”Jaisalmer” News

Rajasthan declares drought in 26 out of 33 districts

JAIPUR (Reuters) – Rajasthan government has declared a drought in 26 out of 33 districts following over 50 percent damage to the crops due to poor monsoon this year, a senior official said. "Twenty-six districts of the state
08 27 2009 4:05PM (...more)

Truck accident kills 72 in India

NEW DELHI - A truck carrying religious pilgrims crashed into a gorge in northwestern India on Friday night, killing at least 72 people and injuring at least 70, a news report said.
09 8 2007 9:29AM (...more)

At least 70 piligrims die in truck crash in Rajasthan

JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - A truck packed with pilgrims travelling to a Hindu shrine plunged off a mountainous road in Rajasthan on Friday, killing at least 70 people, police said.
09 8 2007 9:11AM (...more)

Madonna rings in New Year in India: reports

NEW DELHI (AFP) - US pop icon Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie rang in the New Year in a remote village in the northern Indian desert state of Rajasthan , reports said Tuesday.
01 2 2008 8:54PM (...more)

Energy-hungry India eyes role as "wind superpower"

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India might be painted as a pollution-spewing, global-warming economy of 1 billion people but it is also one of the world's biggest wind power users, part of a focus on renewable energy mostly unnoticed in the West.
11 30 2007 6:01PM (...more)

Americans part of tourism boom to India

NEW DELHI - Keith Lotman went to New Delhi on a two-week business trip. But a quick day of sightseeing in India's capital city left him enthralled and ready to see more of the country.
07 16 2008 10:09AM (...more)

Americans are part of boom in tourism to India

NEW DELHI - Keith Lotman went to New Delhi on a two-week business trip. But a quick day of sightseeing in India's capital city left him enthralled and ready to see more of the country.
07 15 2008 10:43AM (...more)