Union rural development and panchayati raj minister C P Joshi on Wednesday suggested that the record s maintained under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme could be used to identify the poor to prepare the BPL census 2011.
Emphasising the need for a one-dimensional reference for surveying the BPL families, Joshi said that identifying the
The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) will draft bylaws for enforcing Greenline service on all restaurants and hotels in the city.
Under this service, JMC's vehicles will collect garbage and wastes from eateries and transport it to compost plant at Sevapaura.
Launching the service, city mayor Jyoti Khandelwal talked about benefits of the Greenline service on Wednesday.
The contracted firm will
Traffic police in the Walled City area are facing a tough time managing vehicular movement due to low-floor buses, which have become prime reason for frequent traffic congestion.
In fact, driving in the Walled City area during peak hours has become a Herculean task for people and it has become a time-consuming exercise.
The traffic policemen, too, have to suffer a lot because of the low-floor bu
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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.
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
