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500 Years Old Gunpowder Found In Jaisalmer

Authorities in India said more than 3,306 pounds of gunpowder thought to be more than 500 years old was discovered in a long-closed tower. Chandra...

Archaeological Survey Of India Will Unveil Ancient City Of Laudravapur in Jaisalmer

The untold stories of the 8th century Bhati Rajputs' glorious capital at Laudravapur in Jaisalmer district will soon be unveiled with the Archaeological Survey of...

Alwar Ready To Get Aadhaar Enabled Direct Cash Transfer Schemes

After the interaction session with finance minister P Chidambaram, Alwar district authorities said the Aadhaar-enabled direct cash transfer schemes will be rolled out from January 1, 2013,...

Newly Born Baby Girl Found Abandoned In Rajasthan

A new-born girl child was found abandoned in an isolated area in Jalore district, police said in Jaipur. She was admitted to a government hospital...

Under RTE Jaipur Schools Are Making Fake Admission

In a shocking revelation, more than fifty percent of admissions made in the private schools in the city under RTE Act this year, have been...

Ajmer Blast Accused Bail Plea Dismiss By HC

The Rajasthan High Court today dismissed bail plea of Bharatbhai Mohan Rateshwar, key accused in the 2007 Ajmer dargah bomb blast case. A division bench...

Jaipur Beautification Starts Before Congress Chintan Shivir

The Congress chintan shivir is an occasion for the Pink city to wear a beautiful look once again. The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) from Wednesday will start...

Director Kabir Khan Joins Bike Rally For AIDS Awareness Campaign

A bike rally was organised recently, on the occasion of World Aids Day, to create awareness about HIV and express solidarity with the people affected. Filmmaker Kabir...

IIM-U Students Launches “Campus Connect” A Social Initiative

Contrary to just thinking about case studies, calculating the return on investment and thinking about landing high-paying corporate jobs, IIM Udaipur students took the initiative...

Speedy Trial Bill Approved To Curb Corruption

President Pranab Mukherjee has approved the Rajasthan Special Courts Bill-2012 aimed at speedy trials in corruption cases and confiscation of properties/assets attained/acquired by public/government servants through...

Cracks Appear At Jantar Mantar

Jaipur's Jantar Mantar, the biggest astronomical observatory in India which entered Unesco's World Heritage List in 2010, is showing signs of decay. Some of its 16...

Women Gathered Over Injustice On Human Rights Day

Hundreds of women from different fields stood up and raised their voice against the injustice meted out to them both at home and society to...

20 Jaipur Municipal Corporation Councillors Resign Over Argument With JMC CEO

Twenty councillors of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) submitted their resignation to chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday. The councilors' move came to demand action against the chief executive...

Constable Die With Family In Road Mishap In Bharatpur

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...

Aadhar Enabled Services To Miss Jan 1 Deadline

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...

Sibal Highlights Negative Impacts Of Removing Cell Towers

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...

Alwar Bala Quila Gets A Cleanliness Drive

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...

Alwar To Get India’s First Integrated Traffic Management Institute

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....

JDA Review Meeting Decides Safety Plan For Roads

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...

Poor Exam Result Gulp A Girls Life

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...