”Jodhpur” News

Jagger gets rocks off at Indian music festival

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Mick Jagger was a surprise visitorto the inaugural Rajasthan International Folk Festival, heldOctober 25-29 in the Indian city of Jodhpur .
11 3 2007 9:39AM (...more)

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)

India suspends rail service to Pakistan: ministry

NEW DELHI (AFP) - New Delhi has suspended two train services to Pakistan following violence in the wake of the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto , the railways ministry said.
12 30 2007 1:15AM (...more)

Overcrowded van, truck collide in western India, killing 24

JAIPUR, India - Police say a truck collided with an overcrowded van in western India, leaving 24 people dead.
04 25 2008 1:56AM (...more)

India returns runaway Pakistani boys

KARACHI, Pakistan - Two boys who ran away from home and sneaked across the heavily guarded Indian border were back in Pakistan on Friday after Indian authorities swiftly deported them.
04 18 2008 6:17PM (...more)

Macho Bollywood actor Khan jailed in wildlife case

JODHPUR, India (Reuters) - Bollywood star Salman Khan wasarrested by Indian police on Saturday and sent to jail after acourt rejected his appeal against a five-year sentence forshooting endangered gazelles.
09 2 2007 7:35PM (...more)

At least 35 feared dead in Rajasthan temple stampede

JODHPUR, India (Reuters) - At least 35 people died from a stampede at a Hindu temple in Rajasthan, officials said on Tuesday.
10 6 2008 6:46PM (...more)

At least 40 dead in India temple stampede: official

JODHPUR, India (AFP) - At least 40 people were killed and 60 others injured Tuesday in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the western Indian city of Jodhpur , a top local official said.
10 6 2008 6:45PM (...more)

At least 113 dead in India temple stampede: official

JODHPUR, India (AFP) - At least 113 people were killed and scores injured Tuesday in a massive stampede at a Hindu temple in the western state of Rajasthan, a senior state official said.
10 6 2008 6:44PM (...more)

At least 168 killed in Indian temple stampede

JODHPUR, India - Thousands of pilgrims panicked by false rumors of a bomb stampeded at a Hindu temple in western India on Tuesday, killing at least 168 people in the crush to escape.
10 6 2008 3:45PM (...more)