When Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf stepped into Ajmer Sharif on Saturday, he witnessed a spectacle of rituals which hasn't changed much since the days of Mughal emperor Akbar.
Zia Haq reports.
Local lawyers and the Ajmer Dargah market association today joined the protest against the visit of Pakistan PM Raja Pervez Ashraf in view of the recent killing and beheading of Indian soldiers by Pakistani Army.
The spiritual head of Ajmer Sharif has announced that he would boycott Pakistan prime minister Raja Parvez Ashraf's visit to the Sufi shrine protest the killing and beheading of Indian soldiers along the LoC.
HT reports.
Opposition BJP corner Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the Assembly over the allegations of favouring his relatives in allotment of mines and demanded a House committee to probe the matter.
A 17-year-old student studying in class XI delivered a baby boy in her hostel at a government residential girls school in Rajasthan's Nagaur district.
A Sukhoi 30 aircraft of the Indian Air Force today crashed in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district but both the pilots bailed out safely. There was no loss of life or damage to property on the ground, Defence spokesman S D Goswami told PTI.
The 11-year-old girl who was gang raped in Sikar and has undergone treatment in Jaipur for over five months, which has included five major surgeries, was today referred to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi for specialised treatment.
A five-month-old baby, who had been hospitalised after her abusive father bit her lips and nose off, died in a Jaipur hospital today morning, reports said.
The Rajasthan high court on Tuesday stayed till February 19 the 5% quota in government jobs provided to the special backward classes (SBCs) of the state last year.
In a major decision that will provide around 2.5 million unorganised mine workers with medical, monetary and social benefits, the Rajasthan government will issue show cause notices to 27,000 mine owners in the state. Urvashi Dev Rawal reports.
A minor girl was allegedly gang raped and pushed into a well by two youths in Rajasthan's Dausa district, police said today.
Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid along with pacer S Sreesanth and all-rounder Ashok Menaria cheered thousands of runners who participated in the Jaipur Marathon in Jaipur today.
A seven-year-old girl was raped bytwo men in Khuteta Kala village in the district following which enraged family members of the victim badly beat up the accused, police said on Monday.
The usually reticent Rahul Gandhi showed a rare expressive side to him at the All India Congress Committee session here Sunday, sharing family stories and connecting with the audience.