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Road safety: Buying two-wheelers for schoolkidsto be curbed

August 13th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Buying a two-wheeler for schoolchildren or those below 18 years may become next to impossible with the Road Safety Council (RSC) in its second meeting, held on Friday, making such a proposal.
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US woman murdered near Jodhpur

August 13th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

A 50-year-old American tourist was found brutally murdered in a resort at Osian village near Jodhpur, police said on Friday.
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Researchers validate natural routes to male contraception

August 12th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Pawpaw seeds, Hibiscus flowers and neem tree could provide the much sought after safe, effective and affordable male contraceptive that can induce reversible infertility.
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RCDF’s camel milk may go off the shelf

August 12th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

The much-hyped camel milk may go off the shelf shortly due to fall in demand.
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State turns blind eye to NHRC directive on mine labourers

August 12th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

There seems to be scant regard for the orders of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), at least in Rajasthan.
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Purchase of trucks goes up in state

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Purchase of trucks has gone up in the state indicating more traffic on roads and better revenue for the state transport department. There has been a 55 % increase in the registration of trucks in the past three months.
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86 ward members elected unopposed in civic polls

August 12th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Eighty-six candidates were declared elected unopposed as ward members in 39 civic bodies after the last day of withdrawal of nominations for the August 18 civic elections on Wednesday.
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Transport dept plans to end inspector raj

August 12th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

The state government is working on a plan to construct weigh bridges and computer terminals at the entry points to the state and do away with the system of manual checking of vehicles by transport inspectors.
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61 MP-bound explosives-laden trucks found missing

August 12th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Nearly 300 tonnes of explosives, loaded in 61 trucks, did a vanishing act while on its way to Sagar in Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan Explosives and Chemicals Limited in Dholpur.
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