Kashmir’s security situation improving: Omar AbdullahAJMER - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, has said that the withdrawal of 30,000 troops from the State showed the improvement in the security situation during the last one year. US terror suspect Headley visited Pushkar in March 2009Pushkar (Rajasthan), Dec.3 (ANI): David Coleman Headley, the US citizen now detained on charges of having links with Lashkar-e-Toiba, the terrorist outfit of Pakistan, visited Pushkar, the tourist town in Rajasthan, in March 2009. Rahul Gandhi visits Rajasthan to draw out youth supportSAWAI MADHOPUR - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday commenced his two-day tour of Rajasthan by interacting with the youth from state’s Sawai Madhopur district. Blast kills three in KotaKOTA - Three people were killed and two injured in a blast on Sunday in Rajasthan’s Kota city. Congress, Trinamool emerging victorious in by pollsKERALA/ WB/ SHIMLA/ RAJASTHAN/ LUCKNOW - Continuing with its impressive performance in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress led UDF retained all the three assembly seats in Kerala. Counting on for by poll seats, Congress bags all three seats in KeralaKERALA/ WB/ SHIMLA/ RAJASTHAN/ LUCKNOW - The counting of votes is on for the by polls to Firozabad Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh and 31 assembly seats spread across seven states held on November 7. The entire process is expected to be completed by this evening. Rajasthan school that gives women a voice (Feature with images)SALANCHAL - On the edge of the Sariska Tiger Reserve, 14 children cram chemical formulae under a tree in the compound of a village school. Seven of them are girls. Devotees take holy dip in Pushkar LakePUSHKAR - Hundreds of devotees from different parts of the country took a holy dip at the Pushkar Lake on the occasion of Kartika Poornima on Sunday. SAARC delegation visits Sariska Tiger Reserve in RajasthanSARISKA - A team of ministers and officials of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations is on a visit to the famed Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan to know about the country’s success in tiger conservation. Rajasthan textile units import powerlooms at low pricesBHILWARA - Cashing in on the global meltdown, textile industries in Bhilwara in Rajasthan imported about 15000 power looms from sick units abroad. Residents blame mobile tower for health hazards in KotaKOTA - A cell phone tower installed atop a house has become a health hazard for residents of a railway housing society in Kota. Geologists find traces of oil and natural gas in RajasthanSURSAGAR - Geologists have found traces of oil and natural gas in Jodhpur-Marwar region of Rajasthan. Arabian cottages become a major tourist attraction in PushkarPUSHKAR - Cottages built on the pattern of Arabian architecture has become a major tourist attraction in Pushkar in Rajasthan. Sonia concerned over bureaucratic activism’s affect on Panchayati RajNAGAUR - United Progress Alliance chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that despite efforts there was a deterioration in the rural administration system and villagers’ voice was being quietened. Sonia Gandhi to address a public meeting in Rajasthan todayNAGAUR - Congress President Sonia Gandhi will address a public meeting here this afternoon to mark the golden jubilee of the launch of the Panchayti Raj program. Pantnagar plant to be ready by April, says Ashok LeylandALWAR - Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland says it has not whittled down investments planned for this fiscal on account of the economic slowdown, and denied it had put the Rs.1,300-crore facility it was setting up at Pantnagar on the backburner. Nine killed in bus-truck collision in RajasthanHANUMANGARH - Nine people were killed and 28 others injured when a bus in which they were travelling was hit by a truck in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district on Wednesday. Four Indian Army hand grenades recovered near AjmerHATHI KHEDA VILLAGE - Rajasthan police recovered four hand grenades from a hilly area in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district on Sunday. Rajasthan reels under intense heat wave conditions in September!ALWAR - Even as the winter season is around the corner in the country, Rajasthan’s Alwar city is reeling under intense heat wave conditions. Water palace loses sheen sans waterDEEG - The jewel of a palace whose walls reflected sunlight off the waters all around it and brought this little town to the international tourist map has lost much of its sheen because there is no water this year. Rajasthan Government demands lion’s share in Cairn projectBARMER - The Government of Rajasthan on Saturday demanded a lion’s share of the value added tax (VAT) that would be generated from the extraction of crude oil from the Mangala Processing Terminal ( MPT) here. Manmohan Singh says ties with Pak not conducive for talksBARMER - The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said on Saturday that relations with Pakistan are currently not conducive for the two sides to have talks at any level. Controversy over Pokhran-II is needless, says PM
Mangala oil processing terminal activation a historic achievement: DeoraBARMER - Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora on Saturday described the activation of the Mangala Processing Terminal ( MPT) as a historic achievement, as the crude oil production from this block will meet about 20 percent of the nation’s current crude oil production. Manmohan Singh to inaugurate Mangala oil field in Rajasthan todayBARMER - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate a terminal for the supply of crude oil at Cairn India’s Mangala oilfield in Barmer, Rajasthan on Saturday. Elephant who went on rampage in Jaipur diesJAIPUR - A female elephant, which turned amuck and went on a rampage in Rajasthan’s Jaipur city on Sunday, died here on Monday. Students’ protest against alleged forced blood denotation in RajasthanCHOMU - Angry residents of Chomu, a town 60 km from Jaipur, took to streets on Saturday following reports that teenaged school children were allegedly forced to donate blood at a medical camp. Biometric identification of rural workers in RajasthanKARAULI - The district authorities of Karauli in Rajasthan have introduced the thumb impression system to register the physical presence of workers engaged in the projects under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). Rajasthan’s Hindaun town gains popularity with its trademark sandstoneHINDAUN - A small town in Rajasthan has made a remarkable growth in the last one decade. It could be possible due to its sandstone industry, which has brought this place popularity not just across India but also in different parts of the world. Centre signs tripartite agreement with Rajasthan and NTCA to conserve TigersSARISKA - The Union Government, has signed a tripartite agreement with the Rajasthan Government and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for the conservation of tiger in the Sariska and Ranthambore tiger reserve. |