Rashpal Singh covers socio-economic and development issues in Gurgaon and adjoining districts. A journalist for over a decade with stints in Shimla, Chandigarh and Jaipur, he also writes on transport, local administration and the district BJP.
Articles by Rashpal Singh
The largest of all the Jantar Mantars is also in the race
The other Indian monument in the race for the UNESCO’s World Heritage status is the Jaipur’s celebrated astronomical observatory, Jantar Mantar. It is a collection of architectural astronomical observatories built by Maharajah Jai Singh II of Jaipur between 1727 and 1734.
Updated on Jul 24, 2010 11:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh
Ajmer-Mecca blasts linked?
Investigating agencies are trying to link the 2007 Ajmer Dargah Sharif blast, in which two persons were arrested last week, with the Hyderabad Mecca Masjid terror strike that took place the same year.
Updated on May 03, 2010 12:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Railway refuses to buzz over doubled haulage charges
There seems to be no end to bad days of the second luxury train of the state - Royal Rajasthan on Wheels (RROW). The railways board has refused to buzz over doubling of haulage charges.
Updated on Mar 29, 2010 05:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Tiger count down, 2 poisoned in Ranthambhore
The bodies of two male tiger cubs were found in the Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district on Sunday. Forest officials suspect they were poisoned, reports Rashpal Singh.
Updated on Mar 07, 2010 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Suicide note charges 7 with ragging
Satvinder Kumar Dhiman (28), a student of Advanced Training Institute at Sion in Mumbai and resident of Kurukshetra in Haryana, held seven of his seniors responsible for his suicide.
Updated on Mar 04, 2010 11:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh & Rachna Pratihar, Jaipur/mumbai
IAF to guard Jaipur skies during India-SA ODI
Following terror threats, specialised teams of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will keep an eye on the city skies to prevent any untoward incident during the first one-day international between India and South Africa on Sunday.
Updated on Feb 19, 2010 11:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
‘I was forced to work 15 hours a day without salary’
Habib Hussain, who escaped from Saudi Arabia by hiding in an Air India air-craft and landed in Jaipur on December 25, was freed from a Jaipur jail on Saturday.
Updated on Jan 10, 2010 12:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Urvashi Dev Rawal and Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
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