Jaipur News

All of 130 years old, India's oldest man is dead

He was born in the year of Andre Citroen and Louis Chevrolet 130 years ago. The two men immortalised by the cars they branded with their names died decades ago. But Habib Mian, clarinet player to the maharajahs, bid his final adieu in his Rajasthan home Tuesday, content in the belief that he was the world's oldest man.

Six detained for Jaipur blasts

The Rajasthan police have been interrogating six people detained for the serial blasts that rocked the city May 13.6:01 PM on August 17

Manji gets birth certificate with father's name

Finally, there's some good news for Manji, the Japanese baby born to a surrogate Indian mother. With her birth certificate being issued in the name of her biological father, the 16-day-old infant's chances of getting a Japanese passport have brightened.4:31 PM on August 09

Can law come to little Manji's rescue?

As she sleeps soundly in an incubator, two-week-old Manji has little idea that she is caught in a storm. The infant who is of Japanese origin and was born to a surrogate Indian mother has developed an infection - but that is the least of her problems.7:03 PM on August 07

BSNL launches IPTV in Jaipur

Indian public sector telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), in association with optical fibre cable maker Aksh Optifibre Ltd, launched the Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in the state of Rajasthan here Monday.9:02 PM on August 04

Four bombs found, defused in Rajasthan

A crude bomb was found in Pali district of Rajasthan Wednesday, a day after three explosives were defused in the same district, the police said.11:00 PM on July 30

Delhi journalist dies in road accident

Palash Kumar, a New Delhi-based journalist with the Asian Age newspaper, died Saturday following a road accident in Rajasthan that left his wife and daughter seriously injured, police said.9:30 PM on June 28

Delhi scribe dies in road accident

Palash Kumar, a New Delhi-based journalist with the Asian Age newspaper, died Saturday in Rajasthan following a road accident that left his wife and child seriously injured, the police said.5:32 PM on June 28

Bed-wetting children more prone to kidney damage

Children who urinate in bed are more prone to kidney damage than those who don't, a leading nephrologist here says.10:00 AM on June 26

Work begins on Cairn's 600-km pipeline

The Indian arm of British hydrocarbons exploration major Cairn Tuesday began work on a 600-km a pipeline to transport crude oil and gas from Barmer district in Rajasthan to the coastal district of Jamnagar in Gujarat.4:01 PM on June 24

Rajasthan to move bill on quota for economically backward

The Rajasthan government has decided to convene a session of the state legislature to pass a bill providing for 14 percent reservation to the economically backward among the upper castes.6:33 PM on June 19

Gujjars get five percent special reservation, end agitation

The Rajasthan government Wednesday offered a five percent special reservation to Gujjars, Banjaras, Gadia Lohar and Raika communities, bringing an end to a nearly month-old stand-off over the Gujjar community's demand for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes category. These groups will now be counted as special backward communities.10:03 PM on June 18

Gujjars conclude 'successful' talks with Rajasthan government

Breaking a 26-day-old violent standoff, the Rajasthan government and the agitating Gujjars concluded 'successful talks' late Tuesday evening on the community's demand for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe category. An agreement between the two sides will be signed Wednesday morning.7:31 AM on June 18

Gujjars, Rajasthan government close to solution

The Gujjars, seeking Scheduled Tribe status, and the Rajasthan government Monday moved closer to a solution as community leader Colonel (retd.) K.S. Bainsla joined the talks and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is expected to participate in 'the final round' of parleys Tuesday.9:30 PM on June 16

India's counter-terrorism centre should be a unique model

Jaipur, as usual, is fading away from the headlines of the national media, as it always does till another terror strike jerks our collective psyche with gory images, wrecked vehicles and charred human limbs. Like in earlier instances, in the case of Jaipur also, claims and denials about the failures of the state and central agencies, issues like lack of information gathering at the base, unhindered exchange of information amongst agencies and, most crucial, the analyses of data collected came to fore in the aftermath.11:01 AM on June 16