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RAJASTHAN Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan witnesses double-digit growth Tourist arrivals in Rajasthan has clocked double-digit growth in a row for the second year in 2017. Despite a higher base of 17% growth in 2016, the arrivals increased by 10.50% to 45.91 million visits in 2017 riding on the rush of domestic travelers and an improvement in … Read more 15.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt sets up committee to study farmers’ demands The state government has set up a five-member cabinet sub-committee under home minister Gulab Chand Kataria to study the demands of farmers’ organisations and representatives and give recommendations to the government. The government’s move to set up the sub-committee under Kataria is seen as one to … Read more 07.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab to impose permanent ban on hookah bars The Punjab Government is all set to impose a permanent ban on hookah bars across the State instead of issuing temporary orders against them every two months. Punjab will be the second State in the country, after Gujarat, to take the significant decision. … Read more 18-19.03.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Government nod to foundation on Mukundra tiger reserve The state government has given its nod to constitute Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) foundation ahead of shifting tigers by March. Once tigers are relocated to Mukundra, Rajasthan will be able to boast to have foundations in place for big cats in all three reserves, including Ranthambore and Sariska. … Read more 03.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
PUNJAB Rs 14-cr power substation for Golden Temple soon 66-KV power substation costing Rs 14 crore is being set up in the Golden Temple complex by the SGPC in technical collaboration with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). It is learnt that special underground power lines are being laid to ensure uninterrupted … Read more 27.03.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
PUNJAB Cabinet okays draft of Bill on illegal colonies The state Cabinet approved the draft of The Punjab Laws (Special Provisions for Regularisation of Unauthorised Colony) Bill, 2018. The Bill, which paves the way for the regularisation of over 7,000 illegal colonies in the state, will be presented in the House during the … Read more 21.03.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
PUNJAB Punjab observes martyrdom day as Youth Empowerment Day The Punjab government has observed March 23, the death anniversary of freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, as Youth Empowerment Day. State Cultural Affairs, Tourism and Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting … Read more 24.03.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN RVPNL awarded for “Best Performing Power Transmission Utility” in India Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam ltd. (RVPNL) has been awarded CBIP award 2018 for “Best Performing Power Transmission Utility” in India. This award has been given to RVPNL in a function ceremony held at New Delhi on 3rd January 2018 by Dr. Satya … Read more 05.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan artisans carve stones for temples in US Artisans from Bayana town of Bharatpur are busy carving stones imported from Turkey which will be used to construct the Akshardham Temple at Robinsville city in the US state of New Jersey. The temple is being constructed by Swami Narayan TempleTrust of Ahmedabad. Other than New Jersey, … Read more 31.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Jhunjhunu goes from worst sex ratio to the best in Rajasthan The 2011 census brought Jhunjhunuin Rajasthan the ignominy of being the district with the lowest sex ratio of 837 girls per 1,000 boys among 33 districts of the state. Seven years on, the district is being hailed as a model with the sex ratio at … Read more 08.03.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs