Midday meals served in rural areas and urban areas in Jaipur are differeent as it is prepared by high tech machines imported from Japan and other developed countries in centralized kitchens of urban areas while in rural areas it is prepared by conventional methods. Over six lakh children are served midday meals prepared in kitchens…
Bollywood star Katrina Kaif made a trip to seek the blessings of Sheikh Salim Chishti at his dargah today morning and expressed her desire to shoot a song sequence in Fatehpur Sikri. The 30-year-old actor visited the dargah at 6 in the morning and tied the sacred red thread for a wish there. It was…
Seeking official status for Rajasthani, Culture Minister Chandresh Kumari Katoch has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to include the language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. She asked the Prime Minister to consider the long standing demand of the people of Rajasthan and bring a Bill to include Rajasthani in the…
Around 500 buses belonging to Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan Roadways will depart from ISBT Kashmere Gate again from July 25. These buses were diverted to other ISBTs as renovation was ongoing at Maharana Pratap ISBT at Kashmere Gate till three months ago. The inauguration of the revamped ISBT at Kashmere Gate took place on…
The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur has been voted the Best Resort in Asia for the third consecutive year by Travel + Leisure, World’s Best Awards, 2013. This ranking is the result of a Readers’ Poll conducted by the magazine. Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards are amongst the most prestigious in the international travel industry as…
With Union government bringing the food security ordinance, Rajasthan is all set to implement the law from August 20. Nearly 76% of rural population and 54% of urbanites are expected to benefit from the new law. In Rajasthan, 4.84 crore people are likely to be directly benefited from the proposed national food security Act, 2013….
ET-Travel zeroed down on the popular business-cum-leisure destination choices of Jaipur, Indore and Kolkata, where post your meeting, you can soak in the city’s attractions. JAIPUR: Shopping is what may attract most people here but the night desert safaris, cuisine and hospitality befitting royalty is a blissful experience. Indulge! REGION: Rajasthan BEST BETS: Sight-seeing, shopping,…
Sarla Lakhawat from Ajmer is a woman who changed the life of farmers of backward region of Baran district with her scientific approach to add value to garlic using non-conventional energy resources. The garlic of this region is now in demand in New Zealand and Singapore. Sarla recently received the Swami Sahajanand Sarswati outstanding extension…
Rajasthan State Open School RSOS April- May 2013 results have been declared. The announcement of the results has ended the wait of the students who have appeared for the April- May 2013 examination held by Rajasthan State Open School RSOS. Thousands of students from the different parts of the state who don’t have access to…
A 62-year-old retired government employee was arrested for allegedly raping his five daughters for nearly two decades in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district. The elderly man’s wife was also arrested for backing his inhuman crimes. After suffering for nearly a decade, the eldest daughter finally mustered courage to speak out against her father when he forced himself…