6 days ago
Bharatpur bird sanctuary to get water - finally
Jaipur, Aug 28 - The famous Bharatpur bird sanctuary, which has been losing its winged visitors due to an acute shortage of water, is set to get a new lease of life, with the Rajasthan government finally releasing water from a dam.Moved by the gravity of the situation, the government Friday released water from the Panchna Dam of Karauli district for the sanctuary - also known as the Keoladeo Natio ...
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2 months ago
Hundreds pray at Laila-Majnu's 'tomb' for immortal love
Binjore -, June 16 - As the sun set on this dusty village near the India-Pakistan border, the sounds of qawwalis rent the air and hundreds of couples from across the country lay a chadar on what they believed to be the tombs of the legendary lovers Laila-Majnu with a prayer that their love too would be immortal.According to folklore, Laila-Majnu were two star crossed lovers who were forcefully sep ...
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2 months ago
Minor girl says 'No' to marriage, complains against family
Sawai Madhopur -, June 14 - In a courageous move, a 15-year-old tribal girl in this Rajasthan district has complained against her family members for forcing her to marry.Nirma Meena of Puneta village, over 170 km from state capital Jaipur, has filed the complaint with the police against her parents and relatives accusing them of forcing her to marry a middle-aged man. 'I am a student of class 10 a ...
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3 months ago
Animals dying as water sources dry up in Rajasthan
Jaipur, June 1 - Rajasthan's scorching summer is taking its toll, and not just on people wilting in the heat. With water drying up in ponds and reservoirs across Rajasthan, there are alarming reports of monkeys, chinkaras and cheetal deer dying as they stray out of their habitat into nearby villages.In the last three days at least 13 monkeys have died because of water scarcity in the last three da ...
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3 months ago
Rajasthan to dig ponds in water-starved sanctuaries
Jaipur, May 25 - Rajasthan will construct small dams and ponds in its water-starved wildlife sanctuaries - a move that could also stop animals from straying into nearby villages in search of the precious resource.'In the first phase we would spend Rs.410 million - on the construction of 85 such waterbodies inside Sariska, Ranthambore and Sawai Mansingh sanctuaries,' a senior forest official told I ...
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3 months ago
Once a teacher, now violent and in chains
Churu -, May 20 - He was a teacher and leading a normal life until 10 years ago. Ratan Singh, 36, is now kept in chains by his parents and his wife and children no longer live with him, as he suffers from mental illness and is prone to violence.He is a resident of Gwalisor village in Churu district, over 200 km from state capital Jaipur. There was a time when Singh was good in studies as well as s ...
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3 months ago
Sariska to get two more tigers
Jaipur, May 10 - The Sariska tiger reserve in Rajasthan is all set to get a tiger and a tigress from the Ranthambore national park, to add to the three big cats it acquired earlier. Wildlife officials are hoping the move will help in their tiger breeding plans.'A team of experts is in Ranthambore now trying to identify a tiger and a tigress to be shifted to Sariska,' a senior official of the Raja ...
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4 months ago
'Modi was the single-window to Rajasthan during Vasundhara regime'
Jaipur, April 26 - Lalit Kumar Modi, the former Indian Premier League - czar whose meteoric rise and fall have become the subject of intense discussion, was considered very close to former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje and was described as a 'single-window' for access and facilitation with the state government during her tenure.In Rajasthan, it is said that Raje lost the assembly electi ...
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4 months ago
With son in chains, 75-year-old seeks help
Nagaur -, April 26 - Chained for 10 years due to a mental illness, Hariram Jat often talks to himself or stares at the walls. He may not be aware of the hardships his wife and teenaged children face. But his 75-year-old father sure does feel the strain.Hariram, who lives in Bhakroda village in Nagaur district, used to work as a labourer on agricultural fields until he developed a mental problem a ...
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4 months ago
They offer water and education to passersby
Alwar -, April 17 - In a state parched for water and literacy, it's a novel idea. The teachers of a government-run school in Alwar town offer to quench the thirst of passersby and then speak to them about enrolling their children.The Pratap Senior Secondary School has opened a 'piyao' or water serving kiosk near the school premises where the teachers and other staff members, while offering water t ...
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