Land use change in Rajasthan resulting in perpetual threat of eviction to local communities: Activists

JAIPUR: Implementation of the state government's ambitious 'Mukhyamantri Gramin BPL Awas Yojana' which aims to providing shelter to 10 lakh BPL families in rural areas over the next three years was

JAIPUR: Farmers in the state are planning to put a spanner in the state government and the Jaipur Development Authority's (JDA) plans to start the 47-km Ring Road project on scheduled time without

10 lakh houses to be built in the next three years The Rajasthan Government's ambitious housing programme for the rural poor took off on Monday with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and members of his C

JAIPUR: In Rajasthan, the percentage of men suffering from anaemia is 25 per cent, which is making adverse affect on their health and productivity, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition's (GAIN), South Asia head Rajan Sankar said here on Monday. According to the National Family Health Survey 3, around 21% men were anaemic in 2005-06.

JAIPUR: Member of Parliament and chairman of the Parliamentary Forum for HIV/AIDS Oscar Fernandes on Monday said that around 40% of the people living with HIV/AIDS are less than 15-year-old in the state. State legislators and experts on AIDS expressing their concern during the seminar held at the Birla Auditorium, said that increasing pre-marital sex and transmission of HIV from pregnant mother

To ensure transparency in delivery of commodities to the poor in Rajasthan The Rajasthan Government has decided to conduct the much sought-after social audit for fair price shops functioning under the public distribution system (PDS) to ensure transparency and effectiveness in the delivery of essential commodities to poor people.

What began as just a demand for water boiled over into an unexpected tragedy when police opened fire to disperse a mob that had reportedly turned violent.

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