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Written by admin on 09 December 2012
Jaipur, Dec 9 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) corporal Sunday committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in the barracks in Jodhpur air base in Rajasthan, police said.
Corporal Rahul Singh, 24, committed suicide in Jodhpur, over 340 km from here, said a police official.
“He was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the barracks of air force station, Jodhpur, in the afternoon,” he said.
Rahul Singh joined the IAF six years ago.
“A court of inquiry has been ordered into the incident and we have assured police of full cooperation,” Colonel S.D. Goswami, spokesperson for the defence ministry posted in Jodhpur, told IANS by phone.
On Nov 28, Squadron Leader Anandita Das, 29, a native of West Bengal, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in Jodhpur.
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Written by admin on 07 December 2012
Jaipur, Dec 7 (IANS) South Korean firms are keen to set up an exclusive manufacturing zone in Rajasthan, encouraged by the success of the Japanese cluster at Neemrana, state government officials said here Friday.
The interest, according to them, was conveyed by Kyung Yool Kim, director general of the South Korean Trade Promotion Agency (Kotra), during a meeting here Thursday with Sunil Arora, chairman of Rajasthan State Industrial Development Corp (RIICO).
Kotra is the umbrella agency of the country’s ministry of commerce, industry and energy and is mandated to promote the interests of South Korean firms. Kyung is leading a large business delegation to India.
“The delegation was keen to learn about the model followed at the Japanese industrial zone in Neemrana. They were also keen to understand our arrangement with Jetro (Japan External Trade Organisation,” a senior official at RIICO said.
Arora, who is also principal secretary for industries in the Rajasthan government said, explained that around 30 Japanese companies had already established operations at the Neemrana zone, which is spread over more than 1,000 acres.
He said RIICO, which is a catalyst for industrial development in Rajasthan, will be keen to offer land, along with a well-developed infrastructure, at competitive rates to the South Korean companies.
Officials said a delegation from Rajasthan government, including officials from RIICO, may soon visit South Korea to make a presentation to companies about the opportunities available in the state.
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Written by admin on 01 December 2012
Jaipur, Dec 1 (IANS) A bike rally was organised here Saturday by Rays, a non-government organisation, to mark the World AIDS Day that was led by “Ek Tha Tiger” director Kabir Khan to spread awareness and express solidarity with the HIV-positive fraternity.
The rally, kicked off by Jaipur Mayor Jyoti Khandelwal, took off with Kabir Khan leading the bikers, who moved towards Albert Hall and then returned to Jawahar Circle where the rallyists were given appreciation certificates.
“This has been an occasion to spread awareness about this virus, support the ones who are already living with it and remember the ones we have lost,” said Gurinder Virk, co-founder of Rays, which runs a shelter home for affected children.
The shelter home was started with two children in 2010 and today it has over 25. Besides providing for their lodging and food, Rays supplies medicines and also takes care of their education and extra-curricular activities.
“We have dance and music teachers visiting the children every week. We also get Art of Living classes conducted time to time,” said Virk, adding the entire sum of Rs.150,000 per month needed to run the home is contributed by a band of 50 patrons.
What is unique about the shelter home is it is also managed by HIV positive women, who sort of become “mothers” to similarly-affected children — a project where care-givers themselves are patients.
“Hiring an HIV-positive person was definitely a challenge due to the still prevailing social stigma and unawareness about the disease. But I had full faith in Anuradha’s capabilities and her experience with the hospital came as a huge help,” Virk, 57, told IANS.
The unique shelter house has five neatly decorated large rooms occupied by five children each, apart from a study room and a library. The five caregivers also live on the premises.
The children go to Rawat Public School, which fully supports Virk.
“We had been to a state government orphanage once and saw that the people there were reluctant to admit a kid who was HIV positive. That very day I and my friend decided that we will open one such place where we will have only HIV-positive children,” said Virk, who given up his job effective Oct 1 to devote his full time to the home.
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Written by admin on 28 November 2012
Jaipur, Nov 28 (IANS) A woman officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) committed suicide in her home in Jodhpur Wednesday, police said.
Squadron leader Anandita Das, 29, from West Bengal was found hanging by the ceiling at her home in Jodhpur, about 340 km from here, early Wednesday. Das was commissioned as an officer in 2006. Her husband is also an air force officer and posted in Jodhpur.
The couple got married in 2008.
“Her body has been sent for post mortem. The air force has assured us full cooperation in the investigations,” said a police official.
“The air force has ordered a enquiry into the incident,” defence ministry spokesperson S.D. Goswami told IANS on phone.
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Written by admin on 27 November 2012
Jaipur, Nov 27 (IANS) An 84−year−old man was arrested in Rajasthan’s Sikar district, 38 years after he illegally came to India from Pakistan and settled down under a disguise, police said Tuesday.
The man, identified as Ummed Khan, got married, acquired all identification documents including a passport and bought agriculture land to pose as a farmer, they added.
Khan was detained Monday evening from his house in Ramgarh Sekhawati area, some 150 km from Jaipur.
“We learnt that Khan was into suspicious activities and bringing communal disharmony in the area. He was questioned. It came up that he was illegally staying in India for 38 years,” a police officer told IANS.
He had come to visit his brother, Haqam Ali, in 1954 and 1956.
On the second trip, he disappeared. However, he was traced by police in 1971. He was convicted and deported to Pakistan in 1974 after he completed his sentance.
But it seems he returned to India a couple of years later and settled down in Ramgarh Shekhawati.
The officer said that Khan secured all the documents to pose himself as an Indian. These included a passport, a ration card, a voter ID card and a driving license. He also opened a bank account.
“He bought agriculture land and worked as farmer,” the officer added.
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Written by admin on 27 November 2012
Jaipur, Nov 27 (IANS) The desert state Rajasthan has prepared a draft law obligating its residents in urban areas to plant a tree in every house built on over 200 square metres of land and moots steep penalties for unauthorised tree felling, officials said Monday.
Those who are found guilty of cutting trees without prior permission will have to either pay a Rs.25,000 fine or spend six months on maintenance of a public park in their colony, the draft law has proposed.
According to the forest department officials, the draft of Rajasthan Pre Plantation and Protection in Urban Areas Bill has been finalised recently. The bill will be tabled in the state assembly soon.
“As per the provisions in the bill, every resident of an urban area will have to plant a tree in a house measuring more then 200 square metres. Those who fail to follow this law will have to shell out Rs.5,000 per year as cash fine,” a senior forest department officer told IANS.
The officer said the state government will depute several tree wardens under the supervision of a chief tree warden in each city.
“A person will have to seek permission from the tree warden of their area before cutting a tree. If he or she cuts a tree without permission, a cash fine of Rs.25,000 will be slapped on the offender. If the cash fine is not paid, then the offender will have to work in a public park for six months,” said the officer.
Those residents who will follow the laws regarding tree plantation properly will be given Rs.200 discount in the property tax paid by them to the local municipal office every year.
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Written by admin on 26 November 2012
Jaipur, Nov 26 (IANS) His wedding ended even before it began. This bridegroom from Dausa district of Rajasthan began celebrating his marriage a little too early and arrived tipsy at the venue of the nuptials, where his bride refused to marry him, police said Monday.
The bridegroom and his father were drunk, and got into a scuffle with guests from the bride’s family. According to the police, the wedding was to take place Sunday night at Sainthal town, some 150 km from Jaipur.
A police officer told IANS: “The groom, Vivek Panchal, had reached Sainthal Sunday evening from Jaipur’s Rajasthan Police Academy area to wed Geeta Panchal, daughter of Munnalal Panchal.”
As preparations for the marriage rituals began, the family members of the bride saw that something was amiss.
“The bridegroom and his father behaved strangely, quarrelling with the music band and the DJ, and claiming that they had not got enough dowry,” a police officer said.
The offensive remarks led to a fist−fight, the officer said.
Irked by the unruly scenes, the bride refused to get married, the police officer said.
“We received a complaint about a law and order situation, and rushed to the spot. The bridegroom and his family had already left by then,” the police officer said.
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Written by admin on 24 November 2012
Jaipur, Nov 24 (IANS) The increasing purchasing power of young Indians will influence the fashion trends and products in coming years, top government official said Saturday.
“India’s economic emergence on the global scene and 500 million youths are going to influence fashion trends as purchasing power of young India is increasing,” Darlie Koshy, director general and chief executive of Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC), at the Vastra 2012 textile seminar being held here.
According to the chief of ATDC which is being supported by the union textiles ministry and the Rajasthan Industrial Development and Investment corporation (RIICO), India is expected to be the fifth largest consumer market by 2025.
However, forecasting the fashion needs of India’s youth will be a different ball game altogether as the fashion activity has shifted from the metro centres to tier−I and II cities.
“Fashion forecasting is nothing more than predicting the mood, behavior and buying habits of the customers, who are no longer identified by traditional norms of age, geography or income,” said Professor Vandana Narang, fashion design department of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi.
Narang said over the last decade fashion awareness has increased as new brands and labels are reaching more and more Indian customers.
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Written by admin on 24 November 2012
Jaipur, Nov 24 (IANS) The Rajasthan government will train 35,000 workers in the textile industry over the next five years.
The training will be provided by the Apparel Training and Design Centre (ATDC) under a programme supported by the union textiles ministry and the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment corporation (RIICO).
“Under the 12th Five Year Plan, from 2012−2017, ATDC−SMART plans to train 35,000 candidates with one SMART TOT Academy and a total of 25 ATDC−SMART centres,” said Hari Kapoor, ATDC vice chairman, at the Vastra 2012 textile seminar held here.
“Rajasthan has a huge workforce, which gives it an edge over other states as an investment destination,” Kapoor added.
The union government has also set up SMART (skills for manufacturing apparels through research and training) centres all over the country. Already ATDC has trained 6,800 candidates in Rajasthan in partnership with RIICO at 14 ATDC−SMART centres and skill camps.
The textiles and apparel sector is estimated to employ over seven million workers directly and 25 million indirectly, out of which 50 percent is estimated to be in the export sector.
The sector is expected to generate 17 million jobs in textiles and clothing sector in the next 10 years and will employ 9.34 million engineers, diploma holders, vocationally trained and other graduates.
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Written by admin on 24 November 2012
Jaipur, Nov 24 (IANS) Exhibitors are enthused by the large number of visitors and the business deals made at the “Vastra 2012″ textiles expo here and the overall response has been beyond expectations, Rajasthan’s Chief Secretary C.K. Mathew said Saturday.
“The response has been beyond expectations and the challenge now is to build on the goodwill which has been created,” Mathew said at the textiles exposition “Vastra 2012″, co−organised by RIICO and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) here.
The four−day event, which ends Sunday, has attracted a large number of visitors. A number of business−to−business meetings were also conducted at the event.
After going around the exhibition ground, Mathew said the feedback from the participants were very encouraging.
“We would like to sustain this momentum,” he said.
Sunil Arora, chairman RIICO, who accompanied the chief secretary during his visit to the exhibition, said the Rajasthan government was laying a lot of emphasis on the development of textiles sector.
Exhibitors participating at “Vastra 2012″ also gave a thumbs up to the exhibition, as most of them said it was like a dream come true.
“A lot of textile fairs are organised in New Delhi and other parts of the country, but Rajasthan has the ideal ambience, right amount space and a thriving textile business community to justify a textile fair,” said Lalit Thukral, managing director, Maharana of India.
Raju Khatri, another exhibitor, said there has been a rush of buyers and he is unable to have discussions with everyone.
“I already have got six orders and given away at least 20 samples,” Khatri said.
Spread over 5,000 sq mts, the highlights of the “Vastra 2012″ event include live demonstrations of traditional craft, business shows, concurrent conferences and buyer−seller meetings. Some 170 exhibitors, covering the entire sector, are participating through 400 stalls.
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Written by admin on 24 November 2012
Jaipur, Nov 24 (IANS) After an NGO disclosed the identity of an HIV−infected couple to their neighbours in Jodhpur, they and their four children have been ostracised and are being forced to sleep on pavements, police said Saturday.
The family has been sleeping on pavements outside the local railway station after their neighbours beat them up and forced them to leave their house when they came to know that they were HIV positive.
The couple lived in Jodhpur’s Ambedkar Colony.
Police said a complaint has been registered at Sursagar police station in Jodhpur, 330 km from Jaipur.
“The man and his wife are HIV infected. An activist of an NGO had come to the couple’s house in Ambedkar Colony for counselling them a fortnight ago. He asked for directions to their house from some neighbours and mistakenly disclosed that the couple was suffering from AIDS,” a police officer told IANS.
“The neighbours feared that the couple would spread the disease among others in the colony, so they beat them up and forced them to leave. As they had nowhere else to go, they are spending nights in front of a railway station,” said the officer.
He added that the police are taking cognizance of the incident and a complaint has been registered through a court under section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedural (CrPC).
A senior medial and health department officer said that disclosing the identity of an HIV−infected person is punishable under law.
“The victims or their family can register a first information report against people who disclose the identity of an AIDS patient,” said the officer.
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Written by admin on 23 November 2012
Jaipur, Nov 23 (IANS) Industry should comply with the environmental norms voluntarily, D.N. Pandey, member secretary of the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board, said Friday, adding that self−regulations would result in huge savings.
“Times have changed. We are now living in a world which really believes in preserving the environment and the mother earth. Compliance should be voluntary and not out of fear,” Pandey said while addressing a seminar at “Vastra 2012″ exposition at the Export Promotion Industrial Park at Sitapura industrial area here.
Addressing a seminar on “Environmental Issues in Textile Industry”, Pandey said the self−regulation could result in huge savings.
Exhibitors from 60 countries, including Argentina, Greece, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, South Africa, Canada, the US and China, are participating in “Vastra 2012″, co−organised by RIICO and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
Pandey said buyers from around the world prefer producers who follow environment guidelines.
He emphasised the need for zero discharge from Industrial units. “I hope the industry will do it from their heart,” he said.
Pandey urged industry to use in their products the huge knowledge base which the country has.
“The Sanganeri prints, tie and dye, block printing and vegetable dyes have been preserved in our country since ancient times. They can be hugely popular abroad if promoted earnestly,” he added.
Spread over 5,000 sq mts, the highlights of the “Vastra 2012″ event include live demonstrations of traditional craft, business shows, concurrent conferences and buyer−seller meetings. Some 170 exhibitors, covering the entire sector, are participating through 400 stalls.
Naveen Mahajan, managing director of RIICO, said a lot of business meetings were held on the second day of the event. The four−day event started Thursday.
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