31.   Water buffalo and camels crowded together in the shade for a respite from the heat and labor which usually marks their long days in this desert state.

32.   In the desert state of Rajasthan, a top Hindi-language filmmaker is standing for election from the provincial capital Jaipur.

33.   Eight people died in the desert state of Rajasthan where night temperatures fell below freezing in the hill resort of Mount Abu on Monday, PTI said.

34.   Two people died in the desert state of Rajasthan while one person died in adjoining Punjab province, PTI reported.

35.   Meteorologists said every state in the continental United States with the exception of California and the desert states was affected by the bitter cold.

36.   Meanwhile, Fernandes was Monday due to leave for the Bikaner border area in the western desert state of Rajasthan.

37.   Mirdha has returned to his house in Jaipur, capital of the desert state of Rajasthan, he said, giving no further details.

38.   Monsoon rains also advanced briskly on the parched northern parts of the country, killing a woman in the desert state of Rajasthan on Saturday, officials said.

39.   Not the description to be expected of an oil-rich desert state, but this is how Kuwait looks during this Moslem month of fasting.

40.   PTI reported two deaths in the desert state of Rajasthan and one more in adjoining Punjab province.