78 years after Independence, tribals in remote part of Rajasthan's Baran district get electricity connectionsIn a significant stride towards rural electrification, a remote tribal community in Rajasthan's Baran district received electricity for the...
11 Jul, 2025, 05.04 PM IST
Rajasthan: Remote Shergaon village to have polling station for first timeAccording to a statement, there are only 50 voters at Mainau polling station in Jaisalmer. On the day of voting, a temporary booth will be ...
11 Nov, 2023, 03.47 PM IST
Indian woman who travelled to Pakistan to marry her Facebook friend gifted money & land for embracing IslamAnju, who was born in Kailor village in Uttar Pradesh and lived in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, travelled to Pakistan legally from Indi...
30 Jul, 2023, 08.59 PM IST
Rajasthan polls: Voters walk miles through desert to cast votesPeople here had to walk long distances as polling booths are located at far off places. Both the districts share border with Pakistan and i...
07 Dec, 2018, 04.26 PM IST
ITI bags Rs 334-cr order from R'sthan govt for wi-fi projectTelecom gear making firm is expected to establish 40,000 outdoor wi-fi access points in Rajasthan with the project having an order value of...
12 Oct, 2018, 07.11 PM IST
Centre releases Rs 167 crore to 9 states for border developmentThe states which will benefit include Rajasthan and Punjab, both having international border with Pakistan, and West Bengal and Assam, whic...
26 Dec, 2017, 02.24 PM IST
It’s a perfect road trip that would make anyone fall in love again and againThe highway connecting Jaipur to Ranthambore promises a picturesque stretch.
08 Jun, 2017, 05.12 AM IST
55,669 villages left out of mobile footprint to get towers in five years: Manoj SinhaAt present, 5.41 lakh villages out of the total 5.97 lakh in India are covered by mobile services, leaving 55,669 out of the ambit -- that ...
29 Jul, 2016, 08.02 PM IST
Rajasthan pitches for 'people's movement' to battle water woesChief Minister Vasundhara Raje noted that many stakeholders like NGOs, corporates, social, religious and even caste organisations have been...
31 Jan, 2016, 01.35 PM IST
Ashok Gehlot asks Raje government to ensure potable water during summerGehlot said out of 237 ground water blocks, only 31 were left with water and as per the Met department monsoon will be weak this year.
29 Apr, 2015, 03.23 PM IST
12 states plan to set up solar power parks: GovernmentMoS Power said other states where such parks are being set up are: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pra...
05 Dec, 2014, 02.49 PM IST
Rajasthan police probes former Pakistan MP's 'illegal' visit two years agoDeputy Superintendent of Police Gopal Singh of the vigilance wing arrived in Jaisalmer district on September 19 for investigation and it is...
21 Sep, 2014, 04.08 PM IST
Union Labour and Employment Minister Sis Ram Ola deadUnion Labour and Employment Minister Sis Ram Ola died at a Gurgaon hospital today after a prolonged illness.
15 Dec, 2013, 02.42 PM IST
- Gram Power: Yashraj Khaitan's 'smart microgrid' produces, stores renewable energy on location
A 22-year-old entrepreneur is bringing electricity to villages through a technology that produces and stores renewable energy on location.
06 Jul, 2012, 02.20 PM IST
- PACL unit head jailed for duping investors in Rajasthan housing scheme
Police on Wednesday arrested unit head of realty company PACL for allegedly duping investors of over Rs 600 cr in a housing scheme in Rajas...
15 Dec, 2011, 02.47 AM IST
- Rajasthan to kick off free tutorials for rural engineering aspirants
High fees and living costs deprive rural students of good coaching and guidance needed for cracking exams like the IIT-JEE.
10 May, 2011, 05.46 AM IST
- DoT, BSNL to ink pact for rural telephony
The department of telecom (DoT) is set to sign an agreement with state-owned BSNL for providing village telephones to the newly-identified ...
30 Aug, 2008, 12.27 AM IST