Ajmer (D)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …

Wildlife census underway in Ajmer

AJMER: Wildlife census in the district began on Sunday morning and teams of forest department went to about 150 water holes to identify animals in different regions. In the first six hours of the census, small animals including snakes and cobras were spotted, but no trace of panther is found …

Forest dept to assess the number of bustards left in the state

AJMER: The forest department has on its hands the task of finding the number of remaining Great Indian Bustard (GIB), the state bird, to chalk out a conservation plan for them. The census will be carried out on February 14 to know the area and number of birds in Ajmer, …

Record payment of crop loans in Ajmer

Central cooperative banks disbursed crop loans worth a record Rs.605 crore in the Ajmer division of Rajasthan during 2011 as part of the State Government's drive to promote agricultural production and safeguard the produce of small and marginal farmers. State Cooperative Minister Parsadilal Meena said at a divisional meeting of …

HC tells govt to name officials who allotted land near Ramgarh dam

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to name those officials who made illegal allotments in the catchment area of Ramgarh dam and also the list of those influential persons who got the land in that area. Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari asked the government to file …

Unique grassland habitat for protecting rare bird species to come up in Shonkalia

A unique grassland habitat for rare bird species is all set to come up in Shonkalia region of Ajmer district in Rajasthan, extending support to two endangered birds of the desert State and also providing structured grazing facility to the cattle within the same zone for roughly six months a …

Rajasthan guarantees most services within days

Gehlot launches Guaranteed Delivery of Public Services Act, 2011 The Rajasthan Government on Monday launched its ambitious guaranteed delivery of public services as the day coincided with the 122{+n}{+d}birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot attended two major functions, one in Ajmer and the other in Jaipur, …

Risk of HIV transmission high in Rajasthan: WHO

JAIPUR: Rajasthan is at a higher risk of HIV transmission due to geographical and occupational reasons such as tourism, according to World Health Organisation. WHO officials threw light on Rajasthan's status relating to HIV/AIDS at a press briefing on the second day of WHO's South East Asia Region's 64th session …

Reuse marble slurry, says pollution board

Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) is now tightening the reins on mine owners to safeguard the environment and promote scientific disposal of mining waste. The board will now allow the establishment of marble sawing units only on the precondition that mine owners will effectively reuse marble slurry …

Rajasthan signs MoU to build railway bridges

The Rajasthan Government's urban bodies signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Ircon International Limited, a railway undertaking, for construction of 12 railway over-bridges and under-bridges across the State here over the weekend. Addressing the MoU signing ceremony, Principal Urban Development Secretary G. S. Sandhu said a total of 26 railway …

Bisalpur dam still short of adequate water

AJMER: Despite good showers in the southern parts of the state, the Bisalpur dam is still waiting for sufficient water for storage for next year. This monsoon provided about two metres of water in the dam compared to 10 metres last year. At present, Jaipur is getting nearly 110 MLD …

Country's national bird may be extinct soon

JODHPUR: Unabated killing of peacocks is gradually pushing the national bird on the brink of extinction and lack of stringent measures to put a check on their poaching is making the situation worse. After repeated instances of killing in Bundi previous month, 23 more peacocks were killed in Bhilwara and …

300 peacocks poached in Raj dist in one year

Jodhpur: Rajasthan is earning a notoriety for poaching of the national bird

Rajasthan earning notoriety for poaching peacocks

JODHPUR: Rajasthan is earning a notoriety for the poaching of the national bird ---- peacock. Wildlife activists and bird lovers feel the bird is in peril in the state. The recent killing of five national birds in Bundi last week is another instance of poaching of peacocks. According to sources, …

Wildlife census begins in Ajmer district

AJMER: Forest department teams on Tuesday evening went deep into the jungles of the district where for the next 24 hours they will count the animals in the region. This is the fourth continuous year since wildlife census was undertaken by the department. Though there are several reported panther attacks …

586 villages face water crisis in Ajmer

AJMER: Altogether 586 villages in Ajmer district have been identified as a water-crisis zone where the drinking water problem has made life miserable for the villagers. In 193 villages, the PHED has started supplying water and gave assurance to cover the rest in the coming days. As mercury shoots up …

State to suffer more sandstorms: Scientists

AJMER: The Union ministry of earth sciences predicts that Rajasthan will have huge sandstorms in the future as an effect of climate change. The state is now in the danger zone 3 of earthquake. The ministry has decided to build observatories in various parts of the country to calculate the …

6,000-crore crop loans for farmers

The Rajasthan Government has set the target for disbursement of crop loans worth Rs.6,000 crore to farmers through village cooperative societies this year. The Apex Cooperative Bank has released targets for its branches in each of the seven divisions in the State. Cooperative Minister Parsadilal Meena said here on Monday …

Aerial survey in Ajmer district to spot Uranium

Ajmer: The Atomic Mineral Department (AMD) of India has started an aerial survey in Pushkar region to explore the deposition of Uranium after a preliminary confirmation of radiation in this arid place. A 15-member team including specialists from India, Canada, US and other countries will conduct the aerial survey with …

Solar energy to illuminate Ajmer Sharif

JAIPUR: Solar energy to illuminate Ajmer Sharif The holy shrine of saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer will be soon illuminated by solar energy as the authorities undertook a project to introduce solar energy based public lighting system in Jaipur. The Union minister for non-conventional energy Farooq Abdullah sanctioned a …

Swine flu toll crosses 50, claims three in state

JAIPUR. Swine flu toll continued to swell in the state as three more deaths were reported in Ajmer and Udaipur on Friday. The official H1N1 toll since April now stands at 52. Despite the government's efforts, the disease has continued to spread across the state and claim more lives. It …

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