M Chinnaswamy chosen by the BCCI to host the domestic season curtain-raiser after Rajasthan troubles. ...
02:51 PM, Sep 10, 2012
Either Indore or Nagpur are expected to host the curtain-raiser to India's domestic season. ...
04:13 PM, Sep 08, 2012
Jaipur: Even though the Meteorology Department predicted mild to moderate showers for Jaipur, the city received heavy rains during peak traffic hours on Monday. Within minutes, roads were waterlogged and cars stranded. Parts of eastern Rajasthan also received heavy rainfall. Ajmer Sharif is battling a flood-like situation. The city received 92 millimetres of rainfall. Many areas were filled with two-four feet of water. The Ajmer Sharif Dargah wasn't spared either....
08:26 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Mumbai: After receiving heavy rainfall on Monday, Mumbai had some brief respite for a while. For now, water has receded in most places. The trains and flights are on time. However, the Meteorology Department has predicted heavy rainfall on Tuesday as well. The rains on Monday left many areas in the city waterlogged, one dead and four injured in its wake. Parts of Dadar Hind Mata and many roads were...
07:45 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Jaipur: When the rain-ravaged settlement of Madrampura in Jaipur was cleaned up overnight, residents could not believe their eyes. It was later that they realised that the goodwill of the city administration was nothing but efforts to impress Congress President Sonia Gandhi during her visit to the place. The once-deserted settlement, which only had the Army helping out with the relief work, suddenly saw a motorcade of government cars and...
09:02 AM, Aug 31, 2012
Jaipur: As rains continue to lash most parts of Rajasthan, 36 people have died so far in the state in just seven days. One third of the state, that's almost 12 districts, have been severely affected as the desert state battles unprecedented rainfall. Hundreds have been moved to relief camps and the Army's efforts to pump out water from inundated areas continues. Many say Jaipur's woes are aggravated by man-made...
08:20 AM, Aug 28, 2012
Jaipur: Heavy rainfall in Rajasthan has killed 36 people till now and the MET department has predicted more rain in the next 48 hours. As many as 11 districts of the desert state are affected. The government has promised relief for those who are the worst sufferers, but is it too late? One of the victims, Shanti, recalls with horror how her 20-year-old daughter had a miscarriage as the family...
09:28 PM, Aug 27, 2012
New Delhi: After a brief respite, it was raining heavily again on Monday in Jaipur. Many streets in the low-lying parts of the city were waterlogged. In all, 12 districts including Bharatpur, Dholpur and Dausa have been affected. Three more people have died in rain-related incidents, taking the toll to 33 in one week. The Met Department has said more rainfall is expected over the next three days. Meanwhile, the...
08:33 AM, Aug 27, 2012
New Delhi: Passengers to Jaipur can now take a ride on AC double-decker train with Railways on Friday flagging off the service heralding a new era in passenger transportation. The train will run between Delhi's Sarai Rohilla and Jaipur and carry 120 passengers in a coach as compared to about 80 passengers in a conventional coach. A ticket will cost Rs 347. The train will leave from here at 5.35...
11:02 PM, Aug 24, 2012
Jaipur/ New Delhi: Heavy rains have thrown normal live out of gear in several parts of the country including Rajasthan and the Delhi-NCR region. The Rajasthan Meteorological Department has predicted more rains even as 27 have died in two days of torrential rain in the state. According to the Met heavy rainfall is expected in Tonk and Jaipur in the next 24 hours. Of the 27 people who have lost...
04:31 PM, Aug 24, 2012
Jaipur: Twenty seven people, including 10 from Jaipur, were killed and several rendered homeless as heavy rainfall continued to wreak havoc in Rajasthan in the past two days as authorities undertook large-scale relief work to mitigate the suffering of the affected people. Meanwhile, schools in Jaipur reopened on Friday after two days. The Met Department has predicted more rainfall in the state in the next 24 hours. Rajasthan Chief Minister...
07:59 AM, Aug 24, 2012
Jaipur: Authorities on Thursday undertook large-scale relief work to return normalcy in parts of Rajasthan where record-breaking rainfall had claimed 14 lives on Wednesday. Normal life had been badly-hit in Jaipur's low-lying areas where people have been taking shelter in community halls, schools and other buildings. Twenty one JCB machines and 30 water pumps have been installed in such areas to remove debris of damaged structures or displaced objects and...
01:52 PM, Aug 23, 2012
Jaipur: Heavy rains continued to wreck havoc in many parts of Rajasthan and normal life in state capital Jaipur has been brought to a standstill. The death toll climbed to 14 in Jaipur and schools stayed shut for the second day in a row on Wednesday. The state capital reported its heaviest rainfall in over three decades on Wednesday. It didn't rain late on Wednesday night though. Authorities have decided...
07:54 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Jaipur: Jaipur was inundated on Wednesday after the state capital of Rajasthan received 160 mm rainfall in a short span of two-and-a-half hours. The heavy rainfall was the worst in nearly 30 years. Four people were reportedly dead. The dead included two children who lost their lives in a house collapse and a couple, whose car was washed away after it got stuck in a ditch. The rest of the...
09:04 AM, Aug 22, 2012
Jaipur: Murder convict TB Thapa always wanted to be a painter. At the age of 35, he finally realised his dream, albeit at the most unlikeliest of places - the Jaipur Central Jail. "This is like meditation... It takes away from the stress and confinement of being in jail," he says with a glint in his eye. Like Thapa, Madhusudan, another convict, too picked up the brush and palette and...
08:12 AM, Aug 07, 2012
Kotputli: A statue of former Union minister and Gujjar leader late Rajesh Pilot was damaged in Kotputli on Saturday evening, sparking protests by members of the community. "Rajesh Pilot's statue in LBS government college was broken by some unidentified miscreants," DSP Alok Singhal said. Enraged over the incident, a large number of youths and members of the Gujjar community staged protests demanding immediate arrest of the culprits, he said. The...
10:47 PM, Aug 04, 2012
Jaipur: An 11-year-old girl was repeatedly raped allegedly by her teacher leading to which she was hospitalised and was being treated for psychological trauma. The accused teacher, who was arrested on Tuesday, was on Wednesday produced before a local court where the magistrate remanded him in judicial custody. According to police, the girl had not told her parents about the ordeal and was suffering psychological consequences for the last two...
11:15 PM, Aug 01, 2012
Jaipur: Film actor Om Puri waded into fresh trouble on Tuesday as he allegedly made an "insulting" remark against journalists prompting the Pink City Press Club to seek an apology from him. The actor made the remark while talking about the manner in which a journalist presented his views when he was in Delhi in August 2011 to attend Anna Hazare's strike. Recalling the incident, Puri said he was conversing...
11:50 PM, Jul 17, 2012
New Delhi: Even as more than 200 Khap panchayats from across north India congregate in Haryana on Saturday to discuss the menace of female foeticide, two baby girls were found abandoned in Jodhpur and Jaipur in Rajasthan, a state that ranks amongst the top when it comes to female foeticide. A premature baby girl died in Jaipur on Friday. She was found lying near the railway tracks after an Agra-Ajmer...
08:51 AM, Jul 14, 2012
Jaipur: The Indian Army has taken up a unique initiative to promote organic farming. By doing so, they are also giving retired officers and jawans a new purpose in life. The men are completely at ease handling vermi compost, haymaking forks and seeds. It is a familiar turf for most of them like Subedar Rajaram Yadav who retired two years ago. "At the end of the day we're sons of...
10:11 AM, Jul 11, 2012
