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Rajasthan govt seeks more flights to important destinations

Rajasthan government today sought an increase in the number of flights to important destinations in the state such as Jaipur and Jodhpur besides making the...

JMRC decide to provide an insurance cover to the passengers

The Jaipur Metro Railway Corporation (JMRC) has decided to provide an insurance cover to the passengers travelling by Metro train. Good news for people is...

Rahul Gandhi to lay foundation stone of irrigation project in Rajasthan

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi would lay the foundation stone of an irrigation project in Baran in Rajasthan and address a public meeting in Udaipur. "Preparations...

New Season of Kaun Banega Maha Crorepati to starts with Bikaner’s Rajni Rajput

Bikaner's Rajni Rajput will be the first contestant of popular TV game show Kaun Banega Maha Crorepati's new season. Rajput, who is a BEd student...

Alwar in Rajasthan to have first long-range firing practice centre of Delhi Police

The Delhi Police is going to have a new advanced training centre where its men will learn the use of long-range firearms. The only problem...

Rajasthani Deities welcomed at Sunnyvale with celebrations

Patrons and devotees welcomed three deity shrines to the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple — Salasar Ke Balaji, Khatu Ke Shyam Ji and Jhunjhunu Ki Ranisati Dadi...

Crocodile killed a teen in village pond Rajasthan

A 14-year-old boy who was swimming in a rain-fed pond at Kotla village in Ganpapur area in Bhilwara district on Saturday was killed by a...

5 killed, 7 injured while returning from Ramdevra

Five devotees were killed and 7 other were injured when a van full of devotees returning after paying obeisance at Ramdev temple collided head on...

CM Gehlot inaugurates Transport Nagar underpass

Chaos ruled the inauguration ceremony of Transport Nagar underpass. Chief minister AshokGehlot who inaugurated the underpass was forced to make several halts to meet people...

JDA to repair road in mid-September

The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) claimed that it will start repair work of damaged city roads from mid-September. In this regard, the JDA has identified...

Jaipur edition of National Duniya launched

National Duniya, the Hindi daily from EssBee Media, has expanded its reach to Rajasthan with the launch of its Jaipur edition last week. With a...

With 8 lakh new female voters Rajasthan voters count passes 4.5 crores

The gender ratio for voters in Rajasthan has seen a swing in favour of women with the state election commission announcing that there are now...

9 candidates including a girl fighting for president in RU

Rajasthan University on Wednesday announced the final list of candidates contesting the students' union polls-2013. Nine candidates including one girl are fighting for the president's...

JMRC to receive Rs 630 crore aid from centre for phase I

The Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC), which aims to replicate the Delhi Metro magic in Pink City, is expected to receive financial support from the...

Six tonne Elephant rescued from drowning in a Jaipur lake

A six-tonne elephant was rescued after it almost drowned in a popular tourist lake. The giant animal was cooling off in the water in the...

President, Secretary of Bar Association gets criminal contempt notice issued by Rajasthan HC

Rajasthan High Court on Monday issued contempt of court notices to President and Secretary of High Court Bar Association for allegedly disrupting proceedings of the...

CM to soon fill up new posts in secretariat

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today said vacancies for the newly-created posts for the secretariat like section officer, junior clerk and senior deputy secretary will...

Ajmer Sharif Dewan announces Rs 1 Lakh compensation for martyrs kin

Spiritual head (Dewan) of Ajmer Sharif dargah, Zainul Abedin Ali Khan, has announced Rs one lakh each as compensation for the families of five soldiers,...

CM Gehlot flags off free pilgrims train

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot flagged off the first Special Yatra train for Rameshwaram dham under the Rajasthan government's Senior Citizen Pilgrimage Scheme 2013 at...

Sri Rajput Karni Sena protests against ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ serial

Scores of activists of Sri Rajput Karni Sena today held protest demonstrations here demanding the withdrawal of the TV serial "Jodhaa Akbar", alleging the period...