Jaipur news

Jaipur, Jan 9 (IANS) Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) Chief and Nagaur MP, Hanuman Beniwal, said on Wednesday that better coordination between the state government, the banking sector, and the Central government is essential for the effective implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Srijan Karyakram (PMRSK). The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry, of which Beniwal is … Read more

Jaipur, Jan 9 (IANS) In a significant step towards stepping up ties with the Pravasi Rajasthanis, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has directed the officials to make the 14 newly established chapters of the Pravasi Rajasthani community fully functional, officials said. Chief Minister Sharma also approved key measures to revive the 12 existing chapters of … Read more

Jaipur, Jan 9 (IANS) Another student, who was preparing for the IIT Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced, died by suicide in the Vigyan Nagar police station area of Rajasthan’s Kota district within 24 hours on Wednesday. The student identified as 20-year-old Abhishek, hailed from Guna, Madhya Pradesh. He had been residing in a PG accommodation … Read more

Jaipur, Jan 8 (IANS) Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu on Wednesday filed a fresh petition in the Rajasthan High Court, seeking interim bail in connection with the rape of a teenage girl in his ‘gurukul’ in Jodhpur. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail for the first time in 11 years, valid until March … Read more

Jaipur, Jan 8 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa on Tuesday presented a ‘chadar’ at the 813th Urs, commemorating the death anniversary of the revered Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah. The gesture was accompanied by prayers for peace and brotherhood across the … Read more

Jaipur, Jan 7 (IANS) Experts will directly engage with mineral leaseholders in Rajasthan to introduce advanced drone techniques for volumetric assessment and mineral management in the mining sector. State Principal Secretary of Mines and Petroleum, T. Ravikant, announced that from April 1 all minor mineral leaseholders must conduct drone or aerial surveys of their lease … Read more

Jaipur, Jan 7 (IANS) As the 813th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti Garib Nawaz is underway in Ajmer, a group of pilgrims from Pakistan came to Ajmer on Tuesday morning to present a ‘chadar’ on behalf of the Pakistani government. The pilgrims have also brought special offerings, including famous Pakistani sweets and bouquets of … Read more

Jaipur, Jan 6 (IANS) Irrfan Khan had a deep affection for his hometown Jaipur, and had long dreamed of establishing an acting institute there. Additionally, he had aspirations of farming and producing organic crops, as shared by his wife, Sutapa, in an exclusive interview with IANS. She revealed that Irrfan owned a mango farm in … Read more

Jaipur, Jan 4 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday said that the state government has achieved unprecedented progress in enhancing water availability during its one-year tenure. He said that through the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project-Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal (ERCP-PKC) link project, 40 per cent of the state’s population will have access to drinking and irrigation … Read more