Jaipur

Abhinav Bindra flags off environment awareness rally in Jaipur

Abhinav BindraJaipur, Sept 19 : Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra flagged off a rally here today to spread environment awareness.

Around a thousand school children took part in the rally named ''Save Nature Rally-08, which was organised by a private television channel.

The rally started off from Sahid Samarag and concluded at Badi Choppad near Hawa Mahal, a distance of five kilometers

Talking to reporters, Bindra said preserving the environment is every citizen’s responsibility.

Sonia Gandhi to visit Rajasthan today

Sonia GandhiJaipur, Sep 8 : Congress pres

BJP will waive off farmers'''' debt, renegotiate nuke deal if voted to power

Ghaziabad/Jaipur, Sept 8 : Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh has said his party would waive off the farmers'''' debt if voted to power.

Singh made this statement while addressing a public rally in Ghaziabad on Sunday.

"I want to assure you if you make Lal Krishna Advani as Prime Minister, we will waive off your debts," said Singh.

General elections are due in 2009 and the BJP is not leaving any stone unturned to return back to power under the leadership of L K Advani, who is the Prime Ministerial candidate of the main opposition National Democratic Alliance.

BSP releases candidates list for Rajasthan Assembly, LS polls

Bahujan Samaj PartyJaipur, Sept 1 : The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) today released its list of 155 candidates for the Assembly polls in Rajasthan and 13 for Lok Sabha elections.

The list included the name of Jagat Singh, son of former External Affair Minister K. Natwar Singh.

Bharatiya Janata Party''s (BJP) rebel MLA Madan Mohan Singhal also got a ticket.

“He is being fielded from Kama Assembly constituency,” said BSP general secretary Dharamveer Singh Ashok to reporters.

Eight killed, four injured in road mishaps in Rajasthan

jaipur, rajasthanJaipur, Aug 16 : At least eight people have been killed and four others injured in two separate road accidents in Rajasthan today.

According to police sources, six people including two women were killed and two injured when a Tata-Sumo in which they were travelling collided with a truck while overtaking it and overturned in Murena police station on Dholpur-Gwalior national highway in Dholpur district.

The deceased have been identified as Vishwanath, Satwati, Gangadevi, Jaiprakash, Bhupendra, and Vinod Meena.

Jaipur witnesses high demand for Lahriya sarees

Jaipur witnesses high demand for Lahriya sareesJaipur, Aug. 14 : Traditional Lahariya sarees are in demand in Jaipur markets, as the festive season is approaching.

Every year during Monsoon (mid-July to August) a large number of women here visit markets only to purchase Lahariya sarees.

Available in various colours and printed designs, Lahariya Sarees have been an all time fascination of women here, and thus, the local markets are flooded with these sarees during these days.

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