Two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp (HMCL) on Monday said it has commenced construction of its fourth manufacturing plant and a new Global Parts Centre (GPC) at Neemrana in Rajasthan. The company will invest Rs 550 crore in setting up this plant and the GPC and both the facilities are expected to be operational towards the end…
A committee constituted by the district administration has found glaring negligence in the maintenance of infrastructure at Bikaner’s PBM Hospital where a fire broke out on Sunday. Three infants were seriously injured in the incident. According to sources, a short-circuit occurred due to faulty electricity wires. They said that the wires were very old and had no…
A 13-year old girl was, reportedly, raped by a man from neighbouring village in Kothkhwada village in Jaipur on Monday. The accused, Bharatlal, from Parmanandapura village is still absconding. According to the police, the victim was coming back from market when the accused met him at around 2 pm on Monday afternoon. He, then, lured…
Pakistan has deployed more troops across the international borders with Rajasthan and Gujarat in the wake rising tension between the two countries after the killing of Indian soldiers on LoC in Jaamu and Kashmir on January 8. “A lot of military movement is being noticed in Barmer, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur districts and Gujarat along the…
In a major step towards making FIRs and other police data online, the state government launched the ambitious Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & System (CCTNS) project in Jaipur and Jodhpur on Friday. In the first phase, the CCTNS pilot project has been launched in 25 police stations of Jodhpur, west and Jaipur west police…
Many allottees of the Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) schemes across the state will now have to wait for a longer period to own their dream houses as the board had decided to cancel tenders for several housing projects. According to the officials the decision was taken after receiving higher tender prices by the contractors as…
On the occasion of grand celebration of Eid Milad-un-Nabi, a special program has been organized by Intezamiya Committee Baba Jalal Shah Rehmatullah Alaihe on Sunday, 20 Jan from 7pm till 10pm at Town Hall. Hazrat Shaikh Syed Sabahuddin Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Qadri from Baghdad, Iraq and Deewan Hazrat Syed Zain-ul-Abideen Ali Khan Sahab from Ajmer Sharif…
The Chitan Shivir has dealt a thoughtless blow on the already tottering Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC). At the peak of its tourist season, the RTDC has been forced to cancel all prior tourist bookings in its flagship hotels Teej and Gangaur, and reserve all rooms in Swagatham Hotel to make way for guests arriving…
Four infants were injured when a fire broke out in the nursery ward of PBM government hospital in Bikaner in the wee hours on Sunday. The fire broke out at around 2am due to a short circuit in the air-conditioner in the ward where 22 children, mostly infants were admitted, the hospital’s superintendent Dr Satish…
The Argyle Pink Diamond Cup, a polo match, was held in Jaipur, India’s pink city. The event was contested between the Royal Jaipur Polo team and the Western Australian polo team. The event, which was open to the public to watch, underscored the long association between diamonds, India and Rio Tinto’s Argyle Pink diamonds. Head…