the sixth edition of the competition....
Telecom official held for graft in Kota
A top official of the Rajasthan Telecom department was arrested here after he was caught red handed accepting bribe, a senior officer said Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) apprehended Telecom District Manager (TDM) of Bundi district, Shravan Kumar, from Kota bus stand yesterday noon and recovered Rs 42,500 from his briefcase, Additional SP, ACB, Kelash...
Aakrosh Hindi Movie release date and review
Aakrosh is an upcoming action-thriller film directed by Priyadarshan. The film has Ajay Devgn, Akshay Khanna, Bipasha Basu and Paresh Rawal in lead roles.Directed by: PriyadarshanProduced by: Kumar MangatWritten by: Robin BhattStar Cast:Ajay DevgnAkshay KhannaBipasha BasuMusic by PritamAakrosh Movie Release date: 14 October 2...
Yamla Pagla Deewana Movie Release date and review
Yamla Pagla Deewana is a upcoming Bollywood comedy film directed by Samir Karnik. The film stars Sunny Deol, Dharmendra and Bobby Deol. The whole Deol family is coming together after their last sports hit which families really liked Apne (2007), Apne was a hit and won lots of Fans's Hearts, so the director is trying again with a touching, heart-warming...
Delhi Belly Movie release date and review
Delhi Belly is an upcoming Bollywood comedy film, revolving around several characters in Delhi. The film is being produced by Aamir Khan, who is also said to be doing a cameo role in the movie, under his banner Aamir Khan Productions in association with UTV Motion PicturesDirected by: Abhinay DeoProduced by: Aamir Khan and UTV Motion PicturesStar...
Dhobi Ghaat Hindi Movie release date and review
Dhobi Ghaat is an upcoming Hindi film produced and directed by Kiran Rao in her directorial debut. The film stars Aamir Khan and Prateek Babbar. Aamir Khan is said to have a lead role in the movie as a painter. Dhobi Ghaat have its world premiere in September 2010 at the Toronto International Film Festival.Directed by: Kiran RaoProduced by: Kiran...
Don 2 Movie Release date and Review
Don 2 – The Chase Continues is an upcoming Hindi action thriller film directed by Farhan Akhtar. It is the sequel to the 2006 hit film, Don: The Chase Begins Again, which itself is a remake of the cult 1978 blockbuster film, Don, therefore making it the first sequel to a remake in the Bollywood history. The film has Shahrukh Khan (as the title character),...
Golmaal 3 Movie release date and review
Golmaal 3 is an upcoming Bollywood comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. A sequel to the 2008 film Golmaal Returns, the project will star majority of the actors from the previous film like Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade, and will also feature new actors as well like Kunal Khemu, Johnny Lever and Mithun...
Action Replay Hindi Movie release date and Review
Action Replayy or Action Replay is an upcoming Hindi Language Indian film being directed by Vipul Shah and starring Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles. Neha Dhupia, Om Puri, Kirron Kher, Randhir Kapoor and Rajpal Yadav play supporting roles in the film. it is based on a 1994 Gujarati Indian play of the same name.Directed by: Vipul ShahProduced...
Tees Maar Khan Hindi Movie release date and review
Tees Maar Khan is a forthcoming Bollywood movie directed by Farah Khan. The film includes Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and Akshaye Khanna in lead roles.Directed by: Farah KhanProduced by: Akshay Kumar and Shirish KunderWritten by: Shirish KunderStar cast:Akshay KumarKatrina KaifAkshaye KhannaMusic by Vishal-ShekharTees Maar Khan Movie Release date:...
Thank You Hindi Movie Release date and Review
Thank You is an upcoming Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by UTV Motion Pictures with star cast Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Irfan Khan, Celina Jaitley & Rimi Sen.Directed by: Anees BazmeeProduced by: Ronnie...
Guzaarish Movie release date and Review
Guzaarish is an upcoming Hindi-language Indian film being directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in leading roles. The movie will revolve around the story of a married nurse (Aishwarya Rai) and a quadriplegic, wheelchair-using patient Ethan (Hrithik Roshan), suffering from impairments of the motor and sensory...
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Movie release date and Review
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is an upcoming Hindi film, directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment. It will star Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar. The female roles are played by Kalki Koechlin and Katrina Kaif where the latter is said to be paired with Hrithik Roshan. The film is a male...
Paani Hindi Movie Release date and Review
Paani is upcoming science fiction movie staring Hrithik Roshan and Kristen Stewart directed by Shekhar Kapoor. Its music will be composed by A. R. Rahman. Paani will be a futuristic film about water wars between rich and poor, which includes a love story.Directed by: Shekhar...
RAS Pre Exam 2010 admit card dispatched
RPSC(Rajasthan Public Service Commission) has dispatched the admit cards for candidates appearing for RAS Pre Examination which is scheduled on 29 September 2010. This time RPSC included Block levels Examination centers also to facilitates the candidates. Admit cards will reach all candidates by next week as RPSC started dispatch of admit cards on...
Government hike 10% DA to Employees
Central Government staff and retired employees are to receive higher Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR). This follows the Union Cabinet on Thursday giving its nod to the hike in DA from 35 per cent to 45 per cent of the basic salary. The Cabinet approval will effectively increase the current DA and DR rates to 45 per cent of the basic...
Lawyers 'bandh' hits normal life in Rajasthan
Normal life was disrupted in the wake of a bandh called by lawyers, protesting for the cancellation of judicial officers examinations held for the post of additional district judges (ADJ). Barring essential services like public transportation and medical-services, most markets, school and colleges remained closed, and public places bore a deserted...
Pilgrims and BJP MLA Mohanlal safe in tibet
All efforts were being made for safe evacuation of BJP MLA Mohanlal Gupta and 18 other Mansarovar pilgrims from Rajasthan, who were presently stranded in Taklakot in Tibet due to bad weather. A CMO spokesman said here this evening that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Chief Secretary S Ahmad and other high officials were in constant touch with concerned...
Swine flu once again knock the door in Rajasthan
As many as 33 people have tested positive for swine flu in Rajasthan, health officials said today. The 33 who tested positive yesterday were among 105 people whose samples were tested for the virus, director of the state health department OP Gupta said in a release here. Of the 33 confirmed cases, 21 were from Jaipur, five from Jodhpur, two from Chittorgarh...
Neemrana to get new greenfield airport in Rajasthan
Rajasthan will get a new greenfield airport at Neemrana in Alwar district, state Industries Minister Rajendra Pareek said here Monday. "The decision was taken on the occasion of the visit of the Union Minister of Commerce and Industries Anand Sharma to Jaipur recently," Pareek said at the valedictory session of the seminar on "Opportunities in Technical...
Engineering student hospitalized after ragging in hostel
A youth studying at a private engineering college at kota has been hospitalized for depression after he was harassed and not allowed to sleep for two nights by seniors at a hostel, says his father who has complained to police of ragging. A case has been registered against three students of the college, police said Thursday. Rahul Sharma, who is from...
IIT-Rajasthan allotted project for testing low-cost laptops
In a major follow-up to the unveiling of the $35 Low Cost Access-cum-Computing Device, IIT Rajasthan has been allotted two projects for purchase of 1 lakh such devices and carrying out intensive laboratory and field tests across the country to ensure suitability in all geographical regions and in all climatic conditions. It has also been decided to...
Rajasthan lawyers on strike for second week
The people of Rajasthan have barely recovered from a strike by the doctors, when they are having to deal with yet another strike. And this time it is the lawyers leaving the litigants helpless for last one week. The lawyers here are protesting against alleged irregularities in the Additional District Judge examination. The protesting lawyers also want...
Nation celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi & EID
The country wears a festive look Saturday as People from all over the country gears up to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi as well as Eid-ul-Fitr after completion of the 30-day fast during the holy month of Ramzan. Namaz being offered at mosques with Muslim brethren greeting each other with sweets and Hindus welcoming Lord Ganesha amid pomp and gaiety as...
Royal Rajasthan on Wheels reaches varanasi
Royal Rajasthan on Wheels (RRW), an upgraded version of famous Palace on Wheels, as the luxurious train arrived at platform number eight of the Cantonment railway station on Friday morning, making its debut in the region. While the 22-coach golden train with floral imprints remained the centre of attraction at the station, reflecting the royal touch...
BPL families to get free mobile phones in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has decided to provide free mobile phone handsets and connections to poor families living below poverty line (BPL) in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.The unique programme has been taken up under the BPL families empowerment Project. The pilot project was launched today in Phagi near here by BSNL Chairman and...
RECL Missing explosive case, 4 Man arrested
Police today arrested four senior officials of Rajasthan Explosives Company Limited (RECL), Dholpur for their role/negligence in delivering of controversial 161 consignments of explosives which were reported missing recently. An Official spokesman told UNI today that B D Agrawal, Chief General Manager K Edward Valley, General Manager (Marketing) V...
Arjun Munda takes over as new Jharkhand CM
Arjun Munda, who joined the BJP 12 years ago after quitting the JMM, is in his third stint as chief minister of mineral-rich Jharkhand in alliance with Shibu Soren's party. Munda, who along with his supporters prevailed over the BJP's central leadership to take JMM's support again in forming the government despite the earlier bitter experience, is...
India to release 31 Pakistani prisoners
Greeting Pakistan on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, India is set to thank Pakistan for releasing 442 of its fishermen with a return gift of releasing 31 Pakistani prisoners. In a statement to the press, the Foreign Office on Thursday, 9th Sep announced that seven fishermen and the 24 other Pakistani nationals will return to Pakistan on 15th September....
D Ramanaidu gets Dada Saheb Phalke award
D Ramanaidu, a veteran producer with 130 films in a dozen languages in five decades, has been conferred the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2009 for rendering outstanding contribution to the world of Indian cinema. 74-year-old Ramanaidu, the legendary and prolific film maker from Andhra Pradesh who has worked with a galaxy of actors, will be...
Govt approves tennis players dues
The payment row that threatened to derail India's tennis campaign in the upcoming Commonwealth Games was resolved Saturday with the government approving Rs one crore for five elite players. The elite men's players -- Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Rohan Bopanna and Somdev Devvarman -- had threatened to pull out of the Games if there dues, in the last...
BSNL to provide 1000 free mobiles to BPLs under corporate-social responsibilities
Minister of State for IT and Communications Sachin Pilot would distribute 1,000 mobile handsets with BSNL connections to below poverty line families near Jaipur on Thursday, according to a BSNL official. "Under the CSR(corporate-social responsibilities), BSNL will provide 1,000 mobiles with connections free to BPL families in Phagi town of the district....
Rajasthan doctors call off strike after Govt assurance
Resident doctors in Rajasthan on Tuesday called off their three-day-old strike after the state government assured them that it will take action on the alleged manhandling of some of their colleagues by attenders of an injured patient. "The decision to call off the strike was taken after a meeting was held between the striking doctors and the Jodhpur...
Nationwide strike hits life
Workers affiliated to central trade unions on Tuesday went on a day-long industrial strike across the country to protest against price rise, alleged violation of labour laws and disinvestment in PSUs disrupting normal life in Left-ruled West Bengal and Kerala. Elsewhere, life remained unaffected by the strike which comes two months after a nation-wide...
Ambuja Cement to set up 1500 Crore plant in Nagaur
The Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) and Ambuja Cement Limited (ACL) Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to set up a Rs.1,500-crore cement plant in Nagaur district of the state. "The project is expected to become operational in 2013 and will have an installed annual production capacity of two...
Mini-Rajasthan festival at Kochi from 8 September
The Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan, is organising a two-day Mini-Rajasthan Festival in Kochi for the first time on September 8 and 9. The festival will be held at the Pappaly Hall and is a part of the Rajasthan Tourisms’ domestic tourism promotion campaign ‘Rajasthan Calling’ which will be held in 19 major cities, including Kochi, Chennai,...
Farmer gets Rs 638 cr for crop insurance scheme in Rajasthan
A sum of Rs 638.68 crore has been paid to farmers in Rajasthan against crop insurance scheme claims for damage/loss of crop during Kharif season 2009. ''The insurance company had issued grant of claims of Rs 1399.20 crore on the basis of final settlement report from different banks in the state on the claims submitted by farmers in respect to loss/damages...
Resident Doctors strike claim 16 Life in Rajasthan
Government-run medical and health services in Rajasthan remained crippled as resident doctors' entered the third day of their strike today, amidst reports that 16 people have died due to alleged lack of medicare following the stir. The doctors' began the strike on Sunday protesting against alleged lathicharge on medicos in Jodhpur and it quickly spread...
Congress manage to end Sarpanch Stir in Rajasthan
The Ashok Gehlot-government successfully defused the law and order crisis that emerged in the state after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seized the reigns of the sarpanches' demonstration and threatened to lead them to the state assembly on Friday. Taking the Opposition by surprise, the government arrested four legislators Rajendra Rathore and Om...
Royal Rajasthan train to start from Sunday
Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, the new super luxury train, will start its journey on Sunday with several new destinations like Khajuraho and Varanasi in its itinerary. The luxury train is a joint venture of Rajasthan Tourism and Development Corporation and Indian Railways. Encouraged with the grand success of Palace on Wheels, the tourist train was introduced...
Bihar CM Nitish kumar calls Maoists for talks
Under intense pressure to end the week- long hostage crisis in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday invited Maoists holding three policemen captive for talks even offering them safe passage after securing an all party consensus. A day after the bullet-riddled body of Lucas Tete, one of the four abducted policemen, was found, Kumar said the...
Rajasthan inks MoU with IFC to promote investments
The Rajasthan Industry Department and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group member, have signed an MoU to promote the state as an attractive investment destination. The MoU was signed on Friday by the Principal Secretary, Industries, Government of Rajasthan, Mr Sunil Arora, and the General Manager, Advisory Services, IFC,...
Suzlon bags 30 MW wind turbine order in Rajasthan
The country's largest wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy Friday said it has won a 30 MW wind turbine order from Bhubaneswar-based mineral developer Altrade Group. Suzlon said it will operate and maintain the turbines which is will be installed at wind farms in the Jaisalmer and Jodhpur in Rajasthan. "The project will extend Suzlon's leadership...
Gujjars hold dharna, meet Ashok Gehlot
Demanding five per cent separate quota for four backward communities, hundreds of Gujjars today staged a sit-in near Rajathan Assembly building and submitted a memorandum to chief minister Ashok Gehlot. Ramveer Singh Bidhuri, chief convenor of Akhil Bhartiya Gujjar Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti, led the 11-member delegation which met Gehlot at his residence...
Opposition walks out of Raj Assembly for setting up of Universities
The demand of opening new universities in Shekhawati, Alwar and Bharatpur figured in the Rajasthan Assembly today while the Opposition, unhappy over the state government's silence over the issue mobbed the well of the House and later staged a walk-out. The issue was raised by Pema Ram(CPI-M) during the Zero Hour through a rejected adjournment motion...
Rajasthan Govt to hike minimum wages to labours
The Rajasthan Government is contemplating the move to hike minimum wages for labourers orworkers in the state. This was informed to the State Assembly by Employment and Labour Minister Mangi Lal Garasia in response to starred question from Nrmal Kumawat. The Governemnt has informed the House that the proposal to revise the rates of minimum wages was...
Demand for Bhojpuri, Rajasthani to get official Language status
A demand for inclusion of Bhojpuri and Rajasthani languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution came into focus in the Lok Sabha on Monday through a calling-to-attention motion. Minister of State for Home, Ajay Makan assured the agitated House that recognition to the two languages is under the government's consideration on the basis of the report...
