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How Judo helped this Uttarakhand teen to reach North Pole

India, Aug. 13 -- For 15-year-old Lucky Rawat, the discipline he learnt on the judo mat has taken him from the quiet hills of Chakrata, Uttarakhand, to the North Pole. Currently, the young judoka is a... Read More


Kanwariyas leave 7K tonnes of garbage, clean up begins

Haridwar, Aug. 13 -- With 48 million kanwariyas visiting Haridwar during the recently concluded Shravan Kanwar fair, around 7,000 tonnes of garbage has been left by the devotees in the city, civic off... Read More


GOVT APPROVES Rs.381.9 CR FOR ATAL PRAGATI PATHS IN 192 VILLAGES

Jaipur, Aug. 13 -- The state government has approved Rs.381.91 crore to build Atal Pragati Paths in the remaining 192 villages with a population of more than 5,000, in a major push to strengthen rural... Read More


Emergency-era struggle a historic chapter: CM

Jaipur, Aug. 13 -- Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Wednesday described the struggle of "democracy fighters" during the Emergency as a historic chapter in the defence of democracy and said their sa... Read More


Stir against HC clean chit in 2015 massacre

Jaipur, Aug. 13 -- Members of the Dalit community staged a protest in Jaipur on Wednesday demanding that the government challenge the high court's verdict acquitting all 40 accused in the 2015 Dangawa... Read More


Farmers protest against Ajmer irrigation project

Ajmer, Aug. 13 -- Hundreds of farmers from four villages staged a protest in Ajmer on Wednesday against the Singla-Rupangarh Irrigation Project. Under the banner of the Singla-Rupangarh Irrigation Pro... Read More


Minister joins stir over sanitation recruitment

Alwar/Jaipur, Aug. 13 -- Rajasthan forest minister Sanjay Sharma on Wednesday sat on a dharna at the Alwar Municipal Corporation alongside sanitation workers, openly questioning administration under h... Read More


BJP woos first-time voters with birthday cards

Jaipur, Aug. 13 -- Every Rajasthan resident turning 18 is being sent a hard-copy birthday greeting from chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma at home since this month, as the political battle for the next ... Read More


Raj links skill training to district-level job demand

Jaipur, Aug. 13 -- Rajasthan is moving towards a district-level skill development model in which training programmes are being aligned with the local economy, industry requirements, employment potenti... Read More


8 held for stealing oil from HPCL pipeline

Barmer/Balotra, Aug. 13 -- The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), with the help of Rajasthan Police, has busted an interstate gang allegedly involved in stealing crude oil from the HPCL Rajasthan Ref... Read More