Dec 2018

HARYANA ALIMCOs 6th Auxiliary Production unit and Limb Fitting Center inaugurated in Ballabhgarh, Faridabad   Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar,attended the inaugural function of ALIMCO’s 6th Auxiliary Production Unit and State-of-the-Art Limb Fitting Center as the Chief Guest in Village Nawada, Tigaon, Ballabhgarh, Faridabad. The foundation stone for the establishment of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government scraps minimum education criteria for civic poll candidates   Rajasthan will once again have direct elections for mayors and chairpersons in urban municipal bodies. The previous government had discontinued the practice introduced by the Ashok Gehlot government of 2008-2013.   The education criteria was introduced by the previous Vasundhra Raje-led government, which stipulated that for contesting … Read more

HARYANA Hry Assembly passes 10 Bills   Haryana Vidhan Sabha today passed 10 Bills in the winter session, including a bill to amend the Haryana Police Act, 2007 to select Director General of Police in the backdrop of Supreme Court order on selection of DGPs. Haryana Police (Amendment) Bill, 2018: The Bill was passed to … Read more

RAJASTHAN International Camel festival to be held at Bikaner from 12 Jan 2019   The 26th International Camel Festival will be held in Bikaner, Rajasthan on January 12 and 13, 2019. On the second day of the festival, heritage walk will be organized from the Rampuriya Haveli to Bikaji’sTekri, in which the tourists will be … Read more

RAJASTHAN Plan for green zone at Mt Abu with Centre   The state government has sent a fresh proposal to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) to declare an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) around the Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary.   The Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Aravalli Hill range in the … Read more

HARYANA 10L smart meters in Hry: CM   Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal announced to install 10 lakh smart meters in the state by Power Discoms. Under the first phase, such meters would be started in Karnal and Gurugram whereas the work of installing 10,000 such meters has already started in Panipat.   Under the … Read more

HARYANA Drip irrigation using solar energy tested   After the successful trial of the water efficient technology in paddy cultivation, the Command Area Development Authority (CADA) has now taken another task to test the effectiveness of drip irrigation using solar powered irrigation system (SPIS) in wheat crop.   The project was being implemented in collaboration … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan Culture : Dilwara & Ranakpur Jain Temples   Dilwara Temples   The Dilwara Temples are located about 2.5 kilometers from Mount Abu. There are 5 Dilwara Templesin Rajasthan namely, the Vimal Vasahi, Pithalhar, Mahaveer Swami, Luna Vasahi and Khartar Vasahi. They are dedicated to Jain Tirthankars. They were constructed in 11th and 13th centuries AD. All … Read more

HARYANA Hry CM launches 485 schemes under ‘Digital Haryana’ initiative   Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal launched 485 schemes and services of 37 departments under the ‘Digital Haryana’ initiative.   He said through the medium of e-governance, people could be provided with good governance.   On 94th birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·        Khajuraho of Rajasthan’ set to regain its lost glory ð  The 11th century Kiradu temples in Barmer known as ‘Khajuraho of Rajasthan’ having large number of temples in a compound marked with explicit rock carvings, depiction of Mahabharta, combat operations, dancing women and music instruments is set for a restoration. The first phase of the restoration work of … Read more