RAJASTHAN

Udaipur : The Dungarpur Anti corruption bureau sleuths on Monday arrested the chief block education officer of Jhallara for taking a bribe of five thousand rupees. Kulbhushan Sharma, the accused had demanded bribe of 20 thousand rupees from an acting principal of a government school falling under his block in lieu of sanctioning budget under the midday meal scheme and composite …

Udaipur : Police have booked around 14 people and seized 37 vehicles including dumper, trucks and tractors for illegal extraction and transportation of sand in Udaipur and surrounding areas. The action followed a crackdown on members of the sand mafia operating in the district by the police on Monday, SP KailashChandra Bishnoi told . Raids were carried out by several teams …

Udaipur : A Kashmiri student of a private college here had to face preventive arrest by the police here  for allegedly posting “anti-national” comment on social media site over the CAA row. Muddasir Lone, a third year BTech student at the SS Engineering college, Umarda  on wednesday had put an objectionable post on his Instagram account where he wrote ” Proud …

  Udaipur : Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Govind Mathur said the legislature, executive and judiciary are working harmoniously and performing their functions finely as laid down by the Indian Constitution. We all make mistakes and so these wings too may err at times but otherwise, they are doing their duties diligently. “In 1985, former Chief Justice PN Bhagwati had …

Udaipur : Sahara Warriors, the reigning National Champions, Polo team, has won the IPA National Open Championship 2019 for the second consecutive year by winning the final match against Jindal Panthers, known to be among the strongest opponents in India.The team, donning jerseys in colours from the popular Sahara India Pariwar logo, put their best foot forward and nailed the game …

Udaipur : Staying true to its motto of ‘Business Can Be Simple’ and recognizing the dynamic shifts in the business environment, Canon India, one of the leading digital imaging company, announced the launch of its new ‘Business Imaging Solutions’ (BIS) lounge in Udaipur. The new BIS lounge in Udaipur in association with Canon Authorized Partner, Prince Enterprise was inaugurated with an objective …

Udaipur : A Gujarati family consisting of a couple and their teenage children, which arrived Udaipur on Wednesday noon, consumed poison in their room after checking-in a hotel in Sector 14 area under the Goverdhan Vilas police station limit. The hotel is situated immediately on the entry of Udaipur city at the road side of Ahmedabad-Udaipur highway. All of them …

Udaipur : In a gruesome incident, a 35-year old man severed his father’s head with a sword and axe in Navliyapag ka Badiya village of Chhapli panchayat under Devair police station area on Monday night. The reason behind the murder is yet not clear as the accused is absconding. He worked in a hotel in Ahmedabad and had come to the …

Udaipur : The police force in Dungarpur, failed on Monday, to pacify hundreds of tribal youths who have been staging protest atop Kakri-Dungri hills between Bichhiwada-Kherwada route for almost a week now. As their ‘Mahapadav’ entered the fifth day on Monday, cops tried to climb up and disperse the unlawful assembly of men and women who are armed with bows-arrows, …

Udaipur : A team of officers from the state excise department would visit Bihar to assess the impact of alcohol prohibition in the state. The team would visit Bihar from December 11 to 16 and submit an analytical report illustrating the positive as well as negative impact of the liquor ban. The alcohol ban was implemented through the Bihar Prohibition …

Udaipur : OYO Hotels & Homes, a young hotel startup, today the world’s second-largest chain of hotels, homes, and spaces, today announced the launch of brand Townhouse in Udaipur. OYO Townhouse, ‘the friendly neighbourhood hotel’, is a unique combination of a hotel, home, merchandise store and café and is targeted at millennial travelers aspiring premium economy accommodations. The first Townhouse …

Abu Road : President of India , Ramnath Kovind, has said  that the convicts of POCSO Act should be deprived of the right to mercy petition .President Kovind was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the 2-day National Convention on Empowerment of Women for Social Transformation at Abu Road, the International headquarters of the Brahmakumari institution in Rajasthan. “Many things …

Udaipur : Enraged by some objectionable comments made by a government school teacher in a social gathering, tribal women staged a protest outside the Dungarpur collectorate on Thursday. In a memorandum addressed to the governor, the protestors said that the teacher does not deserve to be in the noble profession after passing derogatory and sexist remarks against tribal women in …

Udaipur : Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO), an apex animal protection agency in a letter to the commissioner of Udaipur Municipal Corporation on Tuesday, has urged to put a stay on the tender on dogs birth control program, being carried out by an NGO on the grounds that the dogs are being treated cruelly and sterilized unscientifically. The …

Udaipur : The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) & Citi India have consistently worked towards promoting various initiatives in the field of Indian and Western Classical Music. This year, to encourage young talent NCPA & CITI India have jointly announced a Scholarship Program for advanced trainingin the field of Hindustani Music (vocal – khayal / dhrupad, melody instruments – …

Udaipur: Rockwoods International School at Chitrakoot Nagar, Udaipur ties up with Clone Futura to pioneer in Udaipur to introduce AI courses by IIT & Stanford Grads. This makesit thefirst private school of Udaipur to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) courses for students from age 10 years+. Leading EdTech startup, Clone Futurahas curated these courses by Stanford Grads & IIT Alumni. First time …

Udaipur : Two persons, who were father and son, were killed while three hurt in an ambulance-trailer head-on collision on Gogunda-Pindwara Highway on Sunday evening. The accident took place near Chorbawdi under Gogunda police station limits of Udaipur district. The trailer which was laden with coal crossed the divider and hit an ambulance that was coming from the opposite direction on …

Udaipur : Inspector General of Police, Udaipur Binita Thakur urged youths to limit their time on electronic gadgets, social media and spend more time with parents. ” Chose any day in a week and ask everyone in the house to keep away their phones for few hours. Sit and talk with your parents. Then you will realize how much they …

Chittorgarh: KTM, the European Racing Legend, conducted breath-taking KTM Stunt show in Chittorgarh. The Stunt-show was organized in order to showcase the mind-blowing  stunt rides and tricks from the professional stunt riders. The Stunt show was held in Maharana Pratap PG Collage, Udaipur Road, Pratap Nagar, Chittorgarh. The professional stunt team demonstrated breath-taking stunts on the KTM Duke bikes. According …

Udaipur :  BJP corporator Govind Singh Taunk was elected as the new Mayor of Udaipur Municipal Corporation on Tuesday. The saffron party that won 46 out of the 70 seats in the civic body elections, held recently, had a clear cut win in the contest as all of its corporators voted for the 75-year old ‘debutant’ politician who is a retired …

Udaipur : A large number of vulnerable children come in contact with railways as passengers or abandoned, trafficked, runaway or separated from parents and often are noticed alone on trains or platforms or living around railway stations. In order to help such children in distress and need, Jatan Sansthan, an NGO is all set to start childline service at the city …

Udaipur : An elderly couple and their daughter were killed while her husband sustained serious injuries in a road accident on Sunday on the Gomti-Udaipur National Highway -8. The victims,all residents of Udaipur, were returning after attending a wedding ceremony of a relative at Kishangarh in Ajmer. Their car collided with a speeding truck approaching from the front near Kitela …

Udaipur : Udaipur model would be adopted across the country for capacity building, research and development and making impact for sustainable ground water management. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been inked between Central Ground Water Board (CGWB),Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation,Ministry of Jal Shakti, and MARVI partners–Western Sydney University, Australia; CSIRO Land and Water, Australia ; Vidya Bhawan Udaipur ;Maharana Pratap …

Udaipur : Bodies of a school teacher and his two children who had drowned due to a motorcycle slip inside Mahi canal a day back, were recovered by divers on Sunday morning. The teacher’s wife too had fell in the canal, however, she managed to swim and was rescued by locals. Devi Singh (40) resident of Pipalwa village, his wife Deepika, …

Udaipur : After the Padmawat controversy, next is an episode from an erotic web series by Balaji telefilms that has sparked protest from the hindu outfits and historians in Udaipur. This time it is Maharana Pratap’s loyal and courageous horse ‘Chetak’ which has been allegedly shown in a bad light. One of the episode which is a short tale in the web …

Udaipur : Tata Motors today announced the roll out of its Mega Service Camp for its customers inover400 cities, across 650+ workshops PAN India. This nationwide service offering will be available to all existing Tata Motors customers at authorized dealerships from November 21st, 2019 to November 30th, 2019. Tata Motors has been strengthening its service quality to further enhance brand …

Udaipur : Former chairman of the RPSC and retired PWD chief engineer Govind Singh Taunk filed the nomination papers for mayoral post in Udaipur. With 44 seats in hand with the BJP,  Taunk’s victory and coronation as the next mayor is least doubtful. The 75-year old veteran who won his debut election as a BJP candidate from ward number 61 is a …

Udaipur : Senior Assistant Professor of Faculty of Pharmacy, Bhupal Nobles University, Dr. Kamal Singh Rathore received the Best International Scientific Award in the field of Pharmacy at the Second International Scientific Awards Seminar organized by the VDGOOD Professional Association for Engineering, Medical and Science Scientists in Visakhapattnam. This information was provided by Dr Mahendra Singh Ranawat, Dean, Faculty of …

Udaipur : Udaipur city fared poorly on the voter turnout front with the city and suburb areas recording mere 57.84 % polling till 5 pm in the municipal elections. Against the registered total 3.46 lakh voter residents in 70 wards of the city and suburb area, 183645 votes were cast. At Kanore, 79.36 percent polling was recorded till 5 pm. …

Udaipur : FedEx, the world’s largest express transport company, held discussions with more than 100 industrialists in Udaipur to facilitate the delivery of their products to the corners of the world and brainstorm the challenges therein. FedEx Vice President Operations Mohammad Sayegh said that FedEx offers services to more than 220 countries and regions internationally, ensuring efficiency, security and reliability …

Udaipur : Udaipur city fared poorly on the voter turnout front with the city and suburb areas recording mere 57.84 % polling till 5 pm in the municipal elections. Against the registered total 3.46 lakh voter residents in 70 wards of the city and suburb area, 183645 votes were cast. At Kanore, 79.36 percent polling was recorded till 5 pm. …

Udaipur : Veteran congress leaders of Udaipur held the BJP  responsible for the pathetic condition of the city for past 25 years now. Member of the congress working committee and former MP Raghuveer Meena and former cabinet minister Girija Vyas, in a press conference here on Thursday said that there have been mass corruption in various development projects sanctioned by the …

At a time when we pride ourselves in the growing empowerment of women, there is a section of our country where the growth is slower than the rest of the country. It’s now time to wake up and smell the coffee. Population Foundation of India has been putting in tireless efforts in the state of Rajasthan to uplift women and …

Udaipur : Mohammed Arif, an ironsmith in Udaipur city has been arrested for hacking his wife Sherbano (31) on Tuesday morning. The victim, a mother of seven year old boy, survived with deep wounds on different parts of her body. ” We have arrested Arif while Sherbano was admitted in the ICU of the government hospital here. Her relatives desired to …

Udaipur : Chaos prevailed in the government MB hospital premises here on Saturday morning when an undertrial prisoner escaped from the police custody. The prisoner fled on the pretext of going to toilet.  ” This was an arrested accused by Chittorgarh police and was brought here for treatment by their police guard for which no information was given to the local …

Udaipur : Selected girls in every government schools in Rajasthan would get a chance to become an honorary principal for a day. From conducting the assembly prayers to visiting classrooms, supervising academic activities, mid day meal preparations- the girls would be given the charge to do all the functions of a real principal. Similarly, some girls would play the role of teachers …

‘Cops were masked, no number plate on car’ Udaipur : Mistaken for child lifters, a visiting Gujarat Police team in plain clothes had to face the mob fury in Kushalgarh of Banswara district on Wednesday night. They escaped after some senior residents intervened and locked the cops in a room and then informed the local police which came to their …

Udaipur : A 50-year old man paid with his life for advising a youth not to tease and harass his daughter. Chatra son of Ramji Meena was stabbed multiple times past midnight while he was sleeping in the courtyard of his house in Jamuda village under Semari police station limits of Udaipur district. He was declared dead in the hospital. ” …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has  congratulated the President Kais Saied on being sworn-in as the President of the Republic of Tunisia. “Congratulations to President Kais Saied on being sworn-in as the President of the Republic of Tunisia. I look forward to working with him to further strengthen India-Tunisia relations”, the Prime Minister said. Download App to read Latest News Today

Udaipur : Five persons of a family including a woman and a child were killed in a road accident on Tuesday near Parai village under Parsad police station limits on the Ahmedabad- Udaipur national highway. Two others who are seriously injured are admitted in the hospital here, police said. The family hailed from Padra in Baroda who were on a pleasure …

Udaipur : Dineout – a company that has emerged as India’s largest dining out platform within six years of its operations, today outlined its expansion into another new market by setting out operations in the city of lakes – Udaipur. Along with its royal heritage, culture and tourism, Udaipur is well known for its local Rajputana delicacies like DaalBaati, MirchiBadas, …

Udaipur : Protests and agitations continued on friday in Banswara city as hundreds of people took out a massive rally demanding death sentence for the two accused who raped a five year old kid in Anandpuri area. The protest was led by Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad and various voluntary organisations which raised slogans against poor law and order condition. Hundreds …

Udaipur : On the occasion of the birthday of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the Department of Basic Science, CTAE celebrated IDP-sponsored event of World Students’ Day today at Placement Cell Hall, CTAE from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dr. Narendra Singh Rathore, Honourable Vice Chancellor, MPUAT was the Chief Guest and Dr. Mahesh Kothari, Professor, CTAE and Associate Coordinator, IDP …

Udaipur : Black magic practitioners, called bhopas or ojha, still hold sway in wide swathes of tribal-dominated areas in South Rajasthan. And faith often becomes a fig leaf to victimize women. One such horrifying incident has been reported from Banswara district where a 23-year old woman was molested and physically abused. When her mother tried to rescue her daughter, the …

Udaipur : An IAS officer on probation here in Udaipur, lost approximately  6 lakh rupees from her bank account after she clicked on a fake KYC (Know Your Customer) update link purportedly sent by the bank. The victim Dr T.Shubmangala , posted as  sub divisional magistrate at Jhadol block of the district , received a KYC updation link on her …

Udaipur: Dr. Tutak Bhanavat was re-elected as the President of the Journalist Association of Rajasthan (JAR) on Wednesday. In a board meeting held by the committee, Dr. Tutak was appointed as the President for the Udaipur region. Members of the electing committee, Mukesh Mundra and Ajay Kumar Acharya, said that both JAR State President Harivallabh Meghwal and State general Secretry Atul …

Udaipur : The 8th edition of Rajasthan’s biggest Diwali celebration – Udaipur Light Festival, is all set to rock the city of lakes on 24th October 2019. An initiative by UdaipurBlog that started in 2012, ULF has been the city’s biggest event for uniting friends and families celebrating festivities. After witnessing super successful performances of some renowned celebrities, Udaipur will …

Udaipur : It had been first time, in her 12 years of service in the police department, Champa remembers of staying at home for the whole day on Karwa Chauth. ” It is no less than a luxury for me to have sat idle the entire day, having mehandi adorned on my hands. My husband did not let me work and …

How often do we see a father’s death turning out to be a motivational factor for a young kid! Well, 14-year-old Ladu Lal Jatiya from Naya Dariba has promised himself ever since to live his father’s dream of becoming a footballer. It took Ladu and his mother (Tipu Bai) several months to begin the process of resetting their lives – …

Meet Payal Prajapat—the 12-year-old girl who is blazing a trail and going toe to toe with the boys on the football pitch. Payal is one of the trainees at a Zinc Football School in Dariba Epicentre and the only girl in the team. It speaks volumes about her grit and determination that despite having to practice with the boys, she …