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HindustanTimes Sun,19 May 2013
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Rajasthan

Ajmer blast accused says right-wing outfit did it

Bhavesh Patel confesses to magistrate that he was in group that planted IEDs; unlike statement to police, confession is admissible in court.

Three abducted minor girls rescued in Ajmer

Three minor girls, who were allegedly abducted by two youths, were rescued from Ajmer district in Rajasthan, police said today.

Jodhpur septuagenarian turns sand dune green

Turning a sand dune into a green garden might seem like a difficult task, but a septuagenarian has single-handedly achieved this and managed to plant over 27,000 trees in a village near here, earning him the sobriquet of 'Tree Man'.

Jaipur: rape accused beaten to death by victim's kin

A 25-year-old rape accused was beaten to death by the father and brother of the allegedly raped girl in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan.

Guard tries to stop illegal mining, murdered

A 50-year-old forest official was murdered allegedly by five persons after he tried to stop them from doing illegal mining in Dhabi forest range area in the district, police said today.

Man stripped before his children at police station

In an another instance of police high-handedness, a man was allegedly forced to strip before his children in a police station in Sri Ganganagar and his minor daughter was put in a lock-up after he was detained in a land dispute case.

Jaipur: Callous city ignores accident victims

In a shocking case of public apathy, a man in Jaipur lay on the road crying for help inside a tunnel next to the bodies of his wife and infant daughter with nobody stopping by for help after a speeding truck hit his motorcycle.

Dead falcon sparks spying fears on India border

Indian security forces have found a dead falcon fitted with a small camera which has sparked alarm near the country's highly militarised border with Pakistan, an official said on Monday.

12 injured in communal violence in Jaipur

A dozen people were injured on Saturday in communal violence in Jaipur following an objectionable religious comment on social networking website Facebook, police said.

Sound and light show at Akbari Quila

Visitors to Akbari Quila in Ajmer will get to enjoy a 45-minute sound and light show narrated by renowned lyricist Gulzar from tomorrow.

Curfew imposed in Jaipur town as violence continues for second day

Violence broke out between members of two communities in Sanganer town near Jaipur with mobs going on the rampage torching a religious school, vandalising properties and attacking policemen prompting authorities to clamp curfew in the area today.

Rajnath projects Vasundhara Raje as next CM

BJP president Rajnath Singh flagged off party leader Vasundhara Raje’s 80-day Suraj Sankalp Yatra from the famous Charbhuja temple on Thursday, with Singh urging people to make Raje the next chief minister of the desert state, Vikas Pathak reports.

Cong MLA climbs on the mobile tower to press his demand

A ruling Congress party MLA today climbed on a mobile tower to demand shifting of three mobile towers from Badi Sadri locality in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan, police said.

Water, milk for the gods - now being conserved in temples

An astrologer and social activist has turned the religious practice of offering water and milk in temples into a unique way of water conservation. Pandit Purushotam Gaur, known as Guruji, has developed water harvesting infrastructure in more than 300 temples in Rajasthan over the past 13 years.

Jaipur: Eight eat poison to meet God, five die

A photographer’s intense desire for sakshaat darshan (personified sight) of Lord Shiva has led to his death along with four family members, the police said today, reports Rashpal Singh.
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