September 06, 2015 00:02 IST
Badni Devi Daga, 82, took up santhara on July 25, the 24th anniversary of the death of her husband, who had also taken the vow during his last days.
Sun, Sep 06, 2015
September 05, 2015 02:45 IST
Main accused Ajit Singh Chaudhary and his two friends were sentenced to 20 years in prison after the court found them guilty under Section 376 D of the Indian Penal Code.
Sat, Sep 05, 2015
September 03, 2015 00:33 IST
This kharif season has been a damp squib for many farmers in Rajasthan, notwithstanding projections of a “good” crop this time by the state agriculture department.
Thu, Sep 03, 2015
September 01, 2015 04:16 IST
The octogenarian has three sons and a daughter. The family is engaged in making Bikaneri bhujia and papad.
Tue, Sep 01, 2015
September 01, 2015 04:10 IST
The ambitious plan, starting this year, will bring 50 hectares of agricultural land in each block of the state under organic pulses farming.
Tue, Sep 01, 2015
August 29, 2015 03:42 IST
Sons of Chidambaram and Vayalar Ravi also among those named; agency carries out searches
Sat, Aug 29, 2015
August 27, 2015 02:18 IST
While police statistics on kidnapping of women are not exactly representative — relatives reporting consensual elopement as abduction is common — the figures are a cause for concern.
Thu, Aug 27, 2015
August 27, 2015 01:48 IST
Ironically, Jaisalmer police arrested him along Indo-Pak boron the eve of Independence Day on charges of engaging in “suspicious activities”.
Thu, Aug 27, 2015
August 25, 2015 00:02 IST
The Jain community Monday held protest marches in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Delhi against the Rajasthan High Court order declaring the practice of Santhara or Sallekhana illegal. Criticising the judiciary for its “ignorance”, they asked judges to consult religious heads before passing such verdicts in future. Setting aside their inter-denominational differences, community members […]
Tue, Aug 25, 2015
August 24, 2015 05:26 IST
Congress’s massive loss gave the BJP enough political ammunition to dismiss the charges with ease.
Mon, Aug 24, 2015
August 23, 2015 00:03 IST
“How is it possible that in all the four places where results were decided by lottery (Karauli, Dausa, Gangapur and Ajmer), the BJP won? That seems to be more than just a coincidence”, says Sachin Pilot.
Sun, Aug 23, 2015
August 22, 2015 02:16 IST
Modi asserted that the global body must keep pace with the changing time as the world today is a different place seven decades after the UN was created.
Sat, Aug 22, 2015
August 21, 2015 00:01 IST
Govt inks deal with Future Group to manage 5,000 shops across state .
Fri, Aug 21, 2015
August 21, 2015 00:00 IST
In Dholpur, the Congress camp was excited owing to these “moral victories” despite conceding the lead to the BJP.
Fri, Aug 21, 2015
August 17, 2015 00:06 IST
According to the Linguistic Survey of India, 79 languages and 138 mother tongues were found to be spoken in Rajasthan.
Mon, Aug 17, 2015
August 14, 2015 00:00 IST
Says if Santhara was ‘suicide’, organ donation is ‘murder’.
Fri, Aug 14, 2015
August 13, 2015 04:54 IST
The Madhya Pradesh Admissions and Fee Regulatory Committee had fined six private medical colleges Rs 13 crore for filling about 721 such seats between 2010 and 2013.
Thu, Aug 13, 2015
August 12, 2015 04:53 IST
The court ruled Monday that Santhara was not an “essential tenet” of Jainism and held it akin to suicide.
Wed, Aug 12, 2015
August 10, 2015 05:11 IST
According to NCRB, only four witchcraft murders took place in Rajasthan between 2008 and 2013.
Mon, Aug 10, 2015
August 10, 2015 02:12 IST
Addressing the Parivartan rally at Gaya, Modi said, “Rajasthan was called a BIMARU state... today it is not BIMARU... the BJP government under Vasundharaji Raje has led Rajasthan to new heights of development.”
Mon, Aug 10, 2015
August 09, 2015 00:52 IST
In Ajmer, two sets of grandparents have gone to court to stop their children from handing over a 5-month-old baby to a godman.
Thu, Jan 05, 2023
August 08, 2015 00:46 IST
The seeds of revolt in the BJP were sown last month when a Station House Officer in Kuchera allegedly misbehaved with a BJP-nominated councillor, Babulal, after a case was filed against the latter.
Sat, Aug 08, 2015
August 07, 2015 10:08 IST
Congress leader Pratap Singh Khachariawas likened Singhal’s appointment to that of FTII chairperson Gajendra Chauhan.
Fri, Aug 07, 2015August 05, 2015 05:03 IST
Senior Cabinet minister Yunus Khan is accused of shifting a temple out of his official residence for religious reasons.
Wed, Aug 05, 2015
August 05, 2015 00:00 IST
The information was sought by Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajasthan state media coordinator Mulk Raj Anand.
Wed, Aug 05, 2015




