New Delhi: A week after harsh weather conditions impelled by soaring temperatures across north India, weather officials Wednesday said that the widespread rains in hilly areas could make Delhi and adjoining areas cooler by a few degrees.
Weather officials said here that Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal and some of the northern areas of Punjab had received heavy showers in the past 48 hours.
Some of the areas in Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal have received heavy showers measuring up to two cm, said B. Lal, director general of the India Meteorological Department.
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Uncut hair covered by a turban is an article of faith of the Sikh religion, founded more than 500 years ago in the
270 Kms. from Delhi is the Pink City - Jaipur, one of the three points on the golden triangle of Indian Tourism of DELHI - JAIPUR - AGRA. It has been world famous for centuries for its grandeur, pageantry, royal pomp and vibrant colours. Red sand stone and marble palaces
Jaipur : Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje returned from her 18-day foreign trip here Saturday amid lavish welcome by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers and criticism by the opposition Congress.
State ministers and party workers thronged Jaipurs Sanganer airport to receive the chief minister, who reached at 12.30 p.m., leading
Average room rates (ARRs) of star hotels in eight major tourist spots in the country have climbed by 31 per cent in the financial year-ended March 2006 to Rs 5,859 compared with Rs 4,471 in the previous financial year, according to a latest report from HVS International, the hospitality consultancy
Hotel Saba Haveli
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Saba Haveli was built in the year 1920. The palace has now been turned into a heritage hotel. Hotel Saba Haveli is located at a convenient place in Gangapole. The hotel is accessible without any trouble from the airport, the railroad station and the bus stand which
Jaipur : UTI Mutual Fund (UTIMF), one of Indias leading asset management companies, was looking at tie-ups with micro-finance institutions (MFIs) in Rajasthan to provide a pension cover to workers in the unorganised sector.
UTI Mutual Fund has launched the first micro-pension initiative in the country for unorganised sector workers under
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje flagged off a month-long water awareness march on Tuesday.
The Jal Chetna Yatra aims to tell people to save water and also help them build water harvesting structures.
During the Yatra, water vans will travel through nearly 18,000 villages in Rajasthan and give out
Jaipur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advanis Bharat Suraksha Yatra or political rally will enter this Rajasthan capital Tuesday.
Party activists would accord the former BJP chief a traditional welcome at Dudu village, 60 km from here, Tuesday evening. The yatra would be then taken to Chaura Rasta in the
Jaipur : If you are aiming to holiday in Rajasthan, you might have to change your plans as most hotels and guest houses here are overbooked owing to the extended weekend the country is enjoying.
One is greeted by the No room available tag at almost all places of tourist
BJP leader LK Advanis ongoing Bharat Suraksha Yatra is not getting public support and it has become a flop show, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said.
Rubbishing Advanis concern over terrorist violence during the UPA governments rule, Gehlot told reporters in Jaipur that several major terror incidents, including