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RAJASTHAN Power production drops o 2,900MW in Raj on low coal supply Power generation at four thermal power stations with a combined capacity of 4,940 MW in Rajasthanhas dropped to 2,900 MW due to shortage of Only 11 units out of 19 units are working at the four thermal power stations, which have reduced … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan ranks No. four in crime against women The figures released by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) showed that crime rates in Rajasthan have witnessed a marginal drop in 2016 compared to 2015 even as it has brought to fore challenges ahead of the state police, especially in controlling crime against women and weaker sections of … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan housing board offer: Buy, take possession of flat in a day Hit by prolonged slump in the real estate market and pushed to a corner by private developers, the Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB), in an unprecedented move, is now selling its flats ‘over the counter’. The decision was taken as buyers were … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan colleges told to install Vivekananda statues in campus State higher education departmenthas directed government colleges to install statue of Swami Vivekananda in their campuses to inspire students. Recently, a circular was issued asking individuals and student union representatives to fund the statues. Rajasthan has 219 government colleges, most of which lack basic infrastructure like classrooms … Read more
RAJASTHAN Araiyavali becomes first dispute-free hamlet in Rajasthan. ð Araiyavali village in Hanumangarh district has got the distinction of being declared the first ”dispute free” panchayat in the state relating to water and revenue disputes. These disputes comprised a major chunk of all litigations taking years to be solved and sometimes even leading to violent crimes like murders. ð The drastic change … Read more
RAJASTHAN RU gets UGC ‘university with potential for excellence’ tag The University Grants Commission (UGC) has extended the Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE) tag for University of Rajasthan (RU) till March 2019 The tag will help the university, facing financial crunch, in getting grants from the commission. RU, the state’s oldest … Read more
INTERNATIONAL Turkey lifts scarf ban on women soldiers. Turkey’s Army is lifting a historic ban on women officers wearing the Islamic headscarf in the officially secular country The move, ordered by the Defence Ministry, applies to officers working in the general staff and command headquarters and branches Women may wear the … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan Technical University grades colleges on basis of quality Rajasthan Technical University(RTU) has graded its engineering colleges on the basis of 18 parameters to help students evaluate the institute before taking admission. The grading will push the colleges to improve their deficiencies. The ranking has been uploaded on RTU 116 engineering colleges are affiliated to RTU with 2.25 … Read more
RAJASTHAN Tourist arrivals rose by 41% since 2013, during Raje rule Tourist arrivals having increased by 41 per cent during the BJP led Vasundhara Raje government compared to the same of the previous government. This was asserted at a four year review of the government, that 15.25 crore domestic and foreign tourists have visited the … Read more
RAJASTHAN 37 lakh students lacking Aadhaar may miss meals. A letter from the union human resource development ministry to the Rajasthan chief secretary says 42% students in the state have enrolled for Aadhaar; August 31 is the deadline for enrolment for a unique identification number, generated by the Unique Identification Authority of India … Read more