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Around 50 percent polling in Rajasthan Jaipur, Nov 7 : Around 50 percent polling was reported Saturday in bypolls from Rajasthan's two assembly constituencies of Todabhim and Salumber where the main battle is between the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Jaipur Indian Oil fire pushes migratory birds to Uttar Pradesh Allahabad, Nov 6 : The nearly week-long fire at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot in Jaipur and the resultant smoke has forced a large number of migratory birds visiting the Bharatpur bird sanctuary near there to fly to wetlands in Uttar Pradesh.

Polling for 2 Assembly seats in Rajasthan tomorrow Jaipur, Nov 6 : Necessary arrangements have been made for smooth polling in by-election to Todabhim(ST) and Salumbar(ST) Assembly seats in Rajasthan tomorrow.

H1N1 scare: over 30 new cases in Rajasthan Jaipur, Nov 6 : More than 30 people, including eight students of two city schools, tested positive for swine flu in Rajasthan yesterday, official sources said today.

Lion die of cancer in Rajasthan Jaipur, Nov 6 : An aged lion Rana, at the Nahargarh Rescue Centre in the Nahargarh forests on the outskirts of the capital town, died of intestinal cancer, official sources said.

Life getting back on track as IOC fire abates Jaipur, Nov 5 : With electricity being restored to most areas and people returning home, life in Sitapura near this Rajasthan capital was Thursday returning to normal as the fire at the Indian Oil Corp (IOC) depot abated with only one of the 11 tanks ablaze.

Two more school children diagnosed positive with swine flu Jaipur, Nov 5 : Two more students of a city public school diagnosed positive to swine flu tests even as six new patients of the pandemic were identified in Rajasthan.

Climate changes pose threat on economy, lives of people: experts Jaipur, Nov 5 : Experts, people and farmers from different parts of the country have expressed serious concern over climate changes saying these changes were poising threat to destabilise the economies and lives of people, particularly in rainfed states.

Residents, police move against IOC, fires rage on By Anil Sharma, Jaipur, Nov 4 : Furious residents around the burning Indian Oil's depot near here filed police complaints against the company as fires raged on Wednesday in two of its tanks after having killed 11 people.

Rajasthan High Court stays Mathur Commission's functioning Jaipur, Nov 4 : The Rajasthan High Court today stayed the functioning of the NN Mathur Commission, set up by the state government to probe into allegations of irregularities, corruption, nepotism and other abuses of the power during the previous Vasundhara Raje regime.

IOC depot fire abating, health of residents affected Jaipur, Nov 4 : A massive fire at the Indian Oil Corporation's (IOC) depot in Sitapura near here abated somewhat Wednesday, six days after it broke out, but many residents from nearby areas are complaining of respiratory, eye and skin problems.

Terrrorists nabbed in MP not linked to Jaipur serial blasts Jaipur, Nov 4 : The Rajasthan Police's Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has clarified that four suspected terrorists arrested in Jabalpur last night, have no links to the serial blasts here on May 13 last year.

Jaipur IOC depot fire may abate by Wednesday evening Jaipur, Nov 4 : The fire in the Indian Oil Corp (IOC) depot that has been raging since Oct 29 might finally abate by Wednesday evening, officials here said.

Jaipur fire: IOC to pay Rs 50 Cr immediately to affected units New Delhi, Nov 3 : All Oil and gas installations in the country will carry out self safety audit confirming to statutory norms including OISD standards by December end.

Jaipur fire: FIR lodged against IOC officials for negligence Jaipur, Nov 3: A private company has lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against the officials of the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot in Jaipur for their alleged negligence in the outbreak of the devastating fire, which broke out on October 29 and is still not completely extinguished.

Rajasthan asked to detail steps to control oil fire Jaipur, Nov 3 : The Rajasthan High Court Tuesday asked the state government to detail what steps it was taking to control the fire that has been raging in the Indian Oil Corp (IOC) depot near here since Oct 29.

Business, other activities go on as usual after fire at IOC Jaipur, Nov 3 : Business activities in some hotels in close vicinity of the fire that ravaged the IOC depot here has been adversely affected by the devastating blaze that broke out on Thursday last.

Environmentalists assessing impact of IOC fire Jaipur, Nov 3 : Environmentalists were assessing the toxic impact of the devastating fire at the IOC depot in Jaipur on environment, sources said.

Jaipur fire: Indian Oil faces negligence charge Jaipur, Nov 3 : An executive of a private company has filed a complaint against Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) after a fire broke out at its oil depot here Oct 29 killing 11 people and injuring over 150. With four of the 11 tanks in the depot still ablaze on the sixth day, the IOC has been charged with criminal negligence.

Jaipur fire: Blaze slowly abating, area around site to open for nearby factory owners Jaipur, Nov 2: The fire at the Indian Oil depot in Jaipur, which started on October 29, is slowly abating and the area around 700-800 meters away from the site will be open for the factory owners to assess losses, District Magistrate of Jaipur Kuldeep Ranka said on Monday.

Jaipur fire: Union Petroleum Ministry Committee begins probe Jaipur, Nov 2: A probe into the Indian Oil depot fire in Jaipur that claimed 11 lives began on Monday with a committee set by Union Petroleum Ministry visiting the site to ascertain the cause of the fire.

11 dead as oil depot still burns, probe begins Jaipur, Nov 2 : Loud explosions were heard Monday as a devastating fire raged for the fifth day in Indian Oil's depot near here. As the death toll rose to 11, a petroleum ministry committee began probing the cause of the destruction.

Jaipur inferno enters fifth day, two more blasts at site Jaipur, Nov 2 : The fire at the Indian Oil depot in Jaipur blazed into its fifth day, with the toll mounting to 11.

IOC depot fire toll mounts to 11; fire in 8 tanks dies out Jaipur, Nov 1 : Death toll in Thursday's fire in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot at Sitapura has mounted to 11 with one more person succumbing to burns tonight even as the flames billowing out of eight of the 11 oil tanks in the depot since the day of the devastating fire have died out.

Fire in 8 IOC tanks dies out; toll mounts to 10 Jaipur, Nov 1 : Flames billowing out of eight of the 11 oil tanks in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot at Sitapura here since Thursday evening, have died out even as the toll in the fire mounted to 10.

Three out of 11 oil tanks still ablaze at IOC depot in Jaipur Jaipur, Nov. 1 : Indian Oil Corporation on Sunday confirmed that three out of 11 petrol tanks are still blazing at the Sitapura oil storage depot near Jaipur, while the rest are spewing smoke.

Devotees take holy dip in Pushkar Lake Pushkar (Rajasthan), Nov. 1 : Hundreds of devotees from different parts of the country took a holy dip at the Pushkar Lake on the occasion of Kartika Poornima on Sunday.

IOC depot fire toll mounts to 10 Jaipur, Nov 1 : With recovery of two more bodies from the fire-ravaged IOC depot in the Sitapura area near here overnight, the death toll in Thursday's petro-fire has mounted to 10.

Jaipur oil depot fire rages on, toll 10 Jaipur, Nov 1 : Fire in an Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot continued to burn for the third day running Sunday in this Rajasthan capital with the toll rising to 10 after recovery of two more bodies, officials said.

Two more bodies spotted at IOC site, fire still rages Jaipur, Nov 1: Two more bodies were spotted at the burning Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) fuel depot in Jaipur today, pushing the toll to ten.

Indian Oil depot fire still on, death toll 10 Jaipur, Nov 1 : Flames continued to leap from an Indian Oil depot in Jaipur Sunday, four days after it caught fire leaving 10 people killed and 150 others injured. Officials said the fire is likely to die out by the evening or Monday morning as most of the oil stored in the huge tanks has burnt out.

Jaipur fire: Blaze in five of 11 tanks die down Jaipur, Oct 31: The massive fire at the Indian Oil Corporation's fuel depot at Sitapur near Jaipur is still continuing, but it has reportedly died down in five of the 11 storage tanks.

IOC fire in Jaipur renders many daily wage earners jobless Jaipur, Oct. 31 : The continuing blaze at the Indian Oil Corporation fuel depot near Jaipur has not only destroyed property worth crores of rupees, but also rendered many daily wage earners jobless.

Toll keeps rising:3 more bodies recovered from IOC depot area Jaipur, Oct 31 : The death count kept mounting as three more bodies were recovered from Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) depot here today taking the official toll in Thursday's petro-fire tragedy to eight.

2 more bodies recovered from IOC depot area Jaipur, Oct 31 : Two more bodies were recovered from Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) depot here today taking the official toll in the one of the worst petro-fire tragedy, to seven.

IOC fire continues raging in Jaipur, death toll reaches 11 Jaipur, Oct. 31 : The massive fire at the Indian Oil Corporation's fuel depot at Sitapur near Jaipur continues, death toll has reached between eight and 11, while over 150 people have been injured.

Jaipur Indian Oil depot blaze continues to rage Jaipur, Oct 31 : The massive fire at an Indian Oil depot here that has killed five people and injured 150 continued to rage for the third consecutive day Saturday. Officials are still waiting for the fuel stock to burn out and the blaze to die out, inviting criticism from residents.

Fire at IOC depot shows slight sign of dying off Jaipur, Oct 31 : The flames which have been billowing out of the Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) depot since Thursday evening started showing signs of dying down on its own.

Massive fire at Indian Oil depot in Jaipur still raging Jaipur, Oct 30 : The massive fire that erupted at the Indian Oil Corporation's fuel depot in Sitapura industrial area on the outskirts of Jaipur on Thursday night is still raging and unconfirmed reports have said that it may continue for another 24-36 hours.

Indian Oil fire continues to rage in Jaipur oil depot Jaipur/New Delhi, Oct 30 : A massive fire continued to rage Friday at an Indian Oil depot in Jaipur nearly 24 hours after it broke out, killing five people and injuring 150 others. Officials are waiting for the petroleum stock to burn off for the blaze to die out.

Flames continue to rage at IOC depot in Jaipur ; 12 dead Jaipur, Oct 30 : The death toll climbed to 12 today in a devastating fire which broke out last evening at Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot in Sitapura area where flames continued to rage high after a lapse of 24 hours.

Fire intensifies at IOC depot in Jaipur Jaipur, Oct 30 : A devastating fire, which broke at Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot in Sitapura area here last evening, aggravated further with blasts in two more containers even as efforts to contain the flames continued this morning with the help of the Army and oil companies' experts.

Deora announces committee to probe Indian Oil fire Jaipur, Oct 30 : A five-member committee has been set up to investigate the fire at the Indian Oil depot here, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora told reporters Friday.

Fire rages in Indian Oil depot in Rajasthan, nine dead Jaipur, Oct 30 : The fire at the Indian Oil depot here continued to rage Friday morning, a day after it broke out, with six people still trapped and officials saying nine people could have been killed and nearly 150 injured.

Deora says IOC depot fire will get extinguished when fuel ends Jaipur, Oct 30 : Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Friday said there is no other option but to let the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot fire burn itself out.

Flames continue to rage at IOC depot in Jaipur Jaipur, Oct 30 : Devastating fire which broke out at the Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) depot in Sitapura area here last evening aggravated further with blasts in two more containers, even as efforts to douse the flames continued this morning with help of the Army and oil companies' experts.

Indian Oil fire: Deora says no option but to let fuel burn Jaipur, Oct 30 : Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said there is no option but to let all the fuel burn at the Indian Oil Corp depot here where containers and tankers went up in flames Thursday evening and claimed over 10 lives.

Massive fire at Indian Oil depot in Jaipur still raging, 12 killed Jaipur, Oct 30 : The massive fire that erupted at the Indian Oil Corporation's fuel depot in Sitapura industrial area on the outskirts of Jaipur on Thursday night is still raging.

3 killed, 70 injured in Indian Oil depot blaze in Jaipur Jaipur, Oct 29 : At least three people were killed and 70 injured when a major fire broke out at an Indian Oil depot in Sitapura industrial area near here Thursday evening.

Flames continued to rage at IOC depot in Jaipur Jaipur, Oct 30 : Efforts to put out fire which broke at an Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot in Sitapura area here last evening continued this morning with help from experts from army even as services of chemical-fire experts from Mathura refinery, New Delhi and Mumbai has been availed.

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