RAJASTHAN

Udaipur : The Dungarpur police impounded a closed body container which was carrying 675 cartons of Haryana made illegal liquor to Surat under the permit of transporting life saving drugs on Monday. The value of the illicit liquor is roughly assessed to be around 50 lakh rupees, police has arrested the truck driver and his aide, both hailing from Bhilwara district. …

‘Gram Rakshaks, Police Mitras assisting cops to ensure effective lockdown’ Udaipur : Alarmed by the increasing number of positive cases in the neighboring Banswara district, the police and district administration in Dungarpur have beefed up security measures and are making all efforts to restrict public entry from the bordering hotspots. In this chain, patrol boats have been launched in Kadana dam …

Udaipur : Anup Gupte, an Udaipur based architect has designed a secure and protective pandemic sample collection facility based on the facility developed in South Korea. The proposal which has been sent to the Prime Minister and chief ministers of all states, envisages use of a washable and waterproof tarpaulin tent, a re-purposed MS container box known as ‘Porta Cabins’ , …

‘Proposal submitted to PMO, state govts’ Udaipur : An Udaipur based cyber forensic investigator has developed an unique Quarantine Tracking System which is capable to weed out the drawbacks of the ‘Arogya Setu’ and make its functioning more effective. ‘Arogya Setu’, experts say, is inspired by China where the application played a key role in the mitigation of COVID-19. However, …

Udaipur : At a time when reports are pouring in about police and medical teams receiving grand welcome and floral showers from several places, a head constable’s humble refusal to accept garland in the times of infections and viruses would serve as a model for many. Head constable Kartar Singh is being applauded and hailed in the social media after …

Udaipur : The forest department had planned to hold the first of its kind Palash festival last month however, after things went awry due to the lock down, the event was called off. However, nature seems to be rejoicing the blooming season of the beautiful tree as the ‘Flame of the forest’ is painting the Aravalis range red. Amid the groves …

Udaipur : While thousands of corona warriors are out in the field braving COVID-19, the Ayurveda department has taken a step towards manufacturing herbal syrup mix to boost the immunity system of these fighters. Led by the Dy Director of the Ayurveda Department Dr GirjiaShankar Joshi, a team of experts got together on Tuesday to prepare and pack special ‘kadha’ packets to be distributed …

‘Offer free Nano Particle coating on masks for corona warriors’ Udaipur : An Udaipur based entrepreneur cum researcher has developed a nanotechnology based research product, SILNAN-50 which can be an antiviral drug candidate as a potential treatment against COVID-19 virus. Achal Agrawal, the young scientist is a researcher and CEO of the WHO-GMP certified API manufacturer Macsen Drugs, a pharma company …

Udaipur : At a time when authorities are making all efforts to sensitize people on the significance of social distancing, some are taking instructions lightly. In such a case, Udaipur police sealed a diary manufacturing unit here at Rampura chauraha under the Ambamata police station area of the city.  The administration was tipped off the handicraft diary making unit at Harsh …

Udaipur : Udaipur police has registered a case against a constable posted in the District Special Branch (DSB) here after a German national was found living in his cottage in Osho Dhyan Vihar at Seth ji ki Kundal under Goverdhan Vilas police station area of the city on Tuesday. There are many cottages in the center and one of those in …

Udaipur : A 20-year old youth was found hanging from the ceiling of a room of a building where he had been quarantined with others, on Sunday morning. The deceased Vishnu son of Tej SIngh was resident of Shahdabad in UP and worked in a hotel in Surat. Vishnu was among the 182 workers who had reached Udaipur and had …

  Udaipur : Curfew was clamped in Khushalgarh town of Banswara on Saturday morning after a father son duo were tested positive. The entire area was sealed and vehicular movement was completely prohibited after passes issued on earlier occasions too were terminated . Banswara collector Kailash Bairwa inspected the curfew hit areas in the evening and took details about the …

Udaipur : A retired engineer from the public health department and member of a committee constituted by the High Court on wellness of Udaipur Lakes has requested the district authorities to switch off all the lights along the periphery of Fatehsagar Lake and all adjoining areas . In his letter to the UMC commissioner, Collector and UIT, technical.expert GP Soni …

  Udaipur : Three more persons, including a woman, have been tested positive for COVID -19 in Raza colony of Mulla talai area in Udaipur city on Friday, taking the total number of infected persons in the area to 4, district officials said. With more positive cases reported, vigilance has been enhanced in the curfew bound areas of the city. Grocery …

Udaipur : Curfew was clamped in the major portion of Ambamata area after a 15 year old boy was tested positive for COVID-19  on Thursday afternoon. The boy studied in Indore and had returned with his friend who was also his roommate there. They came here on March 19. The boy lives in  Raza colony in Mallah Talai area while his …

Udaipur : In a bid to spread awareness about the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, Udaipur cops are using unique ‘Corona’ helmets to dissuade commuters from coming out on the streets during the nationwide lockdown. The initiative is a joint effort of the Udaipur Traffic police and the Lady patrol team which was launched from Delhigate on wednesday evening. The …

Udaipur : Hand sanitizer was formulated for the coronavirus precautions at the Bhupal Nobles Pharmacy College. Dr. Yuvraj Singh, Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy and Dr. Siddhraj Singh Sisodia, Principal, informed that the team of Dr. Kamal Singh Rathore, and Dr. Ravindra Kamble Associate Professor of the College made four different types of hand sanitizer for employees which has herbal …

Udaipur : Three men travelling from Surat to Punjab via Udaipur were stripped and thrashed badly by the police and they had to spent a night in the lockup inspire of holding valid travel permission from two states and pass issued from the local SDM of the area.  Aggrieved by the humiliation the men have complained the matter to the SDM …

Udaipur : Curfew was imposed in Parda Solanki village under Aaspur police station after a father son duo were tested positive for COVID -19 on Friday evening. “The father and son have a house and run a soda shop in Indore .They arrived here on March 25 by road on a motorcycle and were screened at the CHC Aaspur and …

Udaipur : While the volunteers , staff of medical and health department and police are toiling day and night to prevent the spread of coronavirus , lady cops across Rajasthan are contributing in their own ways , beside their duties to help the government . A constable posted at Thoi station in Sikar has stitched more than 200 masks for …

Abu Road : Dadi Janki, administrative head of the Brahma Kumaris, the world’s largest spiritual organisation run by women, passed away at the age of 104 here on Friday. Dadi Janki breathed her last at 2 am in a hospital in Mount Abu. She had been suffering from respiratory and stomach-related ailments for the past two months. Her last rites were performed …

’14 thousand Quarantined , 466 foreign returned “    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC9779UP17Q Udaipur : Remote villages in migration prone Dungarpur and other districts in South Rajasthan are in the grip of mounting anxiety as migrant labourers begin to return home from Maharashtra and Gujarat areas affected by the corona virus outbreak. After the nation wide lockdown announced on March 22, these workers after being jobless …

Udaipur : Besides maintaining law and order , the police department is acting as good samaritans in the present time of outbreak. In Udaipur the lady patrol team of 20 are moving from streets to colonies spreading awareness on the importance of social distancing and isolation . ‘ We have taken up this as a campaign to educate people in a …

Udaipur : The police on Tuesday registered a case at Sukher police station against a mother and son for non compliance of home isolation order . This is first such case in Udaipur as the son who had returned from Bangkok on March 20 was found socialising with people instead or confining himself indoors.  SHO,Sukher DP Dadeech told the media that …

‘Went for internship in November ‘ Udaipur : Indian youths stranded in Mauritius after suspension of international flights in both the countries due to the novel corona outbreak , have made frantic appeal to the prime minister Narendra Modi for rescue. Kavish Jain, a resident of Udaipur and a second year student of Hotel management studies is one among the group …

Udaipur : Some 250 people are home quarantined in Udaipur while medical teams are reaching out to some 3 thousand people who have been identified having arrived from different cities of Maharashtra and other states. There have been no positive cases reported in Udaipur so far. Meanwhile people confined themselves indoors throughout the day in Udaipur and the streets and markets …

5,316 hectare treated already to create 9.64 Lakh cubic meter of water storage and recharge capacity. Udaipur : The DS Group’s signature project, ‘Water Economic Zone’, initiated on World Water Day in 2018, is spread over an area of around 11,385 hectares in Alsigarh and Kurabad, districts of Udaipur and aims to reach out to more than 24,000 people of …

‘Parents were unaware of the pregnancy’  Udaipur : In an utterly shocking incident ,a 12 year old girl gave birth to a baby on Wednesday  at the Janana hospital here. The girl was brought here by her parents after she complained of severe stomach pain and the medical team which attended her were shocked to know she was 8 months pregnant. …

Udaipur : Masks and sanitizers were distributed to the members of Udaipur unit of the Journalist Association of Rajasthan (JAR). The Chairman of JAR Udaipur unit, Dr. Tuktak Bhanawat, said that the Chief Medical and Health Officer, Dr. Dinesh Kharadi distributed masks and sanitizers to the JAR officials. On this occasion, Dr. Kharadi said that the field of journalists is …

Udaipur : A man was branded, tonsured partially and paraded wearing woman’s clothes and garland of shoes over alleged love affair in Mala Kheda village of Deogarh tehsil in Rajsamand district. Shockingly , the woman whom he was in a relationship, too joined her relatives in the inhuman act and shaved his moustache and beard partially while he was kept …

Udaipur : In a major crackdown on sex rackets operating in and around the city,Udaipur police held raids at 5 homes and hotels and arrested 10 persons including 2 women, for conducting the flesh trade business while 13 women have been detained for prostitution. “The operation were held under the directions of SP Kailash Chandra Bishnoi who had been concerned over …

Udaipur : Adhering to the advisory of the Supreme court and Rajasthan High Court to take precautionary steps to prevent outspread of Corona, the district and session Judge Ravindra Kumar Maheshwari on Tuesday announced suspension of work for three weeks in the district. At a press conference , the DJ said that only urgent cases like stay or bail would be …

Udaipur : A 52-year old man hanged himself after murdering his 38-year-old wife, suspecting infidelity  in Sector 14 under Govershan Vilas police station area on Tuesday morning. Sunil Soni son of Ganga Kishan Soni first strangulated Suman, his wife in the bedroom, in a fit of rage at a rented accommodation and later reportedly hanged himself with the ceiling of the …

Gender Diversity is no more a buzzword in the industry in contemporary times. It is rather a necessity and a well-accepted fact. Several studies have proven that a workplace comprising of a gender diverse and inclusive population tend to be more equitable, innovative and profitable in their operations. This is not just because of the employment of more women that …

‘Five arrested ,2 jailed’ Udaipur : After three days of relentless efforts ,Udaipur police finally succeeded in arresting 5 more accused on Thursday night, in the gang rape , loot and abduction case that had shocked the city. They would be produced before the court for identification on Saturday. Apart from these five, two who were arrested previously were produced before …

Udaipur : With the arrest of the kingpin behind the gang rape, Udaipur police has unearthed a sex racket that was going on under the garb of event management business. Police on Wednesday night arrested one Shahrukh from Bhilwara. the main accused who was behind the abduction,loot and rape. Shockingly, it is known that Shahrukh and five others were staying in …

Udaipur : Police teams have been sent to Ajmer and Bhilwara in search of few of the accused who had allegedly abducted, looted and raped an Agra based woman and sodomised her male friend on Sunday night in the outskirt areas of Udaipur. Though the police didn’t reveal to the media about the unnatural sex committed by the gang , however …

Udaipur: The apex edible oil industry body The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India together with Solidaridad isimplementing mustard model farm project with objectives to overcome production constraints in mustard crop and reduced dependency on imports. The mission mustard is aiming to increase the production of rapeseed-mustard by 200 lakh tons by 2025, through bridging the yield gaps by widespread adoption of …

Udaipur : The  Banswara police on Wednesday exposed a fake arm license scam that was going on in connivance with the kingpin, a junior clerk of the judicial section of the sub district office (SDM) at Garhi block of the district. Police has recovered some 38 muskets (topidar bandook) that had been purchased through fake licenses and arrested the clerk …

Udaipur : An Agra based woman was allegedly abducted and raped by five to six men in a moving car in Udaipur on Sunday night. The rape survivor works for an event management firm and was staying in a hotel with her Mumbai based accomplice under Goverdhan Vilas police station area of the city.  The rape survivor lives in a rented …

Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) has over the years, been committed to nurturing centres of excellence in heritage management, fine arts, the performing arts, education, ecological management, hospitality, philanthropy, spirituality and sports. Unique in having conceived and actualized the practices of ‘living heritage’, the MMCF is sharing ancient legacies through broad-based and sustainable platforms of development within Rajasthan, in …

Udaipur : Four people including three children were killed while some 22 were injured when a private bus going towards Jaipur from Ahmedabad overturned on National Highway 8 near Mada ki Bassi village under Diwer police station of Rajsamand district. The victims were rushed to nearby Deogarh government hospital and eight of them are said to be serious. According to the …

Udaipur : Distinguished Non-Resident Indian (NRI) businessman – Mr. Rajesh Chaplot was honoured with the Highest Civilian Award (Golden Jubilee Medal-Civilians) of Uganda. The award was presented by none other than ‘His Excellency’ – Hon’ble President of Uganda –Mr. Yoweri Museveni in a ceremony in Kampala recently. The accolade was bestowed upon Mr. Chaplot for his excellence in the field …

Udaipur : Five persons were killed in two separate road accidents in the early hours of Friday in Udaipur. Two persons were killed and some 19 injured when a private bus overturned near Amberi bridge under Sukher police station area of the city. According to the police the bus had started from Jodhpur on Thursday night for Udaipur and around 5am …

Udaipur : In a bid to bridge the haves and have-nots, ‘Saanjhi Khushiyan’ (shared joy) an initiative by District Legal Service Authority (DLSA) with an objective to reuse the gently used products was launched for the public at the District and Session court premises on Friday. Two boxes of happiness have been kept outside the DLSA office where people can donate …

Udaipur : In a major breakthrough, Udaipur police arrested four youths for murdering a 30-year old guide within 24 hours. Anurag Patwa alias Janu son of Ramesh Chandra worked as a guide in Delhi while his family resided here. On Wednesday morning, his body was found in a secluded area on Kodiyat road under Nai police station. It was difficult …

150 global artistes from countries including Spain, France, Kurdistan, Portugal, Mali, Russia and Switzerland among others Udaipur :  The 5th edition of the Vedanta Udaipur World Music Festival, India’s biggest world music extravaganza, began with a touching tribute by Sudha Raghuraman (India)  and Jeffrey Mpondo ( France )  paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. This year, the …

Udaipur : The Dean of Bhupal Nobles Pharmacy Faculty Dr. Yuvraj Singh Sarangdevot said that six students from the college were selected in the highly prestigious National Pharmacy Examination Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT-2020). In which Burhanuddin secured 241st rank at all-India level, Praveen Chaudhary at 993rd position, Ganpat Singh Rathore, Nimesh Purohit, Rahul Lohar also secured good position. Associate Professor …

Event: Vedanta Udaipur World Music Festival Venue: Udaipur Manji ka Ghat (Ambraighat) Fatehsagar Paal Gandhi Ground Date: 7th to 9th February 2020 Vedanta Udaipur World Music Festival – is a city-wide, multi venue music festival featuring over 150 global artists and collaborations with participation from over 20 countries witnessing a footfall of over 50,000 people every year. The festival withstands …

Udaipur : As the proverb goes, ‘Change is the only constant thing, and we should accept & embrace change.’ Pujya Swami Brahmavihari Das from the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha delivered a motivational talk on how to ‘Embrace change & grow’ at the Head Office of Hindustan Zinc on 1st February 2020.  Pujya Swami Brahmavihari Das is an accomplished, thought-provoking, international scholar from …