Govt releases postage stamp on Census of India 2011

Government of India releases Special postage stamp "Census of India 2011" for Rs. 5. The Indian Census has been the most credible source of information on demography, economic activity, literacy and education, housing and household amenities, urbanization, fertility and mortality,...

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Census 2011: Literacy rate of India rise to 74%

India's effective literacy rate has recorded a 9.2 per cent rise to reach 74.04 per cent, according to provisional data of the 2011 census released today. Interestingly, literacy rate improved sharply among females as compared to males. While the effective literacy rate for...

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Census 2011:Population of India by States 2011

Population of India by States as per census 2011 data can be seen in graph shown below. India's new national census has put the population at about 1.21 billion people, or 17% of the world population, the census commissioner said.The population comprising 623.7 million males...

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Census 2011:Population of Punjab is 2.7 Crore

Population of Punjab State as per Census 2011 released today is 27704236 while as per Census 2001 the population of punjab was 24358999. India's new national census has put the population at about 1.21 billion people, or 17% of the world population, the census commissioner said.The...

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Census 2011:Population of Madhya Pradesh is 7.25 Crore

Population of Madhya Pradesh(MP) as per Census 2011 is 72597565 (7.25 Crore) which is more than 2001 population which was 6 Crore so there is rise of 20% in population. India's new national census has put the population at about 1.21 billion people, or 17% of the world population,...

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Census 2011:Population of Haryana is 2.5 Crore

Population of Haryana as per Census 2011 is 25353081 (2.5 Crore approx.) which much higher than 2001 data which claims 2.1 Crore population. India's new national census has put the population at about 1.21 billion people, or 17% of the world population, the census commissioner...

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Census 2011:Population of Gujarat is 6 Crore

Population of Gujarat as per Census 2011 is 60383628(Approx 6 Crore) which is around 18% rise in last 10 year. India's new national census has put the population at about 1.21 billion people, or 17% of the world population, the census commissioner said.The population comprising...

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Census 2011:Population of Delhi is 1.67 Crore

Population of Delhi as per Census 2011 is 16753235 which is much higher than 2001 population which was 13850507. Delhi is most dense state of India as per census 2011 data released today. The highest population density is in Delhi’s northeast district (37,346 per sq km) as...

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Census 2011:Population of Bihar is 10.38 Crore

Population of Bihar is 103804637 which is one of populated state of India. Bihar is having 18.6 Million children in the 0-6 years age group as per Census 2011 data released today. Meanwhile India's new national census has put the population at about 1.21 billion people, or...

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Census 2011:Population of Uttar Pradesh is 20 Crore

Uttar Pradesh(UP) (20 Crore) is the most populous State in the country - population is more than the population of Brazil. Population of Uttar Pradesh as per Census 2011 is 199581477(Approx 20 Crore) which is much higher than Census 2011 data which show 16.6 Crore population...

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Census 2011: Population of India is 121 Crore

India's new national census has put the population at about 1.21 billion people, or 17% of the world population, the census commissioner said.The population comprising 623.7 million males and 586.5 million females is almost equal to the combined population of the United States,...

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Rajasthan Census 2011:Population of Rajasthan is 6.86 Crore

Population of Rajasthan as per Census 2011 is 68621012 which is much higher than census 2001 which records 56507188. child sex ratio at 883 in the state is below the national average of 914 and is among those states with lowest child sex ratio. Even the sex ratio in the Rajasthan...

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India beat Pakistan by 29 Runs to enter World Cup final

India beat Pakistan by 29 Runs to enter World Cup 2011 final. India won the toss and elected to bat first with fine batting by Sachin Tendulkar(85) and Virendra Sehwag (38) helped India to beat Pakistan by runs to enter the final of World Cup 2011 at the Mohali in Punjab. India...

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Rajasthan CM Gehlot flags off Mumbai-Jaipur Duronto Train

Rajasthan Chief minister Ashok Gehlot flagged off the Jaipur-Mumbai Duronto Express from the city railway station on Tuesday. Eleven out of 14 trains announced in the Rail Budget 2010-11 have been flagged off till now. Gehlot will also flag off Bikaner-Delhi Express from the...

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Rajasthan Celebrates "Rajasthan Day" today

Rajasthan Celebrates Rajasthan Day today across the state. Rajasthan was formed on 30 March 1949, when all erstwhile princely states ruled by Rajputs, known as Rajputana, merged into the Dominion of India. On the occasion of Rajasthan Day Celebrations, the state department of...

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World Cup 2011 Semifinal - Live on DD National at 2:30 PM

World Cup 2011 Semifinal 2 between India and Pakistan will be Live on DD National at 2:30 PM. With all eyes set on the ICC World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan — being termed as “final of finals” — the PCA stadium has been turned into a fortress. As part of the three-tier...

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Two arrest in SHO Burning case

Two people were taken into custody in the case of burning alive the Station House Officer (SHO) of Mantown police station in Surwal village on outskirts of Sawai Madhopur on March 18. A police spokesman today said one Radhey Shyam Saini of Surwal and Satya Narain Meena of Rawla were taken into cusotdy late last night in connection with the burning...

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Sri lanka enter World Cup 2011 Final

Sri lanka beat New Zealand by 5 Wickets and enter World Cup 2011 Final. Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga and Sangkara made victory easy for Sriland while chasing the score of 217 today for match Played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Dramatic turn comes after sudden fall...

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UP MP's son arrested with illegal arms in Barmer, Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh MP Brijbhushan Thakur's son Pratik Bhushan, who was arrested with arms and ammunition near Pachpadra in Barmer district have been sent to judicial custody. The trio along with some other accomplices were heading towards Pachpadra from Jodhpur yesterday, when their two vehicles were stopped and searched by the police during a routine...

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SC, ST to protest in Rajasthan against reservation policies

Members of the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Jaipur have staged protests against the Rajasthan government''s reservation policy. Around five thousand people belonging to the SC and ST committee gathered here on Sunday, to warn the state government of dire consequences if their right to reservation was curbed. Asharam Vena, the General...

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Jaipur Mumbai Duronto Express Train from Today

Jaipur Mumbai Duronto Express Train to be inaugurated today by Rajasthan Chief minister Ashok Gehlot from Jaipur. This train will run twice in a week.From Jaipur train will start on Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15 PM while this train will start from Mumbai on Tuesday and Sunday at 11:15 ...

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RTET 2011 Exam by Rajasthan Board, Ajmer

Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test[RTET] 2011 Exam, recently included by Rajasthan govt before appearing in Tearcher's exam by RPSC Ajmer. RTET Exam 2011 to be held by BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION RAJASTHAN, AJMER. Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education will conduct the Teachers...

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Ricky Ponting resign as Australia's Captain, Clarke take charge

Ricky Ponting resign as Australia's Captain after defeat in world cup 2011. Ponting has relinquished his one-day and Test captaincy roles with his deputy Michael Clarke tipped to take over. The 36-year-old made the announcement at the Sydney Cricket Ground at 1pm today.Ponting...

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Rajasthan CM to flag off 3 new trains

Rajasthan CM Ashok gehlot as a part of the Rajasthan Day celebrations will launch three new trains for the state, sources at the chief minister’s office said on Sunday.1. The much awaited Jaipur-Mumbai Duranto would be flagged off on March 29 from Jaipur railway junction station...

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Pakisthan PM Gilani to watch World Cup semi-final in Mohali

Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday accepted his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh's invitation to watch the World Cup semi-final between the cricket teams of the two countries at Mohali on 30th March. The decision was taken following a meeting between President Asif...

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Rajasthan Day 2011 celebration Programme Schedule

Pink city jaipur is all set for four- day festivity and cultural events on the Rajasthan Day, starting March 28, by the state department of tourism. It will last till March 31. A plethora of cultural events, performances and competitions will showcase the cultural legacy of...

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Shunglu Committee report on CWG on 29 March

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh- appointed Shunglu Committee will submit three more reports on alleged irregularities in CWG-related projects by 29th March. The reports will highlight several inadequacies on part of government officials and contractors in executing works for the sporting extravaganza held in New Delhi between 3rd October and 14th October...

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Jat agitation withdrawn after talks with Hooda

The agitating Jats in Haryana have withdrawn their agitation late tonight following a meeting of their leaders with the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda in Jind. In a statement issued here today, the Chief Minister said that those agitating have agreed to lift...

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MNREGA Social audit from 28 March

The social audit of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee(MNREGA) at village-level Sabha is going to be held from March 28 to March 29. MNREGA programme coordinator Siddharth Mahajan said that the social audit forum conducted a thorough study for 15 days and...

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Rajasthan failed to achieve power generation target: CAG Report

Rajasthan has failed to realize targeted addition in power generation as the capacity addition between 2005 and 2010 was much short of the target, a Comptroller and Auditor General(CAG) report pointed out recently. "As against the envisaged capacity addition of 3,020 MW to meet...

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No admission test in Navodaya Vidyalaya !

The entrance examinations of the Jawahar Navodaya schools could not be organised this time because of the implementation of the Right to Education Act in the state. The examinations for entrance in class six, organised by Union government, were originally scheduled to be held last month itself. According to the norms of the Right to Education Act,...

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Two killed in encounter with Haryana police

Two suspected associates of a man, wanted in a case of alleged robbery, were killed on Thursday night and one injured in an encounter with a Haryana police team in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district. The Haryana police team in a vehicle was chasing robbery accused Sukhvinder Singh who was in a car with his two associates. When they entered Sriganganagar,...

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Prime Minister to watch Indo-Pak WC semi-final in Mohali

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will watch the World Cup semi final between India and Pakistan in Mohali on Wednesday. He has also invited Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari to watch the match. In identical letters to Asif Ali Zardari and...

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SC directs UP, Haryana and Rajasthan Govts to ensure supply to Delhi

Supreme Court on Thursday asked Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan governments to ensure that supply of essential commodities including water to the national capital is not disrupted in the wake of threats by Jats agitating for quota in central jobs. A bench of justices Altamas...

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Raje complains to president against Rajasthan CM

Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje, on Thursday met President Pratibha Devisingh Patiland urged her to order the governor of the state to reconvene the budget session of the state assembly to discuss alleged flaws. The session concluded on Wednesday. "According...

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Rajasthan Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) Exam 2011 on 22 May

Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education will conduct the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) on May 22 this year and candidates will be able to register for the examination online till April 18. Announcing the schedule of TET, chairman of the board Subhash Garg said that they will start the preparation from March 31 and try to announce the result on June...

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India beat Australia to reach World Cup Semifinal

India stormed into World Cup semifinal after beating Australia by 5 Wickets in the quarter-finals match on Thursday Played at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad. The Man in blue chased 260, put up by the Australia, with the help of some good inning from Sachin, Gautam Gambhi...

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MLA Sinodia's Son Murder case: Main accused arrested

Rajasthan Police's Special Operations Group (SOG) arrested one of the main accused in the abduction and murder of Bhanwar Sinodia, son of Kisangarh MLA Nathu Ram Sinodia. Shehzad, the alleged contract killer of the MLA's son was arrested from the Ashok Vihar area in New Delhi...

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JDA plan to recruit Engineers

Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has proposed to the state government to recruit engineers, town planners, draftsmen, assistant legal advisors and others. It wants 420 engineers and 340 employees for various posts. Additional commissioner Shuchi Sharma says, “As JDA’s jurisdiction is increasing new staff is required. We have sent a proposal to the...

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Jat leaders set two deadlines 25, 28 March

Threatening to block the busy railway track and roads leading to Delhi and even disrupting the water supply to the national capital, agitating Jat community leaders in Haryana on Tuesday said the central and state governments should take concrete steps by Friday to meet their...

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Pakistan beat WI by 10 Wickets, enter World cup Semifinal

Captain Shahid Afridi scalped four wickets and Mohammad Hafeez excelled with an all-round display as Pakistan spanked a spineless West Indies by 10 wickets to storm in the semifinal of the cricket World Cup in Mirpur on Wednesday. Pakistan bundled out the Caribbeans for a paltry...

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PM reject 'cash-for-votes' charges in Parliament

Rejecting as "wild" the charges that bribe was paid during the 2008 Confidence Motion, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took on the Opposition for creating hue and cry over diplomatic communications, saying it was a "dangerous" thing to do. In an uncharacteristic combative manner, Singh particularly targeted L K Advani, saying the BJP leader thought becoming...

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Rajasthan Govt hike DA rate by 6% to employees

Rajasthan Government hike DA rate by 6% to its state govt employees after yesterday centre announced DA Rate hike. Now DA rate for State govt employees will be 51%.Announcement to this effect was made in the statement tabled during the passage of the Rajasthan Appropriation Bill 2011 and Finance Bill 2011 in the State Assembly on the behalf of the...

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Nation pay tributes to Bhagt Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru

Nation pay tributes to martyred Indian freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev today when whole nation observe "Saheed Divas" today. "Their sacrifice has immortalized them," Chairman Hamid Ansari said, observing the day when the three were hanged in Lahore prison...

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Cabinet approves draft of ''RTE Rules 2011''

The draft of ''Rajasthan Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules 2011'', meant for implementation of the Centre''s Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009, was today approved by the State Cabinet. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot chaired a meeting...

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Rajasthan Officials warned for child marriages on Akshya Tritiya

The Rajasthan government has warned of strict action against district administrations and police officials if they fail to check child marriages on Akshya Tritiya (Akha Teej) to be observed May 6, an official said Tuesday. The day is considered highly auspicious for marriages....

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Jat agitation disrupts rail services

Jat agitation continued to disrupt train services in many parts of Haryana on Wednesday as well. 66 trains including Shatabadi and Rajdhani were cancelled on the northern and north-western sector and many trains were diverted. The Jats are demanding a quota for their community in government jobs. Leaders of Jat Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti will meet today...

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Rajasthan Govt to refer SHO burning case to CBI

Rajasthan Government has decided to refer to the CBI the inquiry and investigation into the case of burning alive Mantown SHO Phool Mohmmad by mob in Surwal village near Sawai Madhopur on March 17 evening. The decision to this effect was taken at high level meeting held here tonight under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Till the completion...

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Warren Buffett and Bill Gates in India

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are in India, to convince the super-rich of the nation to part with their wealth for philanthropic causes, as part of their ‘The Giving Pledge’ campaign which started off in the United States of America. CNBC’s Becky Quick & CNBC-TV18’s Shereen...

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Final IPL 4 Teams | Final IPL 4 Team Players

Final IPL 4 Teams | Final IPL 4 Team Players: 1. Chennai Super Kings (24): Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Subramanium Badrinath, Joginder Sharma, Sudeep Tyagi, Abhinav Mukund, Aniruddha Shrikant, Ganapathi Vignesh, K...

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Delhi Budget 2011-12 Highlights | Delhi Budget

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today presented a budget of Rs. 27,067 crore for this year with a plan outlay of Rs. 13,600 crore and a non-plan expenditure of Rs. 13,307.Delhi Budget 2011-12 Highlights:1. 14,000 new staff in schools.2. Scholarships for Students.3. MLA fund increased to 2.5 Crore from Rs. 2 crore.4. Cheaper: Bicycles, kerosene...

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Govt hike DA rate by 6% to Central Govt Employees

Govt on Tuesday increased dearness allowance (DA) by 6 percent to 51 percent, benefiting over 50 lakh central govt employees and 38 lakh pensioners. "The decision to hike DA was taken by the Union Cabinet at its meeting here," a Union minister said in New Delhi on Tuesday. The...

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IIT Rajasthan launches new website www.iitj.ac.in

IIT Rajasthan launches its new website http://www.iitj.ac.in/. IIT Rajasthan was till now using Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Kanpur web server under tag http://www.iitk.ac.in/iitj/ as IIT Rajasthan is attached under IIT Kanpur by HRD till they get full flashed campus...

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Top 10 News paper in Rajasthan

Indian Readership Survey(IRS) Q4 2010 has been good for English dailies where 6 out of top 10 English newspapers in the country have registered growth while the loss for the rest 4 dailies have been marginal according to the average issue readership (AIR) data.Top 10 News Papers...

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Times Internet wins IPL media rights

India's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, the unlisted Bennett, Coleman & Co. (BCCL), has won internet, mobile, radio and some television rights for the Indian Premier League cricket tournaments for the next four years. Its digital media arm, Times Internet Ltd,...

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VSNL Disinvestment - Is it new Telecom Scam ?

Nine years after Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s NDA government sold a 25% stake in long distance telecom carrier VSNL to the Tatas, communications minister Kapil Sibal on Monday said the “disinvestment does not seem to be fair and transparent” and ordered a probe into the delay in demerging...

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