Anil Ambani bets big on solar power in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Nov 19 (IANS) Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani on Thursday said deals worth Rs.60,000 crore (over $9 billion) have been signed in Rajasthan to develop solar projects totalling 6,000 MW over...
View ArticleRajasthan to get investment worth Rs.3.3 lakh crore: CM
Jaipur, Nov 19 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has garnered investment commitments to the tune of over Rs.3,30,000 crore that have the potential to generate 2.5 lakh jobs, Chief Minister Vasundhara...
View ArticleWinter setting in, Churu coldest
JAIPUR: Winters have started creeping into the state as many places witnessed a drastic dip in the mercury. There was a dip of almost five degrees in the day temperatures across the state. Churu with...
View ArticleCentre releases first instalment of Rs 92cr under AMRUT scheme
JAIPUR: The Central government on Monday released its first instalment of Rs 91,91,00,000 for the recently launched Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme. Manjit Singh,...
View ArticleEase of doing business to help Rajasthan in investment: Jaitley
Jaipur, Nov. 19 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the ease of doing business will help the state of Rajasthan in investment. "We have eased all the rules as far as...
View ArticleUdupi railway station to get an escalator shortly
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Monday that Udupi railway station would get an escalator probably within two weeks. Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone for Ramakrishna Hegde...
View ArticleIrrfan to showcase Rajasthan through poem at Resurgent Rajasthan
JAIPUR: Internationally acclaimed and Jaipur-born actor Irrfan Khan is going to make the inaugural session of Resurgent Rajasthan special. The delegates, guests and the state government will hear some...
View ArticleJapan Pension Funds Should Invest in India Rail, Prabhu Says
India proposed Japanese pension funds invest in rail projects in the South Asian nation as the government prepares to spend more than $140 billion over five years upgrading its outdated tracks. Indian...
View ArticleStates Need to Bring about Ease of Business to Prosper: Shri Arun Jaitley...
(Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of India) Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 19-November-2015 18:56 IST States Need to Bring about Ease of Business to...
View ArticlePrabhu urges investors to take up the PPP model to develop 400 railway...
JAIPUR: Aiming at developing 400 railway stations across the country and 25 in Rajasthan on public private partnership mode, rail minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu on Thursday urged the investors to...
View ArticleCentre approves doubling of three railway projects
BHUBANESWAR: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved doubling of three freight-specific rail projects with an investment of Rs 7,500 crore. According to an official statement, the Centre approved...
View ArticleHigh court tells government to fill vacancies in education department by June 30
JODHPUR: Ordering the state government to fill all the vacancies in the education department by June 30, 2016, the Rajasthan High Court has commented that the government must give importance to...
View ArticleChennaiites pitch in to help stranded railway passengers
CHENNAI: Hundreds of passengers who were stranded at Central, Egmore, Gudur, Renigunta and Katpadi stations due to cancellation and diversion of trains following heavy rain, received help from many...
View ArticleReport of the Kelkar Committee on Revisiting and Revitalizing the PPP model...
(Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of India) Government of India PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ***** REPORT OF THE KELKAR COMMITTEE ON REVISITING & REVITALIZING THE PPP...
View ArticlePataliputra station: Railways pins hopes on Nitish
PATNA: With Nitish Kumar taking oath as chief minister of Bihar for the fifth time on Friday, railway officials are hopeful that the newly built Pataliputra station would become operational soon. It...
View ArticleArtist Anish Kapoor, who criticized Narendra Modi, dropped by Rajasthan Govt
Jaipur: Noted British sculptor Anish Kapoor, who had made scathing remarks against Narendra Modi government in a UK daily during the Prime Minister's visit there, has been removed from Rajasthan's...
View ArticleThudiyalur to get a railway station
COIMBATORE: Commuters of Thudiyalur have happy news. The area will soon get a railway stopping with a small station that would be constructed at a cost of Rs 1 crore. The city mayor, P Rajkumar handed...
View ArticleRoyal Visit to Birmingham New Street Station (Turner & Townsend plc)
(Source: Turner & Townsend plc) Royal Visit to Birmingham New Street Station Date: 19 November 2015 The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh will pull into the new-look station aboard the...
View ArticleJudicious allocation of water is a big challenge, says Prabhu
Union Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday sought consensus for a policy on rational distribution of water as the issue was posing a bigger challenge. ......
View Article'.59% of migrant populace tests HIV positive in Rajasthan'
JAIPUR: The voluntary health camps organised for HIV screening among migratory population, from October 26 to November 6, showed distressing figures. The prevalence of HIV is almost double in villages...
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