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Heavy rains lash parts of Rajasthan, Jaipur records highest rainfall
JAIPUR: Monsoon activity continued in Rajasthan on Wednesday with heavy rains pounding many districts, including the capital Jaipur, in the last 24 hours, the meteorological department here said.
According to weather data in the past 24…
Ajmer court sentences 6 convicts to life term in 32-yr-old sex scandal case
JAIPUR: Six of the prime accused in the sordid Ajmer sex scandal that surfaced 32 years ago were given life imprisonment by a POCSO court on Tuesday.
Judge Ranjan Singh of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in…
Udaipur Municipal Corporation demolishes house in stabbing classmate
Udaipur: In yet another case hinting at "demolition justice," the rented house of a 15-year-old Muslim boy accused of allegedly stabbing his classmate was demolished by the city municipal corporation in Udaipur on Saturday. According to the…
Rajasthan Disaster Relief Minister’s resignation escalates political war-of-words
JAIPUR: Political tensions in Rajasthan have escalated as the state battles with severe flooding and heavy rains that have resulted in more than 30 deaths over the past week.
The crisis has intensified scrutiny of state officials, with a…
15 people drown, five missing in parts of Rajasthan
They had gone to the river to bathe and record social media reels when the water level surged unexpectedly.
Bangla crisis: Yarn mills in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara grind to a halt
For years, Bhilwara has exported 50 per cent of its yarn and denim to Bangladesh, but now it is facing severe disruptions due to recent tensions in the country.
Separate ‘Bheel’ state gaining popularity in Rajasthan
JAIPUR: The demand to form a separate ‘Bheel Pradesh’ or Tribal state is gaining momentum. Thousands of tribals from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra held a mega rally on Thursday at Mangarh Dham in Banswara to raise this…
Shivraj Chouhan smells foreign hand in BJP’s LS defeat
Slamming the opposition Congress as a “machine for telling lies”, Chouhan argued that the BJP suffered in the Lok Sabha elections because some powers had interfered then.
Turmoil in Rajasthan BJP as Kirori Lal Meena quits as agriculture minister
Meena had said he would quit the state cabinet if the BJP loses any of the seven Lok Sabha seats under his responsibility.
Cop mowed down by tractor carrying illegally mined gravel in Rajasthan
The incident occurred in the Kotwali police station area when Head Constable Khushiram Bairwa (35) tried to stop the tractor late on Tuesday night, police said.
Centre approves Rs 13,595 crore to evacuate green energy from Rajasthan, Karnataka
New Delhi: Central government has approved two new Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) schemes to evacuate 9 GW of renewable energy from Rajasthan and Karnataka with an investment of Rs 13,595 crore, the Ministry of Power said on…
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar offers prayers at Jaisalmer’s Tanot Mata temple
Jaipur: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar along with his wife Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar arrived in Rajasthan on Thursday on a two-day visit.
The Vice President and his wife reached Jaisalmer on Thursday. From there, they went to Tanot Mata…
Raj govt hikes PM Kisan Samman Nidhi amount by Rs 2,000
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Saturday announced a hike of Rs 2,000 in the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme from Rs 6,000 to Rs 8,000 for the state's farmers.
Making the announcement on X, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said, "The…
‘Everything is fine’, KC Venugopal downplays Hanuman Beniwal’s ‘displeasure’
Jaipur: Congress Organisation General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Saturday said that ‘everything is fine’ within the INDIA bloc after Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) MP Hanuman Beniwal expressed displeasure after he was “not” invited to…
13 dead, 15 injured as tractor-trolley overturns in MP’s Rajgarh
According to local residents, the victims were members of a marriage party that had come from neighbouring Rajasthan.
Under-trial prisoner hurls slipper at magistrate in Rajasthan
Jaipur: An under-trial prisoner in Rajasthan awaiting a verdict for the last two years in a case of theft hurled slipper at the magistrate after the hearing into the matter was deferred to another date.
The incident happened at the…
Number of heatstroke patients rise to 3,622 in Rajasthan
Jaipur: The number of heatstroke patients in Rajasthan increased from 2809 to 3622 on Monday as the state continued to witness intense heatwave conditions. The death toll, however, remained unchanged at one, health officials confirmed.…
Six more die of suspected heat stroke as mercury soars to 49 deg C
There were reports of five deaths due to suspected heat stroke in the state on Thursday as well.
Ashok Gehlot hits out at BJP government for ‘auctioning’ farmers’ land in…
These advertisements published in the newspapers of Hanumangarh district to auction the land of farmers are exposing the truth of Modi's Guarantee, Gehlot said.
Congress veteran and former Gujarat governor Kamla Beniwal passes away
A seven-time MLA, Beniwal also remained the deputy chief minister of Rajasthan, apart from holding other positions in the state government and the Congress party.