Oct 2019

RAJASTHAN Jaipur, Jodhpur, Durgapura cleanest stations in India: Railways survey Three railway stations in Rajasthan bagged top honours in the railways’ cleanliness survey unveiled by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. Jaipur, Jodhpur and Durgapura were the top three ranking railway stations among 720 stations.   Andheri, Virar and Naigaon railway stations were the top three among … Read more

RAJASTHAN In Rajasthan, 40% children underweight, 44% anaemic   Despite efforts to tackle malnutrition in Rajasthan, 40.9 percent children under five years are underweight and 44.4 percent are anaemic, according to the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey.   The survey report reveals that 26 percent children aged 5-9 years and 36.8 percent children aged 10-19 years … Read more

RAJASTHAN Indrajit Mahanty is new chief justice of Rajasthan high court   The senior-most judge of Orissa High Court and presently Justice of the Bombay High Court, Indrajit Mahanty, has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.   He is the 37th Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court. Justice Mahanty was born on November 11, 1960 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Solar energy: 29 Rajasthan government colleges pay zero sum on electricity   Taking a major leap in harnessing solar power, state’s 29 government colleges are fulfilling their 100% power needs through solar energy. The solar panels were set up in these colleges in 2017-18 under the previous government to reduce expenditure on power. Until last year, 10 colleges … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government mulls midday meals for girls in classes IX-XII   The state government is considering to serve midday meals to the girl students from Class IX to XII studying in the government school of Rajasthan.   Government has decided to install incinerator and dispenser machines in 1000 schools having more than 100 girl students. … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota civic bodies bifurcated, to have 2 mayors each After allowing anyone to become a mayor in the state, the Rajasthan government announced bifurcation of municipal bodies in three big cities of the state – Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kota – making way for two Mayors in each of these. The three cities … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan all set to get fourth reserve for big cats   Rajasthan is poised to get its fourth tiger reserve with the forest department deliberating on upgrading the Ramgarh Vishdhari wildlife sanctuary.   The total area of 1017 sqkm that has been identified as the reserve area comprising two forest blocks of Bhilwara, territorial … Read more

RAJASTHAN Camel count in state down by 35%: Livestock Report   The state’s camel population has declined by 35 per cent in the last seven years due to a dip in demand for the ‘ships of the desert’ as a primary mode of transportation, according to the 20th Livestock Census report released recently.   The … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan tops in economic offences   Rajasthan remains a land of gullible investors with ever-increasing numbers of chit fund scams, ponzi schemes and cheating cases.   According to 2017 NCRB figures, the state topped in economic offences in 2017 with 21,645 cases and thus going past traditional cheating dens in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.   Bureau figures say … Read more

RAJASTHAN Kabul plans monument in Ajmer to boost ties   Afghanistan has expressed interest in setting up a monument in Ajmer to celebrate its religious and cultural ties with the Dargah.   Afghanistan has been pitching for declaring Herat and Ajmer as twin cities. Herat is known as the cultural capital of Afghanistan which has a rich history … Read more