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IIM Udaipur celebrates completion of two years

Two years back on the same date ie. 27th July, 2011 an institution was born with an aim to create world class leaders who will be equally concerned about contributing towards the growth of the country and about giving their best to the society. Today, on the occasion of completing its two years, IIM Udaipur…

Anasagar, several other Rajasthan lakes filled to the brim

With second spell of monsoon in the district the Anasagar lake – situated in the heart of the city – is almost overflowing. The water gauge here on Monday touched 12 feet. The capacity of the lake is 13 feet. Besides Anasagar, half a dozen lakes in the district have been receiving water in the…

AR Rahman India road tour includes Jaipur on October 20

Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman is all set to embark on a month-long four city tour which includes the Pink City – Jaipur also. Its good news for Jaipurites as they will see live performance by A.R. Rehman. Rahman, 47, will begin his tour titled ‘Ranhamnishq’ after a gap of two decades in Kolkata on…

BCCI probe clears Raj Kundra, Gurunath Meiyappan of involvement in IPL spot-fixing

A two-member probe panel, which was investigating the spot-fixing and betting scandal in the Indian Premier League, has submitted its report to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The report says that no evidence of spot-fixing has been found against Rajasthan Royals‘ co-owner Raj Kundra and Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of N Srinivasan, who…

Second generation Pinaka multi-rocket system successfully test fired in Pokhran

The Pinaka Mark II Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System has undergone successful firing trials at Chandhan area in Pokhran field firing ranges. The trials which started on Friday were witnessed by officials of DRDO and Army trial teams. “Pinaka Mark II trials were sucessfully conducted at the Pokhran field firing range. The target was successfully…

Diwan of Ajmer Dargah and CM Gehlot cancels Iftaar party for Uttarakhand disaster

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot (in picture) has decided not to host the annual Iftaar party at his residence in view of the Uttarakhand natural disaster in which 500 people from the State are yet to be traced. The Diwan of Ajmer Dargah has appealed to people and political parties to refrain from hosting Iftaar…

Tourists and diplomats join CII intiative ‘Jaipur by Nite’

The second edition of ‘Jaipur by Nite‘ concluded on Saturday amid cheering tourists and visiting diplomats who were enthralled by the cultural bonanza. The objective of the two-day event is to promote Jaipur as a destination for summer and monsoon tourism with a melange of cultural evenings dove-tailed with a wide array of Rajasthani cuisine…

RPSC LDC Grade II Recruitment 2013 Notification

RPSC LDC Grade II Recruitment 2013 Rajasthan Public Service Commission invites applications for post of Lower Division Clerk Grade 2. Rajasthan public service commission has issued notification for fill in 7575 vacancies for LDC Grade II post. Number of Vacancies in LDC Grade II Clerk Grade 2 RPSC : 33 Clerk Grade 2 Rajasthan subordinate…

Monsoon fill 90 Raj dams full capacity, authorities alert

With the state receiving good monsoon rains this season, 90 out of the 724 dams in Rajasthan have reached their full capacity and authorities are making arrangements to ensure that none of them collapses. According to the water resources department, 363 dams in the state are partially filled, and the condition of Chanda ka Talab…

Five persons stuck on Rajasthan island rescued by Army

Five persons, stuck on a small island in Parvati river in Kota district following flash floods, were on Monday airlifted by the Army. Lakhan (22), Khemraj (21), Bhima (9) Dhiraj (12) and Rakesh (14) had gone to the island last evening in Ayana village when the level of water was low. The flow of water,…