3 injured in fire at Jodhpur’s handloom showroomJODHPUR - At least three people were injured and properties worth millions were gutted following a fire in a building which houses the National Handloom Corporation Showroom in Jodhpur on Saturday. Rajasthan’s dying folk music finds a voice (Feature with Images)JODHPUR - Traditional folk music from the remote villages of Rajasthan is finding high-profile voices to carry it mainstream. Naga musician reviving dying folk musicJODHPUR - Meet guru Rewben Mashangva, the Imphal-based musician, who has brought workday folk music from the villages bordering Nagaland and Manipur to the Rajasthan International Folk Festival (RIFF) under way at the sprawling Mehrangarh Fort here. Descendents of Ravana perform his last rites in JodhpurJODHPUR - Members of Mudgal Gotra (clan) dave families, claiming to be descendents of the powerful demon king Ravana offered ‘Pind Daan’ as a part of the homage to departed souls, observed during the fortnight named Pitra Paksha at a temple dedicated to him in Jodhpur. Tortured in Pakistan, Hindu migrants want to stay in IndiaJODHPUR - “We Hindus in Pakistan are being discriminated against, tortured and harassed,” complains Ram Lal, a 45-year-old migrant from Pakistan, one of the estimated 10,000 migrants from that country settled in and around here in the desert state of Rajasthan. Hindu Pakistanis reluctant to returnJODHPUR - Nine members of a Hindu family from Pakistan, who arrived in India, have decided not to return back as they said they do not feel safe and secure there. Priests pray non-stop for 200 hours for peace in JodhpurJODHPUR - A temple dedicated to Lord Shiva reverberated with sounds of cymbals amid chanting of hymns in Jodhpur as 51 priests prayed for peace, harmony and prosperity in the country. Jodhpur celebrates Lord Shiva weddingJODHPUR - A large number of people in Jodhpur on Tuesday witnessed the wedding of Lord Shiva on the occasion of holy Shravan month (July-August) and sought happiness and prosperity for all. Alarming rise in groundwater levels in JodhpurJODHPUR - Alarming rise in groundwater level in Jodhpur has become a cause of concern for the residents and the administration. Security beefed-up in Jodhpur after intelligence alarmJODHPUR - Security of the Jodhpur city has been beefed up, following inputs from intelligence agencies suggesting that Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba was planning to strike the city. Manmohan Singh promises to tackle recession and terrorismJODHPUR - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that only the Congress Party was equipped to tackle recession and terrorism. Child star of ‘Balika Vadhu’ campaigns against child marriageJODHPUR - Young television actor Avika Gaur motivated school children here to take a pledge against child marriage. Independent candidate dresses as a dacoit in JodhpurJODHPUR - An independent candidate dressed in black clothes and holding a gun while sitting on a horse went to file nomination papers in Jodhpur on Saturday. Massive fire guts down over hundred shops in JodhpurJODHPUR - A massive fire gutted down over hundred shops in Jodhpur during the early morning hours of Wednesday. Traders in Rajasthan perform rituals to appease Goddess of wealthJODHPUR - Traders here are performing a ritual in honour of Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth, to ward off global recession. Holi procession in Jodhpur recalls Mughal emperor AkbarJODHPUR - Locals take out a procession depicting Mughal ruler Akbar and hiswitty courtier Birbal, next day of the colour of festival Holi in Jodhpur. |