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Directorate of College Education FB page for students and teachers to interact

Aiming to have one-to-one interaction of students and teachers, the department of college education has taken an e-route to reach maximum people with the help of social networking sites. The department has come up with a Facebook page where students and teachers or any other person can have a direct access with senior authorities of…

More than 40,300 seats vacant in Rajasthan technical colleges

In a major setback to technical education in the state, more than 40,300 seats are lying vacant in engineering colleges after the first round of counselling. According to the board of technical education (BTE), out of 61,000 seats available, only 20,700 students have appeared in the first counselling that got over on Saturday. The situation…

JMC will remove encroachments in Nullah today

The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) will restart its drive to remove encroachments along the catchment area of Amaniashah Nullah from July 3 as per the extended given deadline given by the Rajasthan High Court. On May 24 when JMC started the anti-encroachment drive they faced huge protest and the Corporation had to stall the drive…

Baran, Tonk recieves heavy rainfall as Monsoon gain momentum

Almost after a fortnight since its onset, the south west monsoon gained momentum with mild to moderate showers being witnessed in almost every part of the state except western Rajasthan. Mercury took a dip across the state due to the continued rainfall in the past two days but still Churu remained hottest in the state…

Nagaur boy busted fake IAF recruitment racket

In the name of recruitment in armed forces, a lot of fake recruitment gangs and touts are operating across the state. One such case has come to light, where in an aspiring candidate from Nagaur (Rajasthan) Ram Singh Charan who was placed on wait list for recruitment in Indian Air Force, was contacted by one…

Sonakshi left Jaipur fans disappointed

Sonakshi Sinha’s fans in Jaipur were left disappointed yesterday when the actor had to cancel her visit to the Pink City due to ill health. She was coming to promote her upcoming film ‘Lootera’. Sonakshi fell ill due to food poisoning. “She was not keeping too well since morning on Monday. Even then she came…

Infrastructure Development of Jaipur now get the boost

With elevation in status for Jaipur as a counter-magnet area, the state government has already started working on plans to be submitted before the National Capital Region Planning Board. A slew of proposals which include sewerage treatment, drainages and industrial development will be taken up on a priority basis. “We will soon present proposals related…

Swaraj University innovative program to become a Khoji

Swaraj University is hosting an open Orientation Program on the Basics of Self-Designed Learning on July 6-7, 2013 at Tapovan Ashram, Naya Kheda, Udaipur. The program will give tips about how one can take his/her education into their own hands. It is open for youth from age 18-30 and no previous degree or diploma is…

The Lalit Laxmi Vilas Palace Udaipur won various Travel Guru awards

The Lalit Laxmi Vilas Palace Udaipur received the following awards by Travel Guru – ‘Star Performer 2013’, Customer Certified Hotel in ‘Best Dining Quality’, ‘Best in Service Quality’, ‘Best in Room Quality’ and ‘Best in Cleanliness’. The awards were purely based on customer feedback and perception. The Lalit Laxmi Vilas Palace is amongst the best…

JDA illegaly built cactus park in nullah catchment area

The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), one of the government agencies entrusted by the Rajasthan high court to remove encroachments from Amanishah Nullah, has itself been found involved in the illegality. The authority constructed an international cactus garden at Swarna Jayanti Park in Vidyadhar Nagar, right in the catchment area of the nullah, which is a…