Jaipur, July 23 (IANS) With production commencing at the Rajasthan Refinery, the state government is positioning the adjoining Petro-Zone as a key investment destination for petrochemical industries, citing assured availability of raw materials and significant industrial growth potential. Chairing a high-level review meeting at the Secretariat on Wednesday, Additional Chief Secretary (Mines and Petroleum) Aparna Arora said the ready availability of refinery by-products would make the Petro-Zone …
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Jaipur, July 11 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for development projects worth approximately Rs 880 crore in Kekri, Ajmer district, asserting that the state’s “double-engine government” is accelerating infrastructure development and improving public services across Rajasthan. Addressing a public gathering, Sharma said the state government has prepared a roadmap for key sectors including water, electricity, roads, education,…
Jaipur, July 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually laid the foundation stone for the Jaipur Metro Rail Project Phase-2 during the inauguration ceremony of the Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra in Balotra district. The project will significantly improve connectivity to Jaipur’s major industrial hubs, including Sitapura and Vishwakarma Industrial Area (VKIA), while providing faster, safer, and more convenient public transport to residents in Rajasthan.Addressing the gathering, …
Jaipur, July 4 (IANS) The inauguration of the Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra in Balotra on Saturday became the latest battleground in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Congress political war, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing the previous Congress government in Rajasthan of delaying the ambitious project and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot responding with a sharp rebuttal. Addressing a massive rally after dedicating the refinery to the nation, Prime Minister Modi said the project had…
Jaipur, July 3 (IANS) Rajasthan’s Leader of Opposition (LoP) Tika Ram Jully on Friday welcomed inauguration of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra in Balotra and urged the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government to ensure that local youth from Barmer, Jodhpur, the Marwar region, and across Rajasthan receive priority in employment opportunities generated by the project. LoP Jully also called for the establishment of a Manmohan Singh Petroleum Uni…
Jaipur, July 3 (IANS) The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra is not just India’s first greenfield integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex, it is also one of the country’s most ambitious engineering projects, built on a scale that can best be understood through comparisons with some of the world’s most iconic landmarks. Spread across the desert landscape of Rajasthan’s Balotra district, the Rs 79,459-crore refinery, which Prime Minister Narendra M…
Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister, Bhajanlal Sharma asserted that women are not only capable of governance but can often excel at it. He remarked that if women can efficiently manage households, they are equally competent to govern the nation with vision and responsibility.CM Sharma was addressing women from diverse fields at a programme held at the Chief Minister’s residence on Sunday, where he highlighted the significance of the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ (Women’s Re…