Two more children drown in pond in Rajasthan
August 19th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 19 (IANS) Two boys drowned while swimming in an overflowing pond in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district Sunday, police said. This takes to eight the number of deaths in similar ... Read more...
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Caste council in Rajasthan orders family’s boycott, police file case
August 4th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 4 (IANS) Cases have been registered against members of a caste council in a village in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district which ordered residents to ostracise a family disobeying a ... Read more...
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Government doctor caught taking bribe in Rajasthan
July 30th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 30 (IANS) A senior gynaecologist at a government-run hospital in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district was Monday caught taking a bribe of Rs.800 from family members of a patient and ... Read more...
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Two youths commit suicide in Rajasthan
July 14th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 14 (IANS) The bodies of two students were found lying side by side in a suspected case of suicide in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district Saturday, police said.According to the ... Read more...
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Woman jumps before train with two children, run over
June 25th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 25 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman jumped before a runing train with her two children in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district Monday, killing all the three, police said.The incident occurred ... Read more...
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Diabetes screening in schools, says Azad
May 16th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Concerned over the increase in diabetes among children and adolescents, the union health ministry has initiated a school-based screening programme for diabetes on pilot basis ... Read more...
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Rajasthan, Jindal Saw sign pact for Rs.1,500 crore project
January 5th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 4 (IANS) State-owned Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd. (RIICO) Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Jindal Saw Ltd. for a Rs.1,500 crore project for ... Read more...
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14 undertrials escape from Rajasthan jail
December 9th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 8 (IANS) Fourteen prisoners escaped from a jail in Rajasthan after sawing off the ventilator grills in their barrack in the early hours Thursday, police said. One prisoner ... Read more...
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Woman dies after drinking contaminated water
November 8th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 8 (IANS) A 35-year old woman died while three other members of her family, including two children, were in a critical condition after drinking water contaminated with pesticide ... Read more...
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Woman branded witch, brutally tortured in Rajasthan
November 6th, 2011 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhilwara (Rajasthan), Nov 6 (IANS) A 55-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district was branded as a witch by villagers and brutally tortured, beaten and had chilli powder thrown into her ... Read more...
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‘Witch’ hunt continues in Rajasthan
October 4th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhilwara (Rajasthan), Oct 4 (IANS) A 60-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Bhilwara says she was branded a witch, tortured and banished from her village, police told IANS Tuesday.The incident took place ... Read more...
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Hospital guard held for selling blood
September 30th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 30 (IANS) A woman security guard at a government hospital in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district was arrested for illegally selling a unit of blood to a cancer patient's family ... Read more...
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Five of family die after drinking poisoned tea
September 26th, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 26 (IANS) Five members of a family died after mistakenly drinking poisoned tea in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district Monday, police said.Police suspect that Manni Devi, 47, used insecticide thinking ... Read more...
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Rooftop train travel kills five
September 25th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 25 (IANS) Five youths who were looking for jobs were killed when they were hit by an overbridge while travelling atop a train in Rajasthan's Ajmer town Sunday, ... Read more...
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Rajasthan villager alleges children died of hunger
September 24th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 24 (IANS) A labourer in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district Saturday alleged his two daughters died of hunger, while two other children are admitted to a hospital in serious condition. ... Read more...
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More contaminated medicines found in Rajasthan hospital
July 22nd, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 22 (IANS) After the deaths of at least 17 pregnant women in Rajasthan's Jodhpur city this year allegedly due to contaminated IV fluids, another such batch of bottles ... Read more...
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Support across Rajasthan for Anna Hazare’s crusade
April 8th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 8 (IANS) Fasts, candlelight marches, rallies - support and solidarity poured across Rajasthan for social activist Anna Hazare, whose indefinite fast at New Delhi for a stringent anti-corruption ... Read more...
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Indian telecom firms gearing up for 3G telephony
January 24th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Reliance Communications and Bharti Airtel Monday announced plans for the launch of third generation (3G) phone services in some selected circles in the country, including Jammu and Kashmir.Anil ... Read more...
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Gujjars continue stir as talks fail
December 26th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bayana (Rajasthan), Dec 26 (IANS) Talks between the Rajasthan government and the Gujjars ended inconclusively Sunday, the seventh day of the community's agitation for reservation in jobs.Colonel (retd) K.S. Bainsla, convener of ... Read more...
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Gujjars intensify agitation by refusing to meet Rajasthan Govt’s team
December 26th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Dec 26 (ANI): Gujjars have intensified their agitation by refusing to meet a three-member team of IAS officers sent by the Rajasthan government to end the stalemate over the reservation ... Read more...
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IT to make job guarantee scheme more transparent
August 21st, 2010 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Hand-held biometric devices and Internet kiosks are part of the rural development ministry's new strategy to ensure greater transparency and accountability in implementing the Mahatma Gandhi National ... Read more...
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Negi, Abhijeet to lead Indian challenge in Commonwealth chess
May 3rd, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Delhi's Parimarjan Negi and Abhijeet Gupta will spearhead the Indian challenge in the Parsvnath Commonwealth chess championship that gets under way in the national capital from Sunday.
The ... Read more...
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‘It’s time for eye-grabbing rural reporting’
January 25th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Dismissing notions that readers are not interested in development issues or rural reportage, editors and activists Monday stressed that the media perspective on the issue needed a ... Read more...
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797th Urs of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisty begins in Ajmer
June 20th, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI
Ajmer, June 20 (ANI): Ajmer's famous annual Urs festival, dedicated to Sufi saint Hazrat Khawaja Moinuddin Hasan Chisty started here on Friday.The annual ceremony commenced with the hoisting of the historical ... Read more...
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About 19 percent turnout in Rajasthan in first four hours (Second Lead)
May 7th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) Polling was mostly peaceful in Rajasthan Thursday with 18.89 percent turnout recorded in the first four hours of polling for the state's 25 parliamentary constituencies, an official ... Read more...
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11 percent turnout in Rajasthan in first two hours (Lead)
May 7th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) Polling was mostly peaceful in Rajasthan Thursday with around 11 percent turnout recorded in the first two hours, an official said.
"Polling has so far has ... Read more...
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Voting starts in Rajasthan
May 7th, 2009 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) Polling in 25 Lok Sabha seats of Rajasthan began Thursday morning amid tight security.
Voting began at 7 a.m. at 42,702 polling booths, including 6 mobile booths in ... Read more...
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Ahead of fourth round, BJP-Congress war rages on (Political Roundup)
May 4th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) With three days to go for the fourth round of Indian elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) star Narendra Modi hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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BJP’s India Shining campaign was anti-poor: Rahul Gandhi
May 4th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhilwara (Rajasthan), May 4 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday ridiculed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'India Shinning' campaign during the 2004 elections saying the party coined the slogan in ... Read more...
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India unveils steps to push exports, target still $200 bn (Lead)
February 26th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India is expected to miss its export target of $200 billion this fiscal due to the global meltdown, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said Friday, but hoped this ... Read more...
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India unveils steps to push exports, $200 bn target set
February 26th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India is expected to miss the export target of $200 billion this fiscal due to the global meltdown, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said Friday, but hoped this ... Read more...
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Campaigning for Rajasthan Assembly polls ends today
December 2nd, 2008 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur, Dec 2 (ANI): The campaigning for the Rajasthan Assembly polls in all 200 constituencies will come to an end today.
The polling to elect a new state Assembly will take place ... Read more...
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Hindustan Zinc wins Asian CSR Excellence Award
November 23rd, 2008 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), a Vedanta Group company, Sunday said it has bagged the 'Asian CSR Excellence Award-2008', a prestigious recognition in the field of corporate social responsibility.The ... Read more...
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