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ED arrests ex-Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi in Jal Jeevan Mission ‘scam’
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ED arrests ex-Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi in Jal Jeevan Mission ‘scam’

Jaipur, April 25, 2025.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Thursday arrested former public health and engineering department (PHED) minister and Congress leader Mahesh Joshi in connection with alleged money laundering in the Jal Jeevan Mission case. The arrest came after seven hours of intense questioning at the ED's zonal office in the city.Joshi was arrested under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED has claimed to have found substantial evidence, including bank details and documents of movable and immovable properties, linking Joshi to the case.The investigation stems from an FIR filed by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB), Jaipur, which alleged that Padamchand Jain, owner of Shree Shyam Tubewell Co, and others were involved in bribing public servan...
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Padmanabh overcomes accident, leads Jaipur Polo team to victory
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Padmanabh overcomes accident, leads Jaipur Polo team to victory

Jaipur, April 25,2025.Jaipur royal and international polo player Maharaja Sawai Padmanabh Singh has spoken for the first time about the accident he met with in Scotland on June 4, 2024.Padmanabh recalled, “I was completely shaken after the accident. Doctors advised me to stay away from horses and polo for at least a year.” Despite the setback, he focused on his recovery and worked hard to improve his game. “I kept working on myself, and eventually, I was able to return to polo,” he added.The results of his determination were evident as the Jaipur Polo Team had an outstanding season, winning 12 tournaments, reaching the semi-finals in 8, and finishing as runners-up in 2.Padmanabh also spoke about the goal he scored in the final match, which became the highlight of the season...
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Raj cuts 17L names from NFS schemes, 1.5L from Jaipur dist
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Raj cuts 17L names from NFS schemes, 1.5L from Jaipur dist

Jaipur, April 24.2025The Rajasthan govt has removed names of 17.6 lakh ineligible beneficiaries of the National Food Security (NFS) schemes, of which around 1.5 lakh are from Jaipur district.On instructions from the food and civil supplies department, all district headquarters carried out a campaign to segregate eligible and ineligible beneficiaries of the NFS.District supply officer Trilokchand Meena said that the district authorities have decided to extend the 'Give Up' campaign – launched by the state govt – till April 30, 2025."No action will be taken against individuals who voluntarily remove their names from the food security list by April 30. Else, we are going charge a penalty at the rate of Rs 27 per kilogram based on the amount of food grains received from the dat...
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BJP plans expansion to align with new dists
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BJP plans expansion to align with new dists

Jaipur, April 24, 2025.BJP's state president Madan Rathore Wednesday signalled a major expansion of the party's organisational structure now that eight new districts had been created in Rajasthan. The number of BJP's district units is expected to increase from 44 to between 55 and 58, aligning with the state's recent administrative reconfiguration from 33 to 41 districts.Rathore discussed the proposed changes in a meeting with BJP's national general secretary BL Santosh in Delhi on Wednesday. "The state unit will soon propose 10–13 new organisational districts to the party's central committee for approval," Rathore said, adding that the restructuring is expected to be completed within a month.The new districts are Beawar, Balotra, Deeg, Didwana-Kuchaman, Dudu, Kotputli-Behror, ...
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Jaipur International Airport: 60 lakh passengers traveled from Jaipur, 6 lakh more than last year, international passengers also increased
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Jaipur International Airport: 60 lakh passengers traveled from Jaipur, 6 lakh more than last year, international passengers also increased

Jaipur, April 24, 2025.Now the operation of air services from Jaipur Airport is touching new heights. For the first time, the passenger load at Jaipur International Airport has been 60 lakh. More than 60 lakh passengers have traveled in the year 2024-25.Including scheduled and non-scheduled flight operations, a total of 52,693 aircraft movements have taken place from Jaipur Airport in the year 2024-25, that is, an average of 72 flights were operated daily. However, the number of scheduled flights has been 67 on average, while non-scheduled flights were 5.According to the information, a total of 18933 aircraft operated in the year 2020-21, 28069 in the year 2021-22, 43643 in the year 2022-23, 49092 in the year 2023-24 and 52693 aircraft in the year 2024-25.In this way, Jaipu...
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“Nexus Celebration Mall Brings ‘Vacation Nation’ – A Travel Fest for All”
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“Nexus Celebration Mall Brings ‘Vacation Nation’ – A Travel Fest for All”

Udaipur, April 2025. Nexus Celebration Mall brings the thrill of travel to shoppers with Vacation Nation, a special travel-themed festival from April 15 to May 18, 2025. The event offers a unique shopping and entertainment experience, featuring travel essentials like luxury luggage, designer sunglasses, stylish fashion, beauty products, and innovative travel gadgets.Visitors can also indulge in a variety of cuisines with authentic global flavors and enjoy interactive experiences, photo zones.  To make shopping even more exciting, customers can participate in Shop & Win contests, with lucky winners taking home Luggage bags, resorts stays and exclusive mega rewards.Happening at Nexus Celebration Mall, Vacation Nation promises to be an exciting celebration of travel,...
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US Vice President’s City Palace visit in Jaipur cancelled:Pahalgam attack likely reason behind move
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US Vice President’s City Palace visit in Jaipur cancelled:Pahalgam attack likely reason behind move

Jaipur, April 23, 2025.US Vice President JD Vance is on a four-day visit to India with his family from 21 to 24 April. During the trip, he visited Agra and Jaipur. On Wednesday, he was scheduled to visit the City Palace in Jaipur, but the visit was suddenly cancelled. Although no official reason was given, sources believe the cancellation may be linked to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam.Vance and his family visited the Taj Mahal earlier in the day and are currently staying at Rambagh Palace. They will return to Washington early Thursday morning.
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US Vice President reaches Jaipur, to stay for 4 days
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US Vice President reaches Jaipur, to stay for 4 days

Jaipur, April 22,2025.US Vice President James David (JD) Vance arrived in Jaipur on Sunday night. He is on a four-day visit to the city from 21 to 24 April. Vance is accompanied by his Indian-origin wife Usha and their three children — Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel. After landing at Jaipur Airport, the family went directly to Rambagh Palace Hotel where they will stay during the trip.Before coming to Jaipur, JD Vance met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The meeting took place at the Prime Minister’s official residence on 7 Lok Kalyan Marg. PM Modi hosted a special dinner for Vance and his family during the visit.Amer Palace and its surrounding areas have been decorated. Intersections and walls have been covered with decorative cloth. The corridors in the fort area have also...
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Intense heatwave likely to return from tomorrow
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Intense heatwave likely to return from tomorrow

Jaipur, April 22, 2025.Active western disturbances and northerly winds provided respite to people from heatwave conditions Monday. However, the Met office said intense heatwave conditions are likely to revive from Wednesday in the state and are likely to persist till the month-end. During this period, some places in western Rajasthan are expected to experience maximum temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius.On Monday, many places in the state recorded a dip of almost 4 degrees Celsius. Jaipur recorded a minimum of 27.7°C and maximum of 39°C.Sriganganagar and Dholpur recorded the hottest temperatures at 41.8°C.Emergency OPDs at govt hospitals across Raj are seeing an influx of heatstroke patients, with 36 such cases of heatstroke recorded so far. A health department official s...
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India’s New Expressway Link Set to Revolutionize Travel Between Delhi and Jaipur
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India’s New Expressway Link Set to Revolutionize Travel Between Delhi and Jaipur

Jaipur, April 21,2025.A new 67-km expressway linking Bandikui to Jaipur Ring Road will cut Delhi-Jaipur travel time to 2.5 hours, offering a faster, smoother, and safer route.The road trip from Delhi to Jaipur is set to become faster and more convenient with the completion of a new expressway link on the Delhi-Mumbai corridor, making it possible to travel directly from Delhi to Jaipur in just under two-and-a-half hours.a new 67-km highway now connects Bandikui to the Jaipur Ring Road, shortening the travel distance by 20 kilometers. Previously, travelers had to exit at Dausa and take the slower NH-21 route. This new road forms part of an ambitious effort to alleviate congestion and enhance safety between the two cities.Until now, vehicles traveling from Delhi, Gurgaon, and ...
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School timings in Jaisalmer, Barmer districts changed to 7.30am-11am
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School timings in Jaisalmer, Barmer districts changed to 7.30am-11am

Jaisalmer, April 18, 2025.In response to severe heatwave in Jaisalmer, district collector Pratap Singh issued an order Thursday to alter school timings for students from Grade 1 to 8. The directive mandates that all govt and private schools will conduct classes from 7.30am to 11am for these grades, and the order will remain in effect till May 16.In an order issued by Barmer collector Tina Dabi, school timings for primary and upper primary students in all govt and private schools have been changed from 7.30am to 11am due to intense heat.Simultaneously, the India-Pakistan border near Jaisalmer is experiencing extremely high temperatures with mercury surpassing 48 degrees Celsius.BSF Rajasthan Frontier inspector general M L Garg consequently released an advisory to safeguard o...
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Make heatwave action plan: HC to chief secy
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Make heatwave action plan: HC to chief secy

Jaipur, April 18, 2025.A single judge bench of the Rajasthan High Court Thursday initiated suo motu proceedings on heatwave conditions in the state.The court directed the chief secretary to develop an action plan and set up a coordination committee to oversee the implementation of previous court orders designed to minimise heatwave-related public health impacts.Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand directed Rajasthan chief secretary to formulate an action plan to protect citizens from severe heatwave conditions. Additionally, district collectors were asked to provide reports on their compliance with previous directives, including the establishment of cooling centres, traffic signal shades, and medical facilities for heat-related ailments."Last year as well, suo motu cognisance was take...
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Lord Jagannath Temple to Be Built in Shri Shyam Township, Khatu Shyam Ji
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Lord Jagannath Temple to Be Built in Shri Shyam Township, Khatu Shyam Ji

Sikar, April, 2025.In a significant spiritual event, the Bhoomi Pujan for the construction of a Lord Jagannath Temple was held in Shri Shyam Township, located in JalundMaganpura, District Sikar, near the revered pilgrimage town of Khatu Shyam Ji, Rajasthan. The ceremony was performed by Shri Bhawani Prasad Das Mahapatra, the Chief Priest of the historic Jagannath Puri Temple, Odisha, invoking divine blessings for the project.The new temple will be built at the heart of Shri Shyam Township, an emerging spiritual and residential community developed by Om Shri Real Tech Group. Known for its serene surroundings and proximity to Khatu Shyam Ji — one of the most visited pilgrimage destinations in North India — the township is being designed as an integrated spiritual space. The addition ...
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1.3GW ‘Make in India’ solarplant starts ops in Pokhran
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1.3GW ‘Make in India’ solarplant starts ops in Pokhran

Jaisalmer, April 18, 2025.Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma inaugurated a 1.3GW solar plant in Pokhran Thursday and cited the project as the best example of ‘Make in India' initiative as 90% of components and all the panels for the plant were manufactured in Rajasthan.Set up over 3,500 acres, the project developed by ReNew Power is estimated to meet the power needs of 5 lakh families in the state while creating job opportunities for 1,500 directly.State discoms will get power from the plant at Rs 2.18 a unit, one of the cheapest in the sector. Listing the benefits of solar power while highlighting Rajasthan's potential in the sector, Sharma said sources of green power are infinite, unlike conventional energy (thermal).
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Gehlot was more a Samajwadi than a Congressman: book
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Gehlot was more a Samajwadi than a Congressman: book

Jaipur, April 15, 2025.Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot followed a Socialist agenda in his last term unlike his predecessors.This observation has been made by a centurion Socialist leader Pandit Ramkishan in his book released here today. The book titled "mein zinda hun: shatabdi ka sakshi - samajwad ka prahari " says that the same Congress had rejected our Socialist schemes before Gehlot.Gehlot could be among pioneers in north Indian states even before the Congress at national level could embrace such schemes. With the launch of the book Pandit Ramkishan is a claimant to a world record of the oldest man to launch his debut book in the 100th year.The book was released by a three generation Socialist and renowned sociologist professor Anand Kumar who taught at Jawaharlal Ne...
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Book launch of centenarian socialist leader Pandit Ramkishan titled “Main ZindaHoon: ​Shatabdi ka sakshi- Samajvad ka prahari ” to be released on the 15th April
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Book launch of centenarian socialist leader Pandit Ramkishan titled “Main ZindaHoon: ​Shatabdi ka sakshi- Samajvad ka prahari ” to be released on the 15th April

Jaipur, April, 2025.A compilation of various social-political memoirs related to the life of centenarian socialist leader Pandit Ramkishan, the book "Main ZindaHoon: Shatabdi ka sakshi- Samajvad ka prahari " will be released by Professor Anand Kumar at the Pink City Press Club in the capital Jaipur on the 15th April.The compilation of the memoirs of centenarian Pandit Ram Kishan, 'Main ZindaHoon: Shatabdi Ka Sakshi - Samajvad Ka Prahari' will be released by renowned sociologist and Delhi-based JNU professor Anand Kumar at the Press Club in Jaipur on April 15. Pandit Ram Kishan, who was a freedom fighter in the Quit India Movement of 1942, has also been an MLA four times and a Member of Parliament once. With the release of this book, Pandit ji is going to set a record of bringing o...
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STAGE Unveils the Music of ‘Hukum’: Power, Pain & Poetry in Every Note
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STAGE Unveils the Music of ‘Hukum’: Power, Pain & Poetry in Every Note

Jaipur, April 9, 2025.With a thunderous round of applause and goosebump-worthy live performances, STAGE, India’s leading OTT platform for regional dialects, launched the music of its original Rajasthani film Hukum at the Rajasthan International Centre.The event saw Indian Idol-fame Swaroop Khan take the stage, performing the film’s title track with electrifying energy, encapsulating the intensity and scale of what’s being called “Rajasthan’s most awaited regional action thriller.” Known for his powerful folk voice and Bollywood hits like TharkiChokro (PK) and Ghoomar (Padmaavat), Swaroop brings unmatched depth to the soundtrack of Hukum.About the FilmIn the barren outskirts of Bheroganj, a masked vigilante, the Killer, is on a mission to bring down the most feared name in t...
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Heatwave alert in 23 districts by April 8:Barmer hottest at 42.7°C; Jaipur sees 3°C rise above average as heat intensifies across Rajasthan
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Heatwave alert in 23 districts by April 8:Barmer hottest at 42.7°C; Jaipur sees 3°C rise above average as heat intensifies across Rajasthan

Jaipur, April 07, 2025.Heat will start intensifying in Rajasthan from today. There is a possibility of heatwave conditions and intense heat in more than half of the state's districts over the next three-four days. In view of this, heatwave conditions are likely in two districts today, which will continue till April 8.A heatwave alert has been issued for 23 districts on April 8. During this period, temperatures in western Rajasthan districts are expected to reach up to 44 degrees Celsius.According to weather experts, heat will suddenly intensify due to the formation of an anti-cyclone at the Pakistan-Rajasthan border and increased influence of westerly winds due to its effect. The state also experienced intense heat throughout yesterday.Barmer was the hottest, intense heat i...
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Parents protest steep fee hike in Jaipur pvt schools
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Parents protest steep fee hike in Jaipur pvt schools

Jaipur, April 04, 2025.Parents in the city complained to the district administration and the education department about irrational fee hike in private schools at the beginning of the new academic session.According to the parents' association, schools across the city raised their fees between 10% and 40% compared to the previous year's charges. The parents highlighted that private institutions are not adhering to the established fee regulation guidelines and urged officials to take decisive action against non-compliant schools.Sanyukt Abhibhavak Sangh, the representative body of aggrieved parents in the state, demanded that the state govt enforce fee regulation guidelines in private schools as fees increased without prior notice to parents.Abhishek Jain Bittu, spokesperson o...
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Man kills ‘pregnant’ wife, aunt before killing self in Kardhani, jaipur
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Man kills ‘pregnant’ wife, aunt before killing self in Kardhani, jaipur

Jaipur, April 01, 2025.A 36-year-old man bludgeoned his wife and elderly aunt to death with a hammer before hanging himself at their home near Benar railway station under Kardhani police station area Monday afternoon. The couple's nine-year-old son, Yansh, and his cousin survived the attack and alerted neighbours, who then informed police.DCP (west) Amit Kumar said the man, Pankaj Kumawat, returned home in the afternoon and launched a brutal assault on his wife, Sunita (33), who was reported by relatives to be two months pregnant. "Hearing her screams, his widowed aunt Madhu (55) rushed to the room. Pankaj then attacked her too with the hammer," said Kumar. He also said that Madhu was widowed for the past 25 years and spent her time with Pankaj and his two brothers.The primary ...
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Travel from Jaipur to Delhi, Kota, Sikar to become expensive:Toll tax to hike at 7 booths from midnight, ring road rates also increased
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Travel from Jaipur to Delhi, Kota, Sikar to become expensive:Toll tax to hike at 7 booths from midnight, ring road rates also increased

Jaipur, April 01, 2025.Traveling from Jaipur to Delhi, Kota and Sikar will become expensive for car, bus and truck drivers. Tax charges have been increased at seven toll booths. The new toll rates will be effective from Monday midnight.The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has increased rates at one toll booth on Jaipur Ring Road, Daulatpura booth on Ajmer-Delhi bypass, and at Manoharpur and Shahjahanpur tolls on Jaipur-Delhi Old Highway. Earlier, toll tax was also increased on the Jaipur-Kishangarh highway.According to the new rates, car drivers will now have to pay Rs 200 instead of Rs 190 at the Shahjahanpur toll. At the Manoharpur toll booth, the rate for cars has not increased. Light commercial vehicles and buses and trucks will have to pay more toll tax.At Da...
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Rajasthan: Jaipur celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr with communal harmony and festive joy
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Rajasthan: Jaipur celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr with communal harmony and festive joy

Jaipur, April 01, 2025.A significant gathering of people who observed the month-long Roza assembled at the Eidgah and various locations in Jaipur. They collectively performed sajda and offered prayers for peace and unity during Eid-Ul-Fitr Monday. Following the namaz, they embraced and shared festive greetings. Near Delhi Road's Eidgah, adjacent to Jaipur's walled city, Hindu residents welcomed namaz attendees by sprinkling rose petals over them.The festivities featured young people receiving ‘eidee' from their seniors, followed by outings to restaurants and cinema visits. Everyone, regardless of age, exchanged greetings after the namaz proceedings."It is good to be here, and people are showering roses on us. Jaipur is known for its communal harmony, as similar things are done ...
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3.1L-cr worth RR investment projects firmed up, says CM
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3.1L-cr worth RR investment projects firmed up, says CM

April 01, 2025.Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said Monday that industrial projects worth Rs 3.1 lakh crore proposed during the Rising Rajasthan investment summit are currently firmed up. Revising the earlier decision on land allotments, he said new MoUs, signed between March 16 and April 30, would also be eligible for direct allocation.As per an earlier govt order, only MoUs signed before March 15 were eligible for the land allotment scheme, and investors had to apply for the same before March 31. Speaking at the Nivesh Utsav ‘Rising Rajasthan Impact 1.0', he said that new MoU signatories can take advantage of the policy in the next round of processing from May 15.He also issued a stern warning to those who promised to invest but have since remained ‘incommunicado'. The govt ...
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