Inaugurating the India headquarters of National United States India Chamber of Commerce (NUICC) here today, Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva called upon industrialists to play an active role in the state’s growth and development. “Rajasthan has become an ideal destination for investment because of its dynamic industrial policy and the single window system has attracted good…
After the Chintan Shivir of congress party, VIPs will keep visiting the Pink City in February as well. The department of administrative reforms and public grievances will organise its 16th national conference on e-governance in Jaipur on February 11-12 at Birla Auditorium. Sources said that department’s Union minister for state V Narayanswamy and senior bureaucrats…
The female sex workers (FSWs) of the city have decided form a community-based organization (CBO) for their empowerment and lead a healthy life without the scare of sexually transmitted diseases. Over 100 FSWs from the state gathered in Jaipur on Wednesday. The gathering was organized by UNFPA (UN Population Fund India) in partnership with Rajasthan State…
A lower court in Rajasthan on Thursday awarded death sentence to a person accused of rape and murder of a minor in Ganganagar district, in what is thought of as the first instance of maximum punishment to a sex offender in the state in recent years. Police said the accused, 28-year-old Sonu alias Sohanlal, who…
Thousands of government teachers from all cross Rajasthan came out on road on Wednesday to protest against discrepancies in implementation of sixth pay commission recommendations. They teachers shouted slogans against the Government and threatened the ruling Congress Party of dire consequences if their demands were not met. Rajasthan Teachers Association (RTA) carried out the rally…
After the khaps in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, a Muslim community panchayat in Rajasthan on Thursday banned girls from using cell-phones and also from dancing and singing at weddings, ostensibly in an effort to prevent incidents like Delhi gang-rape. Boys and girls have also been prohibited from marrying someone against the wish of their family members or…
Night temperatures increased in parts of Rajasthan where Churu remained the coldest place with a minimum temperature of 3.9 degrees Celsius followed by Ganganagar at 4.1 degrees C. Sikar and Pilani recorded a low of 4.3 deg C and 4.7 deg C respectively, while Vanasthali and Dabok recorded a minimum of 5.2 deg C and…
Consumers in Rajasthan could face power blackout beginning this Sunday as NTPC Ltd has threatened to discontinue electricity supply for defaulting on payment of Rs 367 crore dues and non-compliance of collateral arrangements. A senior NTPC official said three distribution companies -Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam, Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam and Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam –…
Women will be a powerful voice at the sixth annual DSC Jaipur Literature Festival Jan 24-28 with iconic writers like Diana Eck, leading Arab novelist Ahdaf Soueif, Aminatta Forna, Lakshmi Holmstrom, Nasreen Munni Kabir and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak addressing issues related to women in literature and the intellectual space. At least 40 leading women writers…
Jaipur Discoms JVVNL Technical Helper result 2012 has been declared. Previously joint examination was held to fill the vacant posts of Helper under Jaipur/Ajmer/Jodhpur Discoms. Thousands of candidates had appeared for the test of technical helper examination held at the various centers in the state. In recent years the work of power distribution in the…