Light to moderate showers occurred in many parts of Rajasthan overnight with Reodar receiving 9 cms of rains till Tuesday morning. Sheo, Raniwara and Chittorgarh recorded 8,7 and 6 cms of rains, the MeT department said. Dabok, Kota and Jaipur received 6.2, 6 and 3 mms of rain till Tuesday evening, it said. The weather…
Rajasthan Governor Margret Alva tonight appointed Vice Chancellors of the four new government universities set up in the state. While Professor U C Sankhla is appointed as VC of Dr Bheemrao Ambedkar Law University in Jaipur, Vimlesh Choudhary would be the VC of Shekhawati University in Sikar, Dr M R Saini appointed the VC of…
The launch of the Rado store in Jaipur witnessed the presence of actor and model Lisa Ray, who launched the new Rado Hyper Chrome collection of Swiss watches and also inaugurated the store on Monday. The launch also witnessed beautiful models displaying the collection in a show organized on the escalators of the mall. An…
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s June 20th visit to Jaipur seems to have put the state govt into overdrive as far as preparations are concerned. Finishing touches were being put in place today for her visit to Jayal and Suratgarh. CM Ashok Gehlot himself went to these areas to oversee the preparations. On the 20th Sonia…
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Rajasthan’s Alwar town and the video of the crime then uploaded on a social networking website, police said on Tuesday. According to police, the victim’s father registered a first information report (FIR) Tuesday with a police station at Alwar, some 150 km from Jaipur. “The man says that…
Nirjala Ekadashi was celebrated with zeal in the city of Lakes, where hundreds of youngsters were seen flying kites; on the occasion, Abdul Kadir a passionate kite flyer of Udaipur wished Team India to win the title of on-going Champion’s Trophy, by flying 151 kites back to back at the bank of Fatehsagar lake ….
The south west monsoon progressed towards northern Rajasthan on Monday where mild to moderate showers were witnessed. Since its onset, rainfall has been steady in the southern and eastern parts of the state. Raniwada in Jalore district of the state recorded the maximum rainfall in the state as it recorded a rainfall of 90 mm….
Similar to SRK-starrer thriller Baazigar, a body in a box triggered panic at sleeper coach number 7 of Avadh-Assam Express when the body of a woman was discovered in an iron chest after the train reached Lalgarh railway station in Bikaner. The body was partially charred and was beyond identification, according GRP officers. Around 5.40…
The state which once prided itself on providing safety and security to women has earned a dubious distinction of being one of the most unsafe places in the country. The state has recorded second highest number of rape cases in 2012, next only to Madhya Pradesh. The state capital is third among metros with 134…
Ambuja Cements Ltd plans to establish a 4.5Mta cement plant in the northwest Indian state of Rajasthan by 2015. “Board approval is expected by end CY13; work at the plant site has already started – environmental clearances obtained, limestone mine ready, land acquisition process begun,” Citi Research said in a note prepared on the comments…