Jaipur

First in India: This Jaipur school becomes fully digitised by going bagless

Adarsh Vidya Mandir School in Rajasthan's Jaipur district became India's first digitised school where students will not need to carry textbooks and heavy bags when they go to study

Rajasthan BJP chief attacks Gehlot over handling of Jaipur blasts case

Newly appointed Rajasthan BJP chief C P Joshi on Monday attacked Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, alleging that the failure of his government to put up a strong legal team led to the acquittal of the accused in the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case. Joshi asked what was the reason and under "whose pressure he did not deploy even a single legal counsel" in the case. On Wednesday, the Rajasthan High Court acquitted four accused who were convicted by a special court in 2019 for the serial blasts on May 13, 2008 in Jaipur that left 71 people dead and 185 injured. Later, Chief Minister Gehlot had said the government would file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in this matter in the Supreme Court. Joshi said the terrorists had at least 18 lawyers defending them "meanwhile, his AAG was not present there? Whose pressure was it". "When he had to save his government", Gehlot deployed top lawyers, said Joshi who was on his maiden visit to Kota, a saffron bastion in Hadouti region, after assuming charg

Shubhashish Homes investing Rs 200cr on first housing project in Jaipur

Realty startup Shubhashish Homes is investing around Rs 200 crore to develop its first housing project at Jaipur, in Rajasthan. Shubhashish Group, founded by Chairman J K Jajoo, is based out of Jaipur and is into wealth management, packaging, logistics and real estate businesses. The company, which launched its first group housing project in 2020, sold apartments worth Rs 96 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal, up 70 per cent from the previous year, Shubhashish Homes said in a statement. "We are currently developing our first project, spread over 9.3 acre. We are constructing 400 units over four phases and the total project cost is about Rs 200 crore," said Mohit Jajoo, Executive Director and CEO, Shubhashish Group. Shubhashish Homes has completed the first phase and will deliver the second phase in the next two months. The company has spent Rs 100 crore so far on this mid-income housing project 'Shubhashish Geeta' and the remaining Rs 100 crore will be invested in the next three years, h

Rajasthan govt to move SC against acquittal of 2008 Jaipur blasts accused

Overturning the 2019 district court verdict, the Rajasthan High Court has acquitted all the accused, Gehlot said

Jaipur to get India's 2nd largest cricket stadium named after Anil Agarwal

Vedanta's HZL signed an MoU with the Rajasthan Cricket Association for the development of the world's third-largest cricket stadium in the village of Chonp in Jaipur

JDA conducts anti-encroachment drive to free land valued at Rs 200 cr

The enforcement wing of Jaipur Development Authority on Monday carried out an anti-encroachment drive in Vidhyadhar Nagar area of Jaipur. The estimated market value of the land is around Rs 200 crore, Chief Controller- Enforcement (JDA) Raghuveer Saini said. The 7-8 bigha of land was illegally occupied by nine marble-granite dealers, seven scrap dealers, tea vendors and others. The occupants were issued notices on March 10 as a result of which some of the occupants removed their encroachment while the action to remove the other encroachment started early morning today with the help of JCB machines, he said. The land is located in zone 2, adjacent to AEN office in Vidhyadhar Nagar. Saini said the land was illegally occupied for the last 40-50 years.

Aerial view of the pink city, helicopter joyrides begin in Jaipur

Tourists can now enjoy the aerial view of the Pink City

Rajasthan plans to establish a film city in Jaipur with pvt participation

The state's film potential came into international limelight when Satyajit Ray shot a large part of Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress) in Rajasthan

On the new Delhi-Mumbai expressway, a battle between the heart and the mind

If you are going to Jaipur from Delhi, the new stretch of the National Expressway 4 (NE4) makes the journey more enjoyable than the destination

Shriram General Insurance opens two women-only branches in the north

The firm plans to replicate the model nationwide, going forward

Jaipur railway station to be modernised at cost of Rs 717 cr: Vaishnaw

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday that the Jaipur railway station will be modernised at a cost of Rs 717 crore. Vaishnaw was delivering a lecture on "Contribution of Railways in India's Infrastructural Development", organised by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Smriti Samaroh Samiti at Dhankya near Jaipur. Referring to various station redevelopment projects in the country, he said the railways is carrying out the exercise taking into account both heritage and development. Under the modernisation plan, the Jaipur railway station will be upgraded with high-end facilities at a cost of Rs 717 crore. The tenders for the work have been issued, he said. Vaishnaw said the contribution of the railways in building India is immense. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done the work of spreading India's skills all over the world with the scheme of 'One Station-One Product'," he said. Instead of foreign technology, Prime Minister Modi expressed his faith in Indian engineering and Va

PM Modi to virtually address participants of Jaipur Mahakhel today

Jaipur Mahakhel has been organised in Jaipur by Lok Sabha MP from Jaipur Rural, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore since 2017

JP Nadda in Jaipur to discuss preparations for PM Modi's visit on Jan 28

BJP President J.P. Nadda will arrive in Jaipur on Monday during which he will address the concluding session of the party's working committee meeting which started a day ago

Districts in Rajasthan's Bikaner, Jaipur divisions see min temperature dip

Districts in Rajasthan's Bikaner and Jaipur divisions witnessed a decline in minimum temperatures in the past 24 hours, a Met office spokesperson said

Soon Delhi to Jaipur in 2 hrs, Vande Bharat Express to reduce travel time

the premium service of the Vande Bharat Express connecting New Delhi and Jaipur will start soon, which will reduce the travel time between the two cities from four hours to just two hours

2-day 'Chintan Shivir' of the Rajasthan government commences in Jaipur

A two-day 'Chintan Shivir' of the Rajasthan government began here on Monday for the review of the performance of all the departments

Man-animal conflicts rise as leopard population grows in Jaipur's forests

The increase in the leopards' population in two of Jaipur's forests, one of them Jhalana leopard reserve, has given rise to frequent man-animal encounters in the urban areas. The leopard count which stood at 12 in 2012 has increased to 40 in 2022, clocking an over 200 per cent growth in a decade. While the increase in population is good news for wildlife lovers, it has also raised concerns for people living nearby as the shy animal often end up entering the city. Experts insist that beefing up the prey base in the forests will help big cats keep to their natural habitats, as they often end up straying far too far away in their search of food or due to shortage of space. According to the forest department officials, Jhalana reserve has witnessed the highest growth in the population of leopards over the years because of the conservation works. The forest now has too many leopards. "According to the latest count, there are 40 leopards in both Jhalana leopard conservation and Ambagarh

Over 400 retailers to showcase products at Jaipur Jewellery Show

More than 400 jewellery retailers are expected to showcase their products at the annual Jaipur Jewellery Show (JJS) to be held here from December 23-26, organisers said. The annual event will be based on 'Emerald...Timeless Elegance' theme. The show will have around 900 booths this year and it will see participation of eminent jewellers of the country. Over 400 top retailers have already confirmed their participation in the show, JJS Chairperson Vimal Chand Surana said. It is a B2B (business-to-business) and B2C (business-to-customer) show which will be held at the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre (JECC) in Sitapura. JJS Secretary Rajiv Jain said that All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) board of directors have been invited for the event. GJC is a national trade federation for the promotion and growth of the trade in gems and jewellery pan-India. Jewellery retailers will also get an opportunity to select items from a large number of booths at the show. "Their

Delhi, Jaipur recorded highest crypto adoption in 2022: CoinSwitch

CoinSwitch annual report: The highest holdings in the virtual currencies in India were in Bitcoin, and it was followed by Dogecoin and Ethereum

Jaipur to host mega jewellery show with over 900 stalls from Dec 23-26

A large number of tour operators have dovetailed their itinerary with this event