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Saurav and Joshna enters 61st Senior National Squash Championship semis

Displaying awesome technical prowess, India internationals Saurav Ghoshal and Joshna Chinappa sailed into the semifinals of the 61st Senior National Squash Championship at the Jaipur Club Courts. It was an easy outing for world No. 20 Ghoshal who outplayed Vrishab Kotiyan of Maharashtra to post a facile, 11-3, 11-3, 11-8 to storm into semis. Ghoshal…

New superfast special train between Jaipur and Jodhpur via Phulera

A new superfast special train between Jaipur and Jodhpur via Phulera will commence its first journey from railway station here today morning. The train with 15 coaches, including AC and non-ac chair cars, will leave at 6 am and reach Jodhpur at 10:30 am, a NWR spokesman said. In return journey from Jodhpur, the train…

Rajasthan PHED Recruitment 2013

Rajasthan Public Health Engineering Department invites online application for the recruitment for 1294 Pump Driver, Fitter, Electrician, Meter Reader, Line Man & Helper vacancies. All the interested candidates are requested to apply online till 05-09-2013 up to 12:00am.Online application has started from 16-08-2013. Rajasthan PHED Recruitment 2013 Vacancy Details Total number of Posts- 1294 Name…

Mallika Sherawat in search for Mr Right reached Udaipur

Mallika Sherawat has finally reached the city of Lakes – Udaipur – to find her Mr Right. Sherawat will be shooting for a reality television show which will help her hunt for a perfect partner. The city will witness her journey to find her soulmate, arriving from across the globe. The reality show, titled The…

India’s second Regional Geriatric Centre inaugurated at Jodhpur

Rajasthan Chief minister Ashok Gehlot today inaugurated the country’s second Regional Geriatric Centre here at MDM Hospital Jodhpur  which will focus on the health care of elderly people. The only such centre is currently functioning at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi of the total eight such centres proposed across the…

Biggest book released by smallest woman of the world

World’s shortest woman Jyoti Amge on Sunday released the biggest book of 30×24 feet written by Jain Muni Shri Tarun Sagar at a function here. “A very happy moment that world’s shortest woman is releasing the world’s biggest book,” Amge said on the occasion. “I have become the world’s daughter Jain Muni’s book is good…

The Fast and the Furious actor Vin Diesel in Udaipur on Sep 2

“The Fast and the Furious” actor Vin Diesel is likely to be on his maiden visit to India in the first week of September to promote his forthcoming release, sci-fi movie “Riddick”. The city of lakes, Udaipur, and India’s film capital Mumbai are on his itinerary. While the 46-year-old actor is almost confirmed to land…

Flood like situation in Jaisalmer district

Jaisalmer district, which till a few days back had been witnessing drought-like situation, is now facing a flood-like situation due to continuous rain since Wednesday night. Many villages in the district are facing the danger of being inundated. The rain which began on Wednesday late night continued throughout Thursday due to which water has collected…

Bhavesh Patel accused of Dargah blast released from hospital

Ajmer dargah blast accused Bhavesh Patel, who was lodged in Alwar Central Jail, was discharged from the hospital a week after he was admitted here on complaints of weakness. Sources said Patel, however, refused to break his fast which he has been observing since August 1. His deteriorating condition had panicked the prison administration. A…

Army officer Major Mahesh Kumar from Jhunjhunu gets Kirti Chakra

Major Mahesh Kumar of the Punjab Regiment (22 Rashtriya Rifles) and a native of Jhunjhunu district was awarded Kirti Chakra by President Pranab Mukharjee on Independence day. Major Kumar was honoured for killing dreaded foreign and Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists during counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir. The officer successfully eliminated two hardcore foreign terrorists at close…