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American woman murdered in Jodhpur, son detained

A 50-year-old American woman was on Friday found murdered with her throat slit near a resort in Osian village in the district and police have detained her son for questioning.The body of Cindy......

MIG-27 fighter aircraft crashes, 7 injured

A MIG-27 fighter aircraft on a routine sortie crashed in a village in Jodhpur district on Friday, injuring seven persons on the ground. The pilot ejected safely after the crash took place at......

Situation improves in flood-hit Rajasthan

Life is limping back to normalcy in the flood hit districts of Rajasthan -- Jodhpur, Pali and Banswara -- as the water from the ruptured Jaswant Sagar dam almost receded and the adjoining rivers......

Rajasthan Cong, BJP plan 'yatras' to woo voters

The ruling Congress and Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party are both set to hit the road and undertake 'yatras', aimed at garnering support among the masses for Assembly elections lined up in the......

Truck rams into vehicles in Rajasthan, 19 killed

At least 19 people were killed while 16 others, including six army jawans, injured when a truck rammed into two vehicles in Pali district of Rajasthan on Tuesday. The truck lost its balance on......

AAI to develop 20 airports in next 5 years

Airport Authority of India is considering developing 20 airports in the next five years, according to a senior official."Subject to cooperation from the respective state governments and access to......

Will China have to 'discover' the drumstick before us?

Why has the drumstick tree not found favour with officialdom given the ease of cultivation, its excellent nutritional value, shelf-life of its leaves as food, and its use as vegetable, asks Sonali......

Home entertainment: Check these hi-tech media players!

Media players have been around but there's a reason why they haven't picked steam yet. It's just too complicated to understand what a media player does differently. To decode their functions,......

Surging Sensex: Why you need to be cautious

It is just a matter of time that the Indian market will mark an all-time high for itself, as it managed to cross the psychological mark of 20,000 on the benchmark Sensex this September, powered......

Yours truly, a farmer

Disputes surrounding the Food Security Bill are the tip of an iceberg. On the surface it seems like a quarrel about how many poor Indians should be eligible for food assistance and through what......

'Rakta Charitra 2 is Vivek and Suriya's film'

Priyamani is heading for the big league after getting opportunities to do films with big directors like Mani Ratnam and S S Rajamouli, and actors like Nagarjuna (Ragada is their latest project).......

Will Krish do a Gamyam with Vedam?

There's plenty of reasons why we should look forward to the Telugu film Vedam. For starters, it's Radhakrishna (Krish) Jagarlamudi's second film after Gamyam, which won many awards. Then there's......

Oscars 2010: The big fight for Best Picture

Ten nominees stand for Best Picture this year for the first time since 1944, the category having been expanded to include both more mainstream and more obscure films. This year's......

Kukunoor: I'm looking for great true stories

Nagesh Kukunoor's films have cut across genres, and earned much critical acclaim. Unfortunately, the John Abraham-starrer Aashayein has been long delayed, and even though it's sitting complete, it......

'Emperor Akbar was Jodha's father-in-law'

A former minister in the Chandrashekhar government in the early 1990s, Lokendra Singh Kalvi, 54,has a new agenda. He has now taken up the issue of the distortion of history in Ashutosh Gowarikar's......

Modi loses again, Joshi elected RCA president

Lalit Modi's attempt to regain control of the Rajasthan Cricket Association failed for the second time in six months after the Board of Control for Cricket in Indiastrongman lost an acrimonious......

RCA elections: Modi, Joshi supporters clash

The Rajasthan Cricket Associationelections took a violent turn on Monday whenrival supporters of presidential candidates Lalit Modi and C P Joshi got embroiled in a scuffle outside the RCA office......

People speak for jodhpur district

QNA

Q. Which region of Rajasthan comprises the districts of Barmer, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur, and Pali?
: A. Marwar more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-region-of-rajasthan-comprises-the-districts-of-barmer-//answers/20319766

Q. main Jodhpur se belong karta hu... aur aap??????
Whizkid: A. I am from Karuvarakundu in Malppapuram District in Kerala. It is a beautiful place. Do pay me a visit. I will play the perfect host. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/main-jodhpur-se-belong-karta-hu...-aur-aap/20319762/answers/16521414

Q. The Thar desert in its underbelly contains millions of tonnes of oil and natural gas and in a few years from now, the desert region is expected to witness a boom with a lot of economic activities taking place. Thar desert in western Rajasthan is emerging as the next energy hub of country. The region has rich deposits of oil, gas, lignite coal, coal bed methane and to top it all, solar and wind energy. . Shall we expect our country prosper with this ?
Karwa Mukesh: A. Rajasthan is pre-eminent in quarrying and mining in India. The Taj Mahal was built from the white marble which was mined from a town called Makrana...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-thar-desert-in-its-underbelly-contains-millions-of-tonne/16521359/answers/16850633

Q. where is ranakpur?is ti in rajastan
Venkatesaldevarajan: A. Ranakpur is a village located in Desuri tehsil near Sadri town in the Pali district of Rajasthan in western India. It is located between Jodhpur...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/where-is-ranakpuris-ti-in-rajastan/16839250/answers/15681178

Q. CONTRARY TO EPIC RAMAYAN WHERE RAVAN IS STILL WORSHIPED ???
Subramanian: A. There are several temples ,where he is worshipped.There is a huge Shivalinga in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, worshiped by the fishermen community...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/contrary-to-epic-ramayan-where-ravan-is-still-worshiped-/15681156/answers/15505338

Web results for Jodhpur District

BJP's Rajasthan bandh evokes mixed response

Jaipur: The state-level bandh call given by the BJP, to protest the CBI charge sheet against senior party leader Gulab Chand Kataria in the... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/rajasthan/bjps-rajasthan-bandh-evokes-mixed-response_849452.html

Cricket betting reveals its pan-India presence

A combination picture showing three players of Rajasthan Royals (clockwise) Ankeet Chavan, S Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila. The success of the T20... ...

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Cricket/T20/Chunk-HT-UI-T20-SpotFixing/Cricket-betting-reveals-its-pan-India-presence/SP-Article10-1062424.aspx

Women ensure water even in the desert

It was collective efforts that ensured water supply in these parched lands.Across hundreds of villages that dot Jalore, Barmer and Jaisalmer... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/332957/women-ensure-water-even-desert.html

Financial Closure of Welspun Energy's Rajasthan Wind Project Achieved

Browse more on » Oil/Energy, Financing agreements Leading financial institution supports WEL's wind farm. Long term funding secured for 20 MW... ...

http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/oil-energy/20130516189932.htm

16 NLU graduates clear the UPSC Civils; 5 each from NUJS and NLSIU, and 2 from NALSAR, NLU Jodhpur and NLIU Bhopal

A total of sixteen graduates from various National Law Universities cleared the Civil Services Exam conducted by the Union Public Services... ...

http://www.barandbench.com/content/16-nlu-graduates-clear-upsc-civils-5-each-nujs-and-nlsiu-and-2-nalsar-nlu-jodhpur-and-nliu

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