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Dera Rawatsar

Dera Rawatsar Introduction Dera Rawatsar is a hotel maintained and managed by the House of Rawatsars. The ancestors of the Rawatsars were the Kandhlot Rathore clan of Rajputs. Rawatsar was previously an estate or locally termed as Jagir of the state of Bikaner. Dera Rawatsar offers finest hospitality and majestic

Dussehra & Diwali

Dussehra is celebrated by staging Ramlila in different parts of the city and cuminating in the ceremonial burning of the giant effigies of Ravan, Kumbhakaran and Meghnath, celebrating Lord Rama's victory over the Demon King, and victory of Good over Evil. Celebrated every year in October- November, Diwali is perhaps the

Band Ceremony

Band Ceremony Leading band players of Jaipur assemble for one hour most Saturday evenings and play traditional Rajasthani tunes against the backdrop of the majestic Albert Hall in Ramniwas Bagh. The band's regularity record isn't too good so to avoid disappointment, please enquire first. Other Activities at Jaipur Amusement Parks

Hotel Best Western Om Tower

Hotel Best Western Om Tower Introduction: Hotel Best Western Om Tower is a symbol of quality service and high standards, which belongs to the Best Western International Inc. hotel chain of USA. The hotel is positioned at a convenient location in the Pink City and is reachable without any difficulty.

Floor covering

Skilled artisians were summoned from Heart (Afghanistan) by Raja Man Singh 1 of Amer to train the local workers. Bikaner and Amer are prominent centres of carpet weaving . The carpet designs are mostly based on Persian and cancassion styles. Other Handicrafts at Jaipur Textile Crafts of Jaipur Pottery

ICC denies reports on costing of fourth Champions Trophy venue

The ICC today denied reports that the BCCI had negotiated a reduction in the cost of a fourth venue for this years ICC champions trophy from USD one million to US$200,000. The world body said the larger figure was arrived at on the basis of an itinerary requested by the

Relief inadequate, drought-hit tell Sonia

DUDU (JAIPUR): Congress president Sonia Gandhi hit the drought relief trail in Rajasthan for the second day on Tuesday. Starting early in the morning after hectic late evening discussions with party leaders in the State the previous day at the workers training camp at Padampura near here, Ms. Gandhi visited

Cast away

LAST week as the wife and I sat in a near-deserted beach front restaurant in Goa, watching the rain come down, a group of noisy Bollywood folk entered and commandeered the table next to ours. The director of this unit was an old acquaintance and after exchanging pleasantries, asked if

Substitutes for action

In our comment in these columns on Tuesday on 15 years of reforms, we had pointed to inertia and lack of leadership in decision-making, especially in administrative systems, as restrictive factors. A case in point is the news report on the state medical department in Rajasthan having decided on a

Desert Storm Rally tougher but also safer

Jaipur: Over 32 professional rallyists and 26 amateurs were in action among the over 50 teams in the 4th Maruti Suzuki Rally Desert Storm. There were teams from the army and the air force too. Anil Gautam described the rally as a tough but safe challenge. It is hard to