Jaipur: The Man Sagar is teeming with birds these days and it’s time again for the annual bird fair in Pink City. Compared to previous years, the lake has significantly improved.

Identifies 266 Projects In 12th Year Plan

Jaipur: Assessing the critical infrastructure gaps in the state, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has identified 266 projects under the 12th Five Year Plan, entailing a financial outlay of Rs 5,028 crore. However, for the financial year 2013-2014, the agency has drawn up a list of 50 projects covering priority areas such as minor irrigation, warehousing, animal husbandry and rural connectivity.

Mines Dept Sends Proposal For Minimum 3% Reservation For Widows Of Mine Workers

Jaipur: The department of mines and geology has submitted a proposal to the state government seeking reservation and preferential rights in allocation of mining leases to widows of mine workers who have died due to occupational diseases and accidents. According to the United Nations Human Rights Report- 2012, out of the total miners in the state, nearly 37% are women and most of them are dalits and tribals. Now, in a bid to provide definite source of livelihood such widows, the department has recommended a minimum of 3% reservation to them in mining leases.

Jaipur: After making alternations in the design several times, the state government has finally decided to shelve the Bus Rapid Transit Service (BRTS) project proposed from Panipech to Sanganer.

Finding it non- viable due to space constraints along the road, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) took the decision to drop the project. “The proposal to shelve the project will be intimated to the Centre for its approval during a meeting scheduled on January 31,” an official said. “Due to space constraints and the Metro project on Tonk Road, the JDA has taken the decision,” he said.

Sariska: Re-populating of the Sariska tiger reserve continued for the second day on Wednesday with the relocation of yet another tigress from Ranthambhore. Two-year-old Beena 2, sibling of the tigress relocated on Tuesday, was tranquilized and taken by road to Sariska.

Officials said the tigress was tranquilized in Ranthambhore at 9 am and a satellite collar fixed on her. Later she was put in a cage on a Canter as she began her six hour journey.

Sariska: The interim pause in the relocation experiment for re-populating the Sariska tiger reserve with big cats was finally broken when two-year-old tigress Beena 1 was released at the reserve on Tuesday evening.

Wildlife and forest officials tranquilized Beena 1 and fixed a satellite collar in Ranthambhore before it was released at Sariska. The officials are hopeful that its sibling will be tranquilized on Wednesday after which she will also be shifted to Sariska to take the total population of big cats in the reserve to nine.

Jaipur: Mercury continued to take a dip across the state as cold wave conditions continued. Mount Abu in hills while Sriganganagar in plains remained coldest in the state and recorded a minimum temperature of 1.4 and 2.3 degrees Celsius, respectively, the Met reports said on Tuesday.

Jaipurites woke up to another cold morning as the city witnessed a minimum temperature of 4.4 degrees Celsius, almost 3 notches below the normal minimum temperature. It was followed by a cold afternoon as the city witnessed a maximum temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, almost one notch below the normal maximum temperature. Though ground frost was witnessed in the farms during early morning hours, no fog was reported in and around Jaipur.

Jaipur: For a state considered a frontrunner in the solar energy sector, Rajasthan is falling behind in the ‘race for the sun’.

Jaipur: A division bench of high court has issued a show cause notice to state government to explain why user charge has been added in the electricity bill when the door-to-door collection of solid

JAIPUR: The kite mania in the Pink City caused mayhem for winged creatures on Monday. Nearly 300 birds of different species were admitted to bird hospitals and transit camps. The birds got injured by the glass-coated manjha and many of them died or were disabled forever.

Since morning bird casualties were being reported to animal rights activists running the campaign 'Save the Birds'. Most of the birds rushed to the hospital had severe wounds on their wings and necks.