Rajasthan

The Asian Development Bank and the Government of India signed a $190 million loan, on Friday, to upgrade 754 kilometres of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) to two-lane or intermediate-lane standards that will benefit about 26 million people in 14 districts of Rajasthan. The signatories

In the past month, more than 150 residents of Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan have been rewarded a new kind of certificates by the district police. The so-called “I am safe” certificates are being given to commuters for following traffic rules The district police initiated a campaign to felicitate

Within a year of the launch of the central government’s flagship Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme, Nagaur has become one of the country’s 10 best performing districts in the awareness generation and outreach activities category under the scheme. These districts are being felicitated by the

In yet another landmark achievement, India’s nomination of the Jaipur City, Rajasthan got inscribed today on the World Heritage List of UNESCO during the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee held at Baku, Azerbaijan. The nomination of Jaipur City has successfully been done by complying with

Mangnaram Bishnoi, a long-haul truck driver, is rushing to Kota to see his sons — Mahendra Kumar Bishnoi and Shyam Sunder Bishnoi — who have cleared NEET and JEE-Advanced, respectively, this year. Bishnoi, 45, has not seen his sons since June 1last year. A resident of Kanasar village in Phalodi

Snehlata, who runs a common service centre (CSC) in Alwar district of Rajasthan, has been providing exemplary service by spreading digital literacy among the Banjara community, tweeted Ravi Shankar Prasad, minister of electronics and information technology, on Wednesday. She has been educating

Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram briefed the media on Wednesday, about the important decision taken by Cabinet today regarding declaration of Scheduled Areas in Rajasthan under Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The Minister informed that the areas comprising of 3 complete

Inaugurating the kitchen of Akshay Patra Foundation, Rajasthan's Minister of State for Education Vasudeo Devnani said that in the coming session computer labs will be provided in 5000 government schools of the state. The minister further said that state is trying to install smart boards in class

Alwar’s Government Senior Secondary School, Railway Station, takes its name quite literally. Here the classrooms have been painted like passenger compartments, the principal’s office looks like an engine and the veranda is the “platform”, where students hang out. “Children are always fascinated by

Shantanu Lodh, a pioneer in performance arts, was in the prime of his career when he met with an accident two years ago which left him in a coma. When doctors couldn't get him out of it, and his friends failed to find someone to take care of him, they shifted him to Anandam rehabilitation centre in

In drought ridden areas of Rajasthan the programme to construct cost effective water storage tanks are helping fight shortage of water. More than 57,000 tanks, which will store some 17531 lakh litres of water, at a cost of 730.71 crore Rupees have been constructed. Read more.... प्रदेश के 12

Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti, today launched the Swajal pilot project at village Bhikampura, Karauli in Rajasthan. Besides ensuring the availability of clean drinking water to every household round the year, the project would also generate employment. The minister