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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.
All 15 Hindustan Copper Limited officials rescued; one feared dead
The team included members of the vigilance department and other officials who had gone for an inspection. When the cage was coming up, it collapsed due to breakage of a rope.
Gehlot-Pilot feud reignites — this time over campaign
The controversy escalated after Sachin Pilot’s interview, where he expressed his dissatisfaction with not being invited to campaign on Jalore-Sirohi seat.
Bomb threat to at least 4 schools in Jaipur
The threat was given by email and police are trying to identify the sender.
Modi has accepted Adani-Ambani have amassed black money: Ashok Gehlot
Gehlot said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been struggling for the truth for a long time and truth will win eventually.
Another NEET aspirant ends life in Rajasthan’s Kota
This is the ninth case of suspected suicide by a coaching student in Kota since January. The number of student suicides in the coaching hub stood at 26 in 2023.