Justice Amitava Roy on 2 January 2013 was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court. The oath was administered to him at Raj Bhavan by the Governor of Rajasthan Margaret Alva. With taking over the oath he asserted that there was scope for strengthening the trial processes related to prevention of atrocities…

On the invitation of Rajasthan Kushti Sangh (RKS), Olympic Silver Medalist Sushil Kumar visited Udaipur. He was warmly welcomed this evening at Field Club by the President of RKS, R K Dhabhai. To welcome him, other members of RKS, which include Arjun Ustad, Prem Ustad, Prakash yadav etc, were also present at the venue. They…

In a late night development, superintendent of police, Ajmer, Rajesh Meenawas arrested by the officials of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) following araid at his official residence. ACB officials had seized Rs 5.05 lakh unaccounted money from his house. Inspector general of police, ACB, Umesh Mishra confirmed that the SP was arrested late in the night under charges of amassing disproportionate…

Rajasthan is better known for its heritage and monuments spread across various districts of the State. A French group ‘Wagon Bleu’ exploring beauty of land that belonging to Maharanas, reached Udaipur on Jan 2. A French group of 20 members ‘Wagon Bleu’ landed in the City of Lakes on their 11 scooters of 1960’s model….

Swine flu has again reared its ugly head in the state. In the past 20 days, 24 swine flu deaths have been recorded while 155 persons tested positive. In the first eight months of the financial year 2012-13, the state recorded 34 deaths, but the toll shot up in the last 20 days. From April 1…

A 14-year girl, who was allegedly raped by a man, tried to commit suicide by setting herself on fire in Rajasthan’s Pali district, police said. The girl was allegedly raped on December 30 by 25-year old man in Dholia village, they said. Shattered by the incident, the girl poured kerosene over her body and set…

Rajasthan government is yet to receive funds for rehabilitation of rape victims, from the center under its “compensation policy”. Paucity of money is proving to be a major hurdle in aiding the victims to overcome from social stigma and reconcile with the society. The new scheme has been formulated by the Union home ministry after addition of…

Rajasthan registered a 33% rise in exports in the financial year 2011-12 and maintained its 10 th position in the country. The official figures released by the department of industry show marginal growth in almost each sector but a mushrooming rise in agro products. With Rs 23,753 crore in the year 2010-11 exports from the state reached…

Centre’s ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme was on Tuesday rolled out in three districts of the Rajasthan. The Aadhar-linked scheme, that enables direct cash transfer of subsidies into bank accounts of the beneficiaries, covers Alwar, Ajmer and Udaipur districts of the state. Chief Secretary CK Mathew said here that cash subsidy of as many as…

Mercury plummeted in parts of Rajasthan with Churu recording a freezing minimum of 0.7 degree Celsius. Pilani recorded a low of 1.4 degrees while Sriganganagar had a minimum temperature of 4.3 degree Celsius, according to the Met department here. The state’s capital and Bikaner recorded a minimum temperature of 4.5 degrees. Chittorgarh had a low…