sep 2018

HARYANA Lower 1-time road tax on Haryana vehicles   Thousands of vehicle owners in Haryana are set to pay lower one-time road tax.   With the state government set to charge road tax on the actual price and not ex-showroom price (which includes taxes such as CGST, SGST and cess) of the vehicles, substantial financial … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur Literature Festival begins in Houston   Jaipur Literature Festival was begun in Houston with a soulful music performance followed by stimulating discussions.   The festival is touted as the world’s largest free literary festival.   The inaugural session also saw Congress leader and writer Shashi Tharoor discuss his book “Why i am a … Read more

HARYANA State govt allows registry of fourth floor in houses   The Haryana government has allowed the construction of four-storey residential buildings in the state.   The state government has framed a policy in this regard and the registration process will follow.   The changes to the Haryana Building Code – 2017 has been made … Read more

RAJASTHAN Sawai Singh Shekhawat to be honoured with Meera Puruskar   Jaipur-based poet and writerSawai Singh Shekhawat will be honoured with Meera Puruskar by Rajasthan Sahitya Academy for his contribution to Hindi  The Award function will be held in October, this year. He has published seven booksof poetry and his first Rajasthani story, Koonpal, was translated in Hindi, Telgu & Dogari. He served … Read more

HARYANA Govt reduces cess on milk   Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has accorded approval to reduce cess on milk from 10 paisa per litre to 5 paise per litre.   Dhankar said the decision was taken in view of the long-pending demand of milk producers. These reduced rates would be effective from February 4, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Bhilwara dairy launches packaged cow milk   Bhilwara dairy has started selling of packed cow milk in the market. Bhilwara Zila Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh, a co-operative union of milk producers affiliated to Rajasthan Co-operative Dairy Federation (RCDF) is the only second dairy board in the state, after the one in Bikaner, which is … Read more

HARYANA State to increase number of film screens to 500   Haryana is pinning hopes on single-screen theatres to spice up its entertainment sector with an ambitious plan underway to open over 500 cinema screens, including miniplexes, across the state to achieve the ration of one screen for 50,000 persons.   With the grant of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Election Commission survey finds 1.12 lakh fake voters in Jaipur When the Jaipur Election Department investigated 10 lakh voters in 19 Assembly constituencies of the district, it was found that there are 1,12,000 fake voters. The data showed that most of the fake voters are from Sanganer, Vidhyadhar Nagar and Kishanpole Assembly constituencies. The … Read more

HARYANA State shows upward trend in sex ratio   Having earned notoriety countrywide for killing its daughters in the womb, Haryana had 879 females against 1,000 males in the 2011 Population Census. What was even worse was the fact that the sex ratio at birth (SRB) stood at dismal 834 as per the Census records … Read more

RAJASTHAN Delegates from 20 countries to be at Smart City Expo   Delegates from 20 countries will take participate in a three-day international conference ‘Smart City Expo India 2018’ in Jaipur. The event will be organised from September 26 to September 28 at Jaipur Exhibition and Convent Centre (JECC) in Sitapura.   Jaipur Development Authority … Read more