Nikhil Tonk wants Shekhar-Adhyayan for Bhanwari Devi movie
August 20th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 20 (IANS) Filmmaker Nikhil Tonk is keen to cast father-son duo - Shekhar Suman and Adhyayan Suman - for his upcoming film, based on Bhanwari Devi murder."We have ... Read more...
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Youth arrested for blackmailing, raping minor
August 7th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) A youth was arrested Monday for blackmailing a 15-year old girl on the basis of an obscene MMS showing her in compromising position and raping her ... Read more...
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Participation low, spirits high at Team Anna fast
July 25th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Numbering far less than last year but exuding zeal, people from across the country Wednesday gathered at Jantar Mantar in the national capital ... Read more...
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Woman branded as witch, molested in Rajasthan
June 25th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 25 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman was stripped and molested after being branded as a witch in Rajasthan's Tonk district, police said Monday.The incident took place Saturday in Dhuan ... Read more...
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Toxic gases kill four in Rajasthan well
June 17th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 17 (IANS) Four men, aged between 20 and 40 years, Sunday suffocated to death due to poisonous gases in a 30-feet-deep well in Rajasthan, police said.The incident took ... Read more...
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Woman branded witch, tortured in Rajasthan
April 13th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) A 30-year-old woman was stripped and tied to an electricity pole after being branded as a witch and tortured with searing hot tongs placed on her ... Read more...
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Protesting workers injure six cops
April 10th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 10 (IANS) A dozen vehicles, including government buses, were damaged and at least six policemen were injured Tuesday when workers of a factory here clashed with them while ... Read more...
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24-year-old manual scavenger wins beauty pageant
November 19th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Once a manual scavenger, Indira Athwal was crowned New Princess-2011 on the occasion of World Toilet Day here Saturday.The 38 contestants in the unique beauty ... Read more...
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Engineer kills wife, three others, self
August 28th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 28 (IANS) A 32-year-old engineer Sunday gunned down his wife and three relatives at his in-laws' house before shooting himself dead two hours later in Rajasthan's Tonk district, ... Read more...
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O’Brien hoping for an encore of Bangalore knock
August 25th, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 25 (IANS) Ireland's charismatic batsman Kevin O'Brien said he would love to tonk the England side the way he did in Bangalore in the World Cup when the ... 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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Happily ever after for Raju-Chinki, the monkeys?
July 7th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 7 (IANS) The wedding of Raju and Chinki could put Bollywood to shame. The monkeys were married off in a hush hush ceremony by villagers in Rajasthan before ... Read more...
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This marriage is pure monkey business!
June 24th, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 24 (IANS) When two simians wed, what does one term the union? Monkey business!And so it shall be July 6, when three-year-old groom Raju, in typical north Indian ... Read more...
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Rajasthan’s Dalit women celebrate ‘liberty’ at temple
June 20th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Varanasi, June 20 (IANS) In a revolution of sorts, some 200 Dalit women from Rajasthan Monday achieved what they thought would remain a mirage -- performing rituals with upper caste ... Read more...
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Army to scale world’s eighth highest peak
March 8th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) In a first of its kind effort, the Indian Army will attempt to scale Mount Manaslu, the world's eighth highest peak, between March and June, ... Read more...
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Vasundhara Raje elected Rajasthan BJP head
February 26th, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Feb 26 (IANS) Bringing an end to speculations in political circles, former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje was Saturday elected unopposed as the leader of the state unit of the ... Read more...
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Batting powerplay can prove decisive, says Suresh Raina (Interview, World Cup Countdown)
February 9th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Abhishek Roy
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) On flat wickets in the subcontinent the batting powerplay can prove decisive. That's how Suresh Raina thinks ahead of the World Cup and he expects ... Read more...
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Leopard attacks villagers, forest officials near Ranthambore National Park
November 27th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Tonk (Rajasthan), Nov.27 (ANI): A leopard attacked villagers in Tonk district of India's northwestern Rajasthan state on Friday (November 26), injuring eight locals, including forest officials from Ranthambore National Park.As per the ... Read more...
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Focus on scavengers’ rehabilitation, government urged
October 24th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Hailing the National Advisory Commission's (NAC) recommendation to "fully abolish" manual scavenging in the country by 2012, social activist Bindeshwar Pathak Sunday said the government should ... Read more...
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15-feet python creates a flutter in Rajasthan village
September 7th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by ANI
By SarikaChandsen Village (Tonk District, Rajasthan), Sept.7 (ANI): The presence of a15-foot-long python in ahouse here,createdboth a scare and curiosity among residents.Sita Devi, the house owner, was startled after noticing thelong ... Read more...
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Dalit woman branded a witch, thrashed in Rajasthan
August 29th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Tonk (Rajasthan), Aug 29 (IANS) A Dalit woman was labelled a witch and beaten up badly in Rajasthan's Tonk district, police said Sunday.
Kamla Bairwa of Jhalra village in Tonk district, over 100 ... Read more...
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Emancipated scavengers visit parliament
August 18th, 2010 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Some 300 emancipated women scavengers, who used to manually clean human excreta in Alwar and Tonk districts of Rajsthan, Tuesday visited parliament to get a ... Read more...
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Two held with live cartridges in North Block (Lead)
May 14th, 2010 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Two people from Rajasthan were held in the high security North Block of the Central Secretariat here after two live cartridges were found in their possession, a ... Read more...
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After MBA, she just loves being village sarpanch
March 11th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Anil Sharma
Jaipur, March 11 (IANS) She has studied in top Indian institutes and even has a business management degree. But instead of choosing a corporate career, Chavvi Rajawat has become a ... Read more...
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Bhavna Pani’s birthday gets the bar night rocking!
August 13th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Well it was her night and she surely took it all!
Bhavna Pani who brought in her birthday on Wednesday night, kick started at the celebrity bar night at PURO's in Bandra.
Dressed ... Read more...
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Meena beats Bainsla, Congress’ Rajasthan tally is 20
May 17th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 17 (IANS) The Congress has won 20 Lok Sabha seats from Rajasthan, as central minister Namonarain Meena defeated Gujjar leader K.S. Bainsla of the BJP from the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency ... Read more...
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Congress wins in Sawai Madhopur, BJP wants recount
May 17th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 17 (IANS) Congress candidate and union minister Namonarain Meena defeated Gujjar leader K.S. Bainsla of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 317 votes in Rajasthan's Tonk-Sawai ... Read more...
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Rajasthan polling ends, around 50 percent turnout expected (Fifth Lead)
May 7th, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) Polling for the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan ended Thursday evening with stray incidents of violence reported from parts of the state. One man was killed ... Read more...
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Orissa heat wave claims 18 lives
May 2nd, 2009 - 8:56 pm ICT by ANI
Bhubneshwar, May 2 (ANI): Constantly rising mercury has claimed 18 lives in Orissa's capital Bhubneshwar.As the temperature touched 43 degrees, many people suffered heat stroke in the state.Orissa has not seen rainfall ... Read more...
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Bainsla gets BJP ticket from Rajasthan
April 16th, 2009 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday named Kirori Singh Bainsla, who spearheaded Gujjar community's violent campaign for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) status, as it's candidate from ... Read more...
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Gujjar leader Bainsla joins BJP in Rajasthan
April 12th, 2009 - 12:24 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 11 (IANS) Kirori Singh Bainsla, who spearheaded the Gujjar community's violent agitation over the last two years for being granted Scheduled Tribe status, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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Raje appeals to Gujjars to accept Centres reservation initiatives
May 28th, 2008 - 2:22 pm ICT by admin
Jaipur, May 28 (ANI): Asking the Gujjar community to accept the reservation-related initiatives of the Centre, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today said the reservation should be done at the Central level.
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Amid Gujjars shutdown call, NCR put on high alert
May 27th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): The National Capital Region was put on high alert by Union Home Ministry on Tuesday in view of the call by the Gujjar protestors for NCR ... Read more...
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