The Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited (RSMML) while mining lignite coal in Nagaur area struck upon huge water reserves. The RSMML is now working on the ambitious plan to utilize this water for drinking and industrial purposes. The huge reserve of water was detected when the RSMML was looking for lignite in the Kansau area…
Three members of a family were killed when the bike they were riding on was hit by a car on NH-11 in Chiksana area of Bharatpur on Sunday. One of the deceased was a constable deputed at Atalband police station in Bharatpur. According to the police, the deceased, identified as constable Prakashveer (44), his wife Pinki (40) and…
The pilot implementation of Aadhaar enabled services in the three selected districts of Ajmer, Udaipur and Alwar is set to miss the January 1, 2013 deadline as the enrollment of UID cards remains far below the desired level of 80%. As on Friday, Aadhaar cards have been issued to only 21% of the people in…
Union minister for communication and information technology Kapil Sibal comes forward in support of the telecom industry and has told Rajasthan government about the negative impacts of removing cell phone towers in the state. In his communique to the chief minister Ashok Gehlot in the last week of November, Sibal expressed his fear that compliance of high court orders could…
South Korean firms are keen to set up an exclusive manufacturing zone in Rajasthan, encouraged by the success of the Japanese cluster at Neemrana, state government officials said here Friday. The interest, according to them, was conveyed by Kyung Yool Kim, director general of the South Korean Trade Promotion Agency (Kotra), during a meeting here…
For the first time in recent times, a cleanliness drive was carried out at Bala Quila, an ancient fort perched on a steep cliff nearly 304 meters high overlooking Alwar town. “The fort houses a temple and post Navratras, a lot of garbage including plastic bags and eatables were left there. Besides, revelers usually throw beer bottles,…
The country’s first integrated traffic management institute would come up in Alwar, Rajasthan, where policemen would be trained on all aspects of traffic related issues. Director general, Bureau of Police Research & Development, Kuldip Sharma said the National Institute of Traffic Management will provide training on traffic engineering, crash investigation and immediate accident care at…
Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) decides to provide complete pavement for pedestrians and remove all encroachments. JDA officials conducted a review meeting on the ongoing drive on enforcing road safety measures in the city. During the meeting, officials also reviewd the progress of the ongoing work. The authority officials claims that 50 major accident-prone areas in the…
In a suspected suicide case, a class VII student was found dead in her room in Eidgah’s Van Vihar Colony on Wednesday. Police said the family members rushed her to a hospital where she died while undergoing treatment. The family members have handed over a suicide note to the police in which the girl had…
A 26-year-old woman has gone missing from Karni Vihar locality since Tuesday while she had gone for a morning walk, but the police were yet to trace her. The development comes on the heels of the death of 9-year-old girl Naina who had gone missing since a week, raising questions about the role of police…