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NEW VISTAS: Israeli Ambassador to India Mark Sofer harvesting cucumber at the new Indo-Israeli joint agricultural farm near Bassi in Jaipur district of Rajasthan on Thursday to mark the launch of the centre of excellence in agriculture. Also seen is Rajasthan Chief Secretary S.

JAIPUR: Youths from different countries interacted with villagers in Jaipur and Alwar on Thursday to understand the impact of climate change on communities.

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JAIPUR: As part of its global outreach mission, city-based International Horticulture Innovation and Training Centre (IHITC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Michigan State University (MSU) of US to launch South Asia Partnership Initiative for collaborative research and education.

The MoU was signed by principal secretary (horticulture) O P Saini, who is also the chairman of

JAIPUR: Putting an end to the confusion, the JDA board on Monday decided against any underground parking at Statue Circle. The board, while approving the beautification' and development' of the Statue Circle, said there will not be any underground parking there.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Energy Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said his department was giving the highest priority to release of power connections to agricultural consumers and would provide 65,000 agricultural connections by March next year. This will dispose of the farmers' applications received by the three power distribution companies in the State till December 2007.

Decision on minimum support prices for rabi crops to be taken today
Asks Rajasthan to start procurement of bajra
National Food Security Act in the pipeline
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar addresses the media in Jaipur.

JAIPUR: Union Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday described the foodgrain stocks in the Central pool as

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Jaipur: The much-awaited ropeway connecting the twin forts of Nahargarh and Jaigarh has crossed a major hurdle on Thursday when the state board for wildlife cleared the project and sent it to the National Board for Wildlife in New Delhi.

Jaipur: The swine flu menace continued its upward march in the state with 31 new cases being detected on Monday. The total number of H1N1 positive cases now stands at 448.
According to director, medical and health OP Gupta, no death has been reported in the state on Monday.

The Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday decided in principle that the proposed Jaipur Metro Rail project should be implemented as a public-private partnership model.

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