Congress president Sonia Gandhi has appointed a ten-member organizing group for the party’s brainstorming session or Chintan Shivir to be held in Jaipur from January 18 to 20. The organizing group will be chaired by veteran leader and party treasurer Motilal Vora, while former Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni will be the convenor. A.K….

NABARD has approved Rs 480 crore to state power transmission company RRVPNL, putting an end to the uncertainties arising out of technical issues. “Release of the money got delayed because of technical reasons. Now, we have sorted out the problems with RRVPNL. We have sanctioned Rs 480 crore out of the committed Rs 1000 crore,” said…

A car in speed hit Little Singer Azmat Husayn and his companions in Karbala, Ramgarh Road intersection on Wednesday. They were crossing the road. Police have seized the car accident north. SMS accident Azmat and his companions were taken to hospital. There were discharged after first aid. Saregamapa Little Champs Azmat live television program, was…

Former district president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Krishna Murari Sharma was arrested on Wednesday after he made a failed attempt of robbery at SBBJ’s Vaishali Nagar branch in the city. He had barged into the bank armed with chilli power and a gun. He pointed his gun at the cashier in the presence of five staff members. However,…

Music lovers in Jaipur will have yet another festival to look forward to, this time of a different genre. Shree Music Festival, an initiative by Rajasthan Forum along with Jaipur Citizen Forum to provide national platform to Rajasthan’s art and artists, would be organized at the Jawahar Kala Kendra from December 7-9. The festival will also pay a…

Over-speeding to dodge the traffic policeman may not be a wise move anymore. For the cop’s chase of the violators will soon turn a virtual one as the traffic department prepares a plan to track the offenders right up to their doorsteps with help of an advanced technology. The traffic police have mooted a ‘no-contact traffic management plan’…

With various government departments already suffering land acquisition woes, the proposed changes in the draft of the land bill are set to further hinder the pace of several projects stalled for need for land. The draft of the Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Bill 2011 has been finalized and sent to the Union cabinet, which is…

A seven-year-old girl who went missing a week ago was today found dead in a well in Bagru area in the district. Nena was missing since November 28. Her decomposed body was today recovered from a well in a farm on Kalwada-Muhana road, police said. People today informed the Bagru police about foul smell emanating…

The growing rift between Rajasthan University’s teachers and vice-chancellor has now reached a new level with the protesting teachers approaching the governor. A section of teachers from the commerce department locked horns with the V-C B L Sharma over the appointment of one teacher T N Mathur as its dean. The teachers contended that Mathur is quite junior in…

05 December 2012 Jaipur Organic farming has the potential to generate over 80 lakh jobs in Rajasthan in over the next five years if it is actively promoted, industry body Assocham said in a report today. The study said promotion of organic farming in the state can generate over 65 lakh jobs apart from additional…