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Rajasthan gets its first women special PNB branch

On the occasion, she called upon women to save money in banks so that they could talk of their economic progress. Women should stand up in saving the money, and for this PNB has initiated the move in pink city of Jaipur, she said. The bank has opened similar women branches in Bengaluru and Pune,…

Police probing audio clip calling for jihad in Rajasthan

“The audio clip was circulated on WhatsApp following which a special team has been formed to probe the matter. Authenticity of the clip is being verified. The man identifies himself as Hussain Shah Jilani of Sindh,” said Paris Anil, Superintendent of Police Barmer. He said that police have also issued clips asking people to not…

Bombay High Court reunites Hindu Muslim couple from Rajasthan

The woman from the minority community fell in love with a Hindu man and they eloped from their village in Rajasthan. They went to Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh where they got married on June 8 this year, as per Hindu rites. However, the woman’s relatives took her away to her parents’ house on the pretext…

Rajasthan’s commodity markets observe strike

The government on Monday had imposed a stock limit on mustard, taramira, rapeseed, toria and raida oilseeds. A wholesaler has been allowed to keep stock of 1,000 quintals while a retailer can keep a stock of 100 quintals. Similarly for mustard, rapeseed, raida and toria oils, stock limit is 100 quintals and 10 quintals, respectively,…

CM visits Pushkar cattle fair

“She was delighted to be here and also enquired about facilities provided for the devotees,” said a priest. The CM also visited the Brahma temple. She also said that there should be more facilities at Pushkar during such occasions.Ajmer: Seventy inch long white pearl color pony Padma from Madhya Pradesh attracted the chief minister Vasundhara…

Change in Mindset Essential to Stop Crime Against Women

“Change in mindset is essential to stop crime against women. The state government is enforcing related laws strictly but cooperation of society is imperative,” Raje said in a statement today. “Rape, mental harassment and violation of rights are some of the challenges women are facing. Usually, women are given sacred status of ‘Devi’ but they…

Kailash Kher’s Kailasa, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt mesmerising Pushkar

Beginning their set with folk songs from Rajasthan, they quickly got the crowd moving with a flawless renditions of “Dama dam mast kalandar” and “Allah hu”. With a nine-member ensemble, featuring children aged between 7 and 15 along with senior musicians, Jaisalmer Boys exhibited a towering stage presence and filled the environs with a magical…

India’s Reliance Power signs 6GW solar MoU with Rajasthan

Raje also dedicated Reliance Power’s 100 MW Concentrated Solar Project (CSP)located at Pokhran in Jaisalmer district to the nation. Rajasthan Sun Technique Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Power, was awarded the CSP project in 2010 based on a international competitive bidding. “The CSP plant is expected to generate about 250 million kilowatt hours of…

Rajasthan to soon have premier National Institute of Design

Besides, the Government has also agreed to establish four new design institutes at Kurukshetra, Bhopal, Jorhat and Vijayawada. These four new centres will operate as satellite centre of Bengaluru. Even in the first year, I would like to say that for some courses we can start having the classes for post-graduate even this year, if…

SHO, constable removed after ruckus over cow art work

She has even said that the police commissioner of Jaipur has also apologised. The organisers of the event were forced to remove the installation after the artists were heckled. The artists defended themselves saying they were trying to make a point about the harmful effects of polythene on animals. The dummy made of plastic and…