Tag: Rajasthan

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EC bans all exit polls from Nov 12 to Dec 7 for 5 poll-bound states

New Delhi: The Election Commission has banned all exit polls for the five poll-bound states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana from November 12 till December 7. Also, as per Section 126(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, displaying any election matter “including results of any opinion poll or any other […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
109 affected by zika virus in Jaipur

Jaipur: The total number of patients affeted by the zika virus in the city is 109, state health officials said. To contain the spread of the virus, dengue and chikungunya, health officials will conduct fogging on Saturday in different part of the city. The officials have asked the residents to keep their windows and doors […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Over 12 lakh Rajasthan farmers to get free electricity

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday announced free electricity for farmers up to Rs 10,000, hours before the Election Commission announced schedule for upcoming Assembly elections in the state. Addressing a public meeting in Ajmer, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister made the announcement. According to the announcement, […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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EC announces dates for Assembly polls in five states

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday announced the dates for the Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram Assembly polls. While Chhattisgarh will go to the polls in two phases on November 12 and 20, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram Assembly elections will be held on November 28. Polling in Rajasthan and Telangana will […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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RAPS-I nuclear reactor sets new record

Mumbai: The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station Unit 3 (RAPS-3) has set a new record of continuous 766 days of operations on Wednesday, breaking the earlier record of the RAPS-5 of 765 days of non-stop operations in 2014, an official said here. Another 220-MW nuclear reactor of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) at Kaiga, […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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BJP appoints poll managers ahead of Assembly elections

New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday appointed three senior Central Ministers as poll managers for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana. BJP President Amit Shah appointed Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as party’s election incharge for Madhya Pradesh, Prakash Javadekar for Rajasthan and Health Minister J.P. Nadda for Telangana, a party statement said. In Madhya Pradesh and […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Rajasthan slashes VAT on petrol, diesel by 4%

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Sunday announced that the state will reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on diesel and petrol prices by four per cent. She said that while VAT on petrol was 30 per cent, it was 22 per cent on diesel, she said. With the reduction, petrol and diesel prices will […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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IAF MiG crashes near Jodhpur

Jaipur: An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG aircraft crashed near Jodhpur in Rajasthan during a routine mission on Tuesday, the Defence PRO said. Both pilot and co-pilot ejected safely. The MiG 27 fighter jet airborne from Jodhpur came down near Devriya village. The pilots avoided dense residential colonies and the jet crashed on an open […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Vajpayee's remains to be immersed in Rajasthan

Jaipur: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s remains will be immersed in three water bodies of Rajasthan, the Mahi in Banswara, the Chambal in Kota and in the Pushkar Sarovar, said BJP state president Madal Lal Saini on Saturday. He said state minister Arun Chaturvedi will bring Vajpayee’s remains to Jaipur from Delhi on August […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Judicial inquiry ordered into Alwar mob lynching case

Jaipur: The CJM’s court of Alwar on Tuesday ordered a judicial inquiry into the mob lynching incident on Saturday night that led to one Rakbar Khan’s death, and handed over the case to Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM), Rajgarh for investigation. The police had requested the Alwar Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) to order a judicial […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Kota creates world record with 2 lakh people performing yoga

Jaipur: Kota in Rajasthan established a world record on Thursday when around two lakh people performed yoga at one place on the occasion of the International Yoga Day. The event took place in the presence of yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia at the RAC ground. Speaking to IANS, an officer, […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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108 migrants from Pakistan get Indian citizenship

Jodhpur: A total of 108 migrants from Pakistan received Indian citizenship here in Rajasthan on Sunday. Jodhpur District collector Ravi Kumar Surpur distributed the citizenship certificates to the former Pakistanis. Most of these migrant-turned-Indian citizens were teary eyed when they got the certificates. The surroundings of the Town Hall where they were given the certificates […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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At least 17 killed, 20 injured after bus overturns in Uttar Pradesh

Mainpuri: At least 17 people were killed and 20 injured when a bus overturned after hitting a divider here this morning, police said. The ill-fated bus carrying around 60-70 people was on its way to Farrukhabad from Jaipur in Rajasthan, Mainpuri Additional Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Singh told PTI. “The bus overturned after hitting […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Rajasthan CM calls for strengthening radar system

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has called for strengthening the state’s radar system so that timely alerts can be issued for natural calamities. The Chief Minister’s directions came on Saturday when she presided over a review meeting to monitor the rehabilitation works in Alwar, Dholpur and Bharatpur where over 30 people were killed and […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Big B's body to be 'fiddled' around by doctors

Jodhpur: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says his team of doctors will “fiddle around” with his body and set him up again. “I am getting my team of Doctors in tomorrow morning to fiddle around with my body and set me up again. I will rest and keep informed in process,” the 75-year-old posted on his blog […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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