Bharatpur police seized explosives buried in the ground in Pahari area’s Nagal zone on Tuesday. Police said the explosives were for use in illegal mining. No one has been arrested yet in this connection. According to Kaman, circle officer of Chandandan Barahath, there were complaints of explosives being used in illegal mining on Nangal hills….
Rajasthan Patrika is readying for the second edition of its annual initiative, Jaipur Shopping Festival. Launched in 2012 in association with International Fairs & Festivals, Jaipur Shopping Festival (JSF) aims to reposition the Pink City from the marketers point of view. The Festival offers a platform that facilitates the unified efforts of all business associations,…
National Duniya, the Hindi daily from EssBee Media, has expanded its reach to Rajasthan with the launch of its Jaipur edition last week. With a cover price of Rs 2-Rs 3, National Duniya’s Jaipur edition has a 16-page main edition, along with four-page supplements throughout the week. The paper has been launched with initial print…
“20,000 posts of teachers in third grade, 9,000 teachers in second grade and 2,800 lecturers will be filled up soon and RPSC has been asked to complete the task,” education minister B K Sharma told the House. Ruling Congress government today told Rajasthan Legislative Assembly that over 31,000 vacant posts of teachers in different grades…
Over 300 medical students on Monday took out a march in the city demanding equal seats in undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses. The march was part of the nation-wide call “save doctor” by Indian Medical Association. Students of Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital, dressed in lab coats and sporting black ribbons, marched from…
Amid the debate on food security bill in Parliament, the state has started its survey to identify the beneficiaries. Though the screening process has been initiated from August 20, no deadline has been indicated for actual implementation of the scheme in the state. On August 14, the state government’s food and civil supplies department had…
The monsoon session of the 13th Rajasthan Assembly commenced on Monday with the state government tabling nine amended bills and 15 ordinances in a short time before the House was adjourned for Tuesday. Tributes were paid to the departed leaders and victims of the Uttarakhand disaster and Bihar rail tragedy. Prior to that, the ministers…
The violence hit areas including Bhandarez Mode, Sikandara and Indira Colony remained tense but incident free on Monday amid heavy police presence. At least 16 FIRs have been registered at various police stations by residents who were robbed or their houses torched by miscreants while four FIRs on the Saturday violence during students’ elections were…
Australia-based hotel management group StayWell Hospitality announced the opening of its first project in India ‘Leisure Inn Grand Chanakya’. With the opening of the hotel at M I road, iconic Rajasthani specialty restaurant ‘Chanakya’ was also reopened. “India is one of the key market for us and we will be opening more hotels in country…
A day after Meena and Gujjar youths entered into a violent confrontation during the student union elections in the state, people here woke up amid fear, panic and a sense of insecurity. An agitating group, who according to local people were Gujjars, set fire to six new buses on Sunday morning including four at Bhandarez…