The free pilgrimage scheme was announced by CM Ashok Gehlot and is open for 25,000 applicants. Rajasthan government on Wednesday signed an MoU with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. for a scheme which will see it bear all the expenses for senior citizens to go on select pilgrimages. Eleven pilgrimage centres have…
A Rajasthan Roadways conductor reportedly consumed poison along with his wife and a daughter before slitting the throat of his minor son at a secluded place at Gautam Nagar on Banswara road of Pratapgarh district early on Tuesday morning. The conductor and his son died while his wife and daughter have been admitted to a…
Parts of Rajasthan were lashed by pre-monsoon showers on Tuesday, giving relief to people suffering from hot and humid conditions, as Ajmer recorded a maximum rainfall of 50.4 mm. People in pink city of Jaipur also enjoyed showers as the city witnessed 25.9 mm rainfall this afternoon. Kota received a maximum rainfall of 2.4 mm….
It was a classic example of how reality TV can turn commoners into stars. Navneet Rastogi, Doyel Sarangi and Ripudaman Handa finalists of “Masterchef – Kitchen Ke Superstars” had to be guarded by a human chain of 10 security personnel when they visited the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti here Monday. They ended…
The Rajasthan University has put its controller of examinations P L Raigar under ‘awaiting posting order’ after his name appeared in an FIR lodged by anti-corruption bureau recently for conniving with the owners of a B Ed College in Sikar for harassing a student on Monday. The name of former registrar of RU, Nishkam Diwakar,…
In a major goof-up, a man in Rajasthan received an admission card for an examination for the post of junior engineer that carried a picture of US President Barack Obama. Lalluram Meena, 25, a resident of Rambas village in Dausa, was shocked to receive a strange admission card from the staff selection commission (SSC) that…
Every frame has a story to tell, a character to explore and a chapter from history to be revisited. Continuing with his work on royal heritage, Arvind Singh Mewar, Chairman and Managing Trustee of Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) and 76th Custodian of the House of Mewar, has opened doors to a photo exhibition….
With the announcement of the RPET (Rajasthan Pre Engineering Test) results, the race for admissions into top engineering colleges affiliated to the Rajasthan Technical University has begun. The process will commence from June 10 and the session will begin from August 1. “The seat matrix of affiliated colleges has been completed much in advance this…
Shakuntala Rawat was on Monday appointed President of Rajasthan Pradesh Mahila Congress, a party spokespersons said here. Rawat, till now the vice-president of Mahila Congress and secretary of PCC, has replaced Vijay Laxmi Vishnoi, spokesperson Archna Sharma said. Rawat said that her priority will to ensure that women of all the classes are given proper…
A helicopter to be used for the shooting of an advertisement featuring actor Saif Ali Khan was sealed on Saturday by the police as it landed at a city hotel helipad without prior permission of local authorities. Saif was in the hotel when the chopper landed, a senior official said. Two local coordinators of the…