Marble Waste Dumping: ‘Toxic tourist destination’: Asia’s largest marble waste dumping yard in Rajasthan draws visitors, experts flag health hazard | Jaipur News
KISHANGARH: Endless white plains shimmer under the sun—no pine trees, no chill in the air—yet the landscape looks like a scene straight out of a winter postcard. Many mistake it for Bolivia’s Salt Flats, snow-covered Gulmarg, or even scenic Switzerland.But this striking location, now a popular spot for social media reels, is actually Asia’s largest…
Guv says era of Taxila, Nalanda will return in India | Jaipur News
Jhunjhunu: Speaking at the convocation ceremony of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shekhawati University in Sikar, governor Haribhau Bagde Saturday said in ancient India students from across the world used to come to universities like Nalanda and Takshashila and such times will once again return with universities like the Deendayal Upadhyay Shekhawati. Bagde said the land of…
BJP backs push for 4% quota for differently-abled in local body polls | Jaipur News
Jaipur: The office of the commissioner for specially-abled persons has urged the panchayati raj and local self-govt departments to take steps to implement a 4% horizontal reservation for persons with disabilities in the upcoming Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections in Rajasthan.The move follows a representation by Hemant Bhai Goyal, national chairman of the…
Adequate urea for kharif crops, govt assures while tightening checks | Jaipur News
Jaipur: As the kharif season approaches, Rajasthan govt has assured farmers of adequate availability of urea and other key fertilizers, even as it steps up monitoring to curb hoarding and black marketing. Officials Saturday said the state currently has a strong stock position, particularly of urea, at 3.67 lakh metric tonnes—higher than last year’s levels.The…
Raj to Rann: A great Indian wildlife conservation story | Jaipur News
Jaisalmer: A Great Indian Bustard (GIB) egg, transported 770 kms by road on March 21 from a captive breeding centre in Sam, Jaisalmer, to Naliya in the Rann of Kutch region of Gujarat, hatched successfully on March 26. This was part of an innovative wildlife conservation effort called the Jumpstart Approach.The critically-endangered cargo made the…