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India Part 6: Pushka - Pushkar, Rajasthan, India (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:11:52 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Pushkar, Rajasthan, India Hi everyone Welcome to our India blog part 6: Pushka. Pushka has only one main attraction. Its temple. More on that later. We were told by a local man that it also had another attraction: drugs. What no one told us though was what is common there: aggressive con merchants. We got to Pushka in the afternoon. Our Hotel...

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Lafarge Boral Gypsum’s Rajasthan unit on stream (Hindu)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:44:48 GMT

News: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Advts: | | | Lafarge Boral Gypsum’s Rajasthan unit on stream Special Correspondent To produce one-crore sq. m. gypsum boards annually Focus on South IndiaBets on booming realty sectorNEW DELHI: Lafarge Boral Gypsum India (LBGI), building materials and interior solutions provider, on Friday said it would consolidate its position in the domestic construction industry,...

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India Part 5: Jaipur - Jaipur, Rajasthan, India (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:02:55 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Hi everyone Welcome to our India trip part 5: Jaipur. Jaipur is called The Pink City because basically most of the buildings and city walls are all painted pastel pink. It's an old walled city so has ABF (Another Bloody Fort) and palaces and bazaars and winding streets etc. It's a really beautiful City with elephants mingling...

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Mild tremor felt in Bhilwara (Hindu)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:32:10 GMT

New Delhi: A mild tremor measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale was felt in Bhilwara of Rajasthan on Saturday evening. The Indian Meteorological Department stated that the tremors were felt around 5:30 pm between latitude 25.8 degree ...

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Indian agriculture markets need protection (Hindu)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:13:52 GMT

We need growth with adequate jobs and our agricultural markets should not be opened to the world, Mahesh Chandra Sharma , Chairman of Rajasthan Investment Promotion and ...

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Rajput strongman inducted into Raje Cabinet (Hindu)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:44:50 GMT

JAIPUR: In an apparent move to woo the Rajput community ahead of the Rajasthan Assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Devi Singh Bhati was inducted into the Vasundhara Raje Cabinet on Friday. Governor S. K. Singh administered ...

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High capacity gypsum plant for Alwar (Hindu)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:44:50 GMT

JAIPUR: A new gypsum plant with an annual capacity of 10 million square metres has been inaugurated at Kushkhera in Alwar district of Rajasthan. State Industries Minister Digamber Singh inaugurated the plant, which also houses a technical ...

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Ajmer Urs not far, but Nizamuddin shrine hardly festive (India eNews: Top Headlines)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:31:10 GMT

The dargah of Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya here is caught in the throes of an intense cold war that has even rubbed off on the festive spirit of the Urs at the Ajmer-e-Sharif in Rajasthan.

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IIT Rajasthan: Makeshift building, no funds (Daily News Analysis)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:31:00 GMT

Rajasthan's long-awaited entry into the league of IITians has come with a provisional certificate.

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Panchayat committees to undertake NREGS audit (Hindu)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:37:36 GMT

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government has decided to utilise the services of panchayat-level vigilance committees, comprising Panchayat Samiti members, for social audit of works taken up under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme ...

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Devi Singh set to join Raje Ministry (Hindu)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:37:34 GMT

JAIPUR: Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is likely to effect a minor reshuffle of her Cabinet on Friday to induct the Rajput strongman from Bikaner, Devi Singh Bhati. The exercise, being done when hardly five months are left for the Rajasthan ...

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New Jodhpur homes and villa for sale in Rajasthan (merinews - citizen powered media)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:51:31 GMT

Residential, commercial, development projects, plots, retail shops in flourishing markets, investments, schools, colleges, plantations, hotels, new homes are all available in Rajasthan. With a vast portfolio on offer you can buy property, sell property or

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Bank of Rajasthan revises PLR & interest rates (India Press Release)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:52:26 GMT

/India PRwire/ - Bank of Rajasthan, a technology driven private sector bank, has announced a revision in BPLR (Bench Mark Prime Lending Rate) as well as interest rates of Term Deposits (including NRO Deposits) with effect from July 01, 2008. BPLR (Benchmark Prime Lending Rate) Due to increase in CRR and Repo rate by RBI and hardening scenario of interest rate, BoR has increased the BPLR (Benchmark...

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SRM signs MoU with CEERI, Pilani (Hindu)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:28:46 GMT

TAMBARAM: Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute in Pilani, Rajasthan, and SRM University have come together for a joint research initiative in machine vision system for societal applications. A Memorandum of Understanding ...

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Revised voters’ list for Rajasthan on August 30 (Hindu)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:18:32 GMT

RajasthanRevised voters’ list for Rajasthan on August 30 Special Correspondent There are 532 voters against every 1,000 populationThere are 909 females against every 1,000 malesJAIPUR: The final publication of the revised voters’ list prior to this year’s Assembly elections in Rajasthan will be made on August 30. The State has already issued voter identity cards to around 85 per cent of the 3.53 crore...

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Rajasthan Muslim doctor kept in ‘illegal detention’, released (Hindu)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:18:31 GMT

He was picked up in connection with the Jaipur blasts

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Dine with dacoits in Rajasthan (NHatky)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:01:41 GMT

In there latest attempt to boost their tourism industry, the Rajasthan Government is planning to use dacoits, who have long laid down arms, as the USP to sell the Chambal ravines to tourists. So the fantasy of dinning with real bandits is soon going to turn into a reality. TIMES ...

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Bainsla Assures Advani Of Gujjar Votes (NHatky)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:01:40 GMT

NEW DELHI: BJP has managed to turn the Gujjar issue, which threatened its government in Rajasthan with turbulence only a month back, into an advantage for the party for coming Lok Sabha elections. The agitation over the Gujjar's demand for ST status in Rajasthan may have caused sleepless nights for the ...

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Plea in court against Gujjar quota (Times of India)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:43:55 GMT

The proposed 5% quota for Gujjars and another 14% for the economically weaker sections may run into rough weather as a petition was filed against the move in the Jaipur bench of Rajasthan High Court.

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“Rajasthan wants investments from southern States” (Hindu)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:25:33 GMT

MADURAI: The southern States hold out the promise of contributing to Rajasthan’s growth as an international hub for small-scale industries, Mahesh Chandra Sharma, chairperson of the Rajasthan Investment Development Advisory Board, said ...

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