DMRC to construct Jaipur Metro

Taking up its first independent project outside the national capital, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has agreed to the Rajasthan government’s proposal to construct a Metro rail in Jaipur, an official said Wednesday.

A DMRC spokesperson said that an

Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar now a world heritage site

India has added the 18th century Jantar Mantar in Jaipur to its list of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites July 31 after winning a bid in the race for inscription at Brasilia last week, a top Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) official said Wednesday.

Temperature dips in Rajasthan, woes don’t

A three-degree dip in the maximum temperature across the state provided no relief to the citizens of Rajasthan on Thursday.
The Met office suggested that climatic changes may further bring down temperatures but heat conditions would prevail for

Woman, child found murdered

<p ⁄><p ⁄>In a tragic incident a woman and her 5-year-old toddler were found murdered near Kanota village in Jaipur district. According to the police, the woman hailed from Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh and was living in Jaipur with

Police nab firearms smugglers

Smuggling of firearms from Dholpur region, notorious for its high crime rate, has been a major headache for city police. On Friday, the police managed to bust a smuggling gang with the arrest of five persons. Two of the gang members were rickshaw-pullers who l

Kali Sindh project set to meet deadline

The work at 1,200 mega watt Kali Sindh power plant is going on in full swing as the deadline for completing the first phase of the project by October 2011 approaches. On Wednesday, the 211 tonne boiler drum of the plant was erected at a height of 75 m which ma

State of ‘Book-keeping’

Jaipur’s storehouses of knowledge are dying a slow death. Dusty and infested with termites and pests, city’s public libraries are hanging by a thin thread of hope offered by the resilience of a handful of citizens determined to protect their history and intell

Political parties shun issues related to the poor: Activists

Civil society activists fighting against reduction in food entitlements to the below poverty line (BPL) families from 35 kg to 25 kg slammed the indifferent attitude of the major political parties in the state. Reacting on the absence of representatives from r

Government to pay more to acquire land

There is some good news for land owners, whose land was acquired by state government for development works and they went not happy with compensation that they were offered.Now, government is planning to allot 25% developed land to land owners in those matters

State to get 16 vans to ship

The hospitals situated in the rural areas of the state will not suffer from shortage of blood from now onwards. Rajasthan State Aids Control Society (RSACS) on Wednesday received 16 new refrigerated vehicles which will act as a link to transport blood from mai

Gurjars up the ante on reservation issue

The Gurjars, agitating over the quota issue, appear to be heading for a clash with the state government as efforts to bring their leader Kirori Singh Bhainsla to the talks table failed on Tuesday.A day earlier, Bhainsla had set a deadline for the government to

Hit Darrah for wild stuff

Already been to Rajasthan’s popular wildlife sanctuaries at Bharatpur, Ranthambore and Sariska? Well, another mind-boggling destination in the state is the Darrah National Park near Kota. Located on a hilly terrain, the sanctuary is actually a combination of t

Most crime cases remain unsolved

We are investigating the case, is a standard reply of senior police officers whenever queried about the progress of any unsolved cases of murder, dacoity or robbery. Except for a few cases, it seems that that city police are merely stashing cases in the name o

5 motorcycles set ablaze

At least five motorcycles that were parked in residential colonies of Barkat Nagar and Mahesh Nagar were set ablaze in a span of two hours in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. One two-wheeler was found burnt in the same area and a car’s glasses were

Multiple govt agencies add to water woes

Multiple agencies involved in the distribution of water supply in Jaipur are making matters worse for the thirsty public. On Thursday, in a mismanagement of multi-agency coordination, workers of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) caused a breakage in a water p

Congmen allege graft in MNREGA

The Congress workers in Bhilwara have come in open against the district administration for mismanagement under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). Party workers in the district gave a memorandum to panchayati raj minister Bharat Si

Discom hit by rising demand

The continuous rising temperature and heat wave conditions have increased power consumption in Ajmer discom. Around 13% consumption has increased in the month of April, which is almost 40 lakh unit more in comparison to last year. As such, Ajmer discom has sta

‘People’s health is priority’

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot said on Monday that the state government was committed to act stringently against the adulterators. “Nobody is allowed to play with the health of people,” he said while launching mobile laboratory scheme in the city. Addressing

Engineer held on graft charges

Anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Friday caught an engineer of Jaipur Discom red handed in Kota while he was accepting bribe of Rs5,000 from a local farmer.According to the police source, the accused Pramod Kumar demanded money from Ram Bharose Nagar of Jaloda v

Accused cop files reply in land case

Supporting the bail granted to him by the lower court, the co-accused in infamous land for bribe case, during the hearing of his bail cancellation application before the high court on Thursday, said that the whole case revolves around the suspended deputy supe