Diggi Palace enviro echoed with intellectual thoughts, ideas and words, and lively conversations as the seventh edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival starts here yesterday. The first dayof JLF 2014, after the keynote address by Amartya Sen, which he started by saying, “I decided to use the GSAT-14 communication satellite to communicate well beyond my…
A medicinal parasite plant found by Botanists and forest conservators in Bundi district village in Rajasthan. ‘Negad Booti’, a medicinal parasite plant as called in popular tongue have found at Rein village in Bundi for the first time in Rajasthan. Alectra parasitica chitrakutensis is the botanical name of the parasite, which is a variety placed…
Rajasthan is under dense fog and chilly winds which affecting normal life in Rajasthan. Fog prevailed across the state throughout the day and reduced visibility leading to disruption in rail and road traffic. At least a dozen trains arrived late in Jaipur by an hour to four hours due to fog, an officer told IANS….
Asia’s largest free JLF 2014 is a five-day event and features 240 speakers will begin today. The 7th edition of the popular Jaipur Literature Festival will start from today at Diggi Palace featuring two Nobel laureates — Amartya Sen and Harold Varmus — who will engage in conversations on a wide range of subjects. The…
Rajasthan Cricket Association president result declaration may be be delayed further. The Supreme Court had declared on January 6 that the sealed envelope containing the results of the RCA elections would be opened on Friday (January 17). However, sources informed TOI that due to the absence of a senior counsel, the RCA would be asking…
One of major project proposal in Rajasthan, Khushkheda-Bhiwadi-Neemrana Investment Region (KBNIR) is estimate to have investments worth Rs 27,371 cr and create 5 lakh jobs. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje termed the project KBNIR under Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor (DMIC) as of great importance to the state. Presenting the progress report on the first node of KBNIR,…
Rajasthan Roadways won a national award for their great work for better rural transport services and lower accidental rates. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) has been given a national award for its outstanding work in the field of rural transport services and for ensuring the minimal rate of accidents during, 2012-13. Union Minister for…
In a major discovery, An international scientists team has discovered the footprints of the flying dinosaur, Pterosaurs, fossilised on basal rocks in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. The latest evidence of the presence of flying dinosaurs was found in Thaiat village in Jaisalmer district of the western Indian state, according to The Times of India. “The new…
Jodhpur court asked actor Salman Khan to appear before court to record statement in a case filed against him under Arms Act on October 15, 1998. On Wednesday Court asked Salman Khan to appear on January 29 for recording his statement. The case was registered after Khan was found allegedly carrying arms having expired licence…
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) raise a question mark on Rajasthan’s education system. In a grim report by ASER it notifies that 52.6% class V students failed in simple division while 75.5% can’t do simple subtraction. Moreover, two thirds of class V students cannot recognize numbers from 1 to 9. The situation is…