A team from IIT Jodhpur’s chemistry department has developed a catalytic converter for cars using Rajasthani clay which will be cheaper and more effective in reducing pollution, a professor claimed on Monday. A catalytic converter is a device which is fitted to a vehicle’s exhaust to reduce the pollutants coming […]
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Centre approves medical colleges for five Rajasthan districts
The Centre has approved the proposal of the state government to open medical colleges in five districts of the state. Rajasthan is going to be the first state in the country where medical colleges will be established in almost all districts, an official statement said. The Centre has approved the […]
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No toilet in government school in UP Basic Education Minister’s constituency
Students and teachers of a government primary school in Siddharthnagar, the constituency of state Basic Education Minister Satish Dwivedi, are forced to relieve themselves out in the fields as the institution lacks basic amenities like toilets and proper infrastructure. The school is situated in Bansi area of Siddharthnagar in Uttar […]
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Centre eases cash limit for pilgrims visiting Kartarpur
The Centre has eased the cash restriction on pilgrims visiting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib through the Kartarpur Corridor. Earlier, a maximum amount of Rs 11,000 could be carried by pilgrims. As per the fresh electronic travel authorisation issued by the Ministry of home affairs, pilgrims travelling to Pakistan can now carry […]
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This is what happened when clowns took over the Delhi Metro
A few weeks ago, a bunch of clowns boarded the Delhi metro. Now before you jump to conclusions such as Batman’s nemesis Joker taking over a public transportation system, let us clarify that these clowns are of the therapeutic kind. They’re part of Clownselors, an organisation started in 2016 by Sheetal Agarwal, an M.Phil. […]
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Lucknow University turns 100
Lucknow University kicked off its year-long centenary celebrations with a morning walk by the students and teaching staffs from the Chhatrapati Shivaji sports ground on the campus. The university also threw open its gates for the common people on Monday on the occassion. The idea of starting a university in […]
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Indirapuram: GDA may upgrade a few utilities before handover
The Ghaziabad development authority (GDA) may spend Rs 200 crore on upgrading facilities in Indirapuram in case the municipal corporation does not take up the three services during the handover process of the colony. The GDA and municipal corporation officials last week met to discuss the modalities of the handover […]
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Union Minister Jitendra Singh visits ‘Destination North East’ festival at BHU
Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh on Sunday visited the ‘Destination North East’ festival being held at Banaras Hindu University here and interacted with various participants. Outlining Central government’s commitment towards development of North East he said that Northeast model of development and […]
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Smart class to begin in secondary schools, says Uttarakhand CM Rawat
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday announced to start smart classes in all 1200 secondary schools to cater better education to students in Uttarakhand. Speaking at a religious event in Ukhimath, Singh said, “In the coming time, smart classes will be started in all 1200 secondary schools of the […]
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HC stays government order cancelling MLA’s citizenship
The Telangana high court on Friday stayed for four weeks the Union home ministry’s (MHA) order cancelling the citizenship of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh. Posting the case for December 16, a high court bench headed by Justice Challa Kodandaram issued interim orders directing the Union home ministry […]
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Manisha Kulshreshtha wins 28th Bihari Puraskar
Noted writer from Rajasthan, Manisha Kulshreshtha, was awarded the 28th Bihari Puraskar for 2018 for her novel ‘Swapnapash’, on Friday. The award is presented by the KK Birla Foundation and is for writers of Rajasthani origin. It is given annually to an outstanding work in Hindi or Rajasthani published in […]
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Can even drop Tribune flyover plan to save trees: UT adviser
UT administration is open to examining all options in order to save trees, which includes avoiding the Tribune flyover altogether, UT adviser Manoj Kumar Parida said on Friday. Parida’s statement came two days after the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) stayed the transplanting and axing of 473 trees for the […]
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Gujarat police continues hunt for self-styled godman Nithyananda
Even as Gujarat police are on the hunt to locate the controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda – following a complaint by a Bengaluru-based couple that their two daughters have been illegally detained and tortured in the Ahmedabad branch of his ashram – Ramanagara police have said that he has not been […]
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Gurugram district slips from 5th to 25th in rural cleanliness survey
Due to its failure to construct community toilets in villages and submit self-assessment reports of the ongoing sanitation projects under Swachh Bharat Mission in a timebound manner, Gurugram district has slipped to 25th position this year in the Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) 2019 survey, after being ranked fifth in 2018. […]
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21-year-old from Jaipur set to become India’s youngest judge
Jaipur boy Mayank Pratap Singh, has made history by cracking the Rajasthan judicial services 2018 exam at just 21 years of age, which has set him on the path of becoming the youngest judge in the country. “I was always drawn towards the judicial services going by the importance and […]