The Cabinet is likely to consider tomorrow giving approval to Hindustan Petroleum Corp’s Rs 37,229 crore refinery in Rajasthan, just ahead of the planned foundation stone laying of the project by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Gandhi is scheduled to lay foundation stone of the 9 million tonnes (MT) refinery at Pachpadra in Barmer district of…
India’s biggest news network Sahara India Television Network (SITV) launched it’s yet another regional channel ‘Samay Rajasthan’ on Wednesday. The newly-launched news channel is committed to bring updates on political and social developments in the state. Not only this ‘Samay Rajasthan’ is committed to bring about cultural as well as regional activities from the state….
After the Rs 37,000 crore crude oil refinery in Barmer, Rajasthan is set to get the largest single-location solar plant in the world with an investment of Rs 30,000 crore and the announcement of the mega project most likely to come this month. While top government officials are unwilling to flesh out details and are…
Resident doctors of Sawai Man Singh (SMS), along with various other government medical colleges will be on strike from Tuesday to show support for their colleagues in Bikaner. The resident doctors of Bikaner are on strike after they were manhandled allegedly by attendants of a patient, who died in the hospital four days ago. The…
Asaram Bapu, arrested on allegation of sexually assaulting a minor girl, will continue to remain in judicial custody as the Rajasthan high court on Wednesday decided to hear his bail plea Oct 1, police said. Asaram, 72, filed a bail application before the Jodhpur bench of the high court on September 13. The bail application…
A court on Tuesday directed the state police to file a case against Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies Babulal Nagar for raping a woman on the pretext of providing her a ‘suitable job’. The woman got her statement recorded before the chief judicial magistrate on September 13. In her complaint, the woman…
The trial run of the Jaipur Metro began on Wednesday with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot flagging off a train at the Mansarovar station in Jaipur. The trial run will take place between Mansarovar and Shyam Nagar stations via New Atish Market and Vivek Vihar stations. The first phase of the Metro train services was…
As the Rajasthan Assembly Elections are slated later this year, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi seems to be hell-bent on ensuring victory in the western state. Days after Rahul addressed a rally at Udaipur on September 11, the Gandhi scion will address a public meeting in Baran district of Rajasthan on Tuesday. Congress sources said…
Saturday could well be the last time that Sachin Tendulkar steps into the Sawai Mansingh Stadium ground for a competitive game of cricket. Provided of course, Mumbai Indians do reach the semifinals of the Champions League T20 and even if they do, they do not play that game here. Rajasthan Royals take on Mumbai Indians…
Union Minister for Culture Chandresh Kumari Katoch yesterday unveiled the World Heritage Plaque at the Chittaurgarh Fort in Rajasthan and released brochures on the fort in Hindi and English. Chittaurgarh Fort is one of the six hill forts of Rajasthan recently inscribed in the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee of the United…