Jaipur, July 9 (IANS) For decades, Kota has been known as India’s coaching capital, drawing lakhs of students every year in pursuit of engineering and medical dreams. Now, the city is preparing for a new identity, one built on world-class infrastructure and economic opportunity.With the proposed Atal Expressway, direct connectivity to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, and a series of new highway projects, Kota is poised to emerge as a major logistics, industrial and investment hub. More than shorteni…
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Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Wednesday that nearly 80 per cent of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway has been completed at a cost of Rs 1.10 lakh crore, and the remaining work is progressing rapidly. He added that within the next two years, commuters will be able to travel from Delhi to Nariman Point and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai in just 12 hours.Addressing a public gathering near the Dara Tunnel in Kota after inspecting a 90-km …
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) Amid a growing number of road accidents on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, another tragic crash occurred early Wednesday morning on the day when Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to inspect the expressway, accompanied by Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.The accident took place near the Jalimpura interchange in the Sultanpur police station area when a speeding dumper truck rammed into the rear of a …
Jaipur, July 6 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma paid floral tributes to eminent nationalist thinker, educationist and statesman Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on the occasion of his birth anniversary at the CM’s residence on Monday.Marking the occasion, he announced that four major parks across Rajasthan would be named after Dr Mookerjee and memorials dedicated to his life, ideals and contribution to nation-building would be established at these locations.The Chief Minister said Dr Mo…
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) The Southwest Monsoon finally advanced into the eastern parts of Rajasthan on Thursday, marking its arrival in the state with a delay of seven days compared to the normal onset date. According to the latest weather update, the Northern Limit of the Monsoon (NLM) is currently passing through Tonk, Jaipur, and Alwar, and conditions remain favourable for further advancement into additional parts of the state over the next two to three days.The India Meteorological Department (…
Kota, June 29 (IANS) A farmers’ workshop on natural farming was organised in Kota on Monday under the guidance of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Around 1,000 farmers participated in the workshop, gaining insights into modern techniques for increasing income through natural farming, low-cost and high-quality cultivation, improved productivity, agricultural marketing, animal husbandry and horticulture.On the occasion, a book on natural farming was released, and progressive farmers who had made outsta…
Bhubaneswar, June 25 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the central government, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over various irregularities in the education sector, including the NEET question paper leak and CBSE evaluation discrepancies. Khera was speaking at a press conference titled “Chhatron Ki Goonj”, organised by the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) here on Thursday. The eve…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Supplementing Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s “Chhatron Ki Goonj” campaign, Congress leaders addressed press conferences in 28 cities across the country on Thursday to demand a complete overhaul of India’s education system. The Lok Sabha LoP had launched the campaign on June 17 from Rajasthan’s Kota, with the Congress calling for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, accusing him of symbolising the Prime Minister Narendra…
Jaipur, June 24 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has alleged that democratic values are under serious threat in the country, claiming that elected representatives are being bought and sold like horses, donkeys, buffaloes and goats while being treated as commodities in a political marketplace. “Today, MPs and MLAs are being bought and sold in the same manner as horses, donkeys, buffaloes and goats are traded. This is the situation to which our democracy has been reduced,” Gehlo…
Jaipur, June 23 (IANS) What should have been a moment of joy for several families in Rajasthan has turned into a prolonged medical crisis, as mothers who survived childbirth are now battling life-threatening complications — raising serious questions about the quality of medicines used in government hospitals.The latest cases from Jodhpur have revived concerns sparked earlier in Kota and Bikaner. Eight women who underwent caesarean sections at Paota District Hospital in Jodhpur developed severe …