Jaipur: The All Rajasthan State Employees Joint Federation (United) has announced a state-level meeting in Jaipur on May 18 to formulate a strategy for a statewide agitation against what it termed the Rajasthan govt’s “indifferent attitude” towards employees’ demands.The meeting is being seen as the formal beginning of a larger movement by govt employees across…
Jaipur: Western Rajasthan’s water crisis has deepened after the Punjab govt extended the closure of the Indira Gandhi Canal, disrupting supplies to several districts already reeling under extreme heat. With temperatures rising above 45 degrees Celsius and no rainfall, officials say demand for drinking water and irrigation has surged sharply.Public Health Engineering Department officials are…
Children cool off in a water channel in Jaipur Friday Jaipur: Dust storms, gusty winds and light rainfall brought mild relief from intense heat across parts of Rajasthan Friday, leading to a noticeable dip in temperatures in several districts. However, many areas in the state continued to record maximum temperatures above 40°C. The Met office…
Kota: Chaos erupted at the govt-run MBS Hospital in Kota Friday after relatives of two critically ill patients allegedly assaulted resident doctors, vandalised hospital property and staged a protest outside the hospital following the deaths of the patients.The incident took place around 12.30pm when Kishan (25), a resident of Tonk district suffering from tetanus, and…
Jodhpur: A case of alleged human sacrifice has emerged from Rajasthan’s Pali district, where an 11-year-old boy was allegedly murdered in Sojat area by a man who believed the act would help him get married. The incident took place Thursday in a village under the Sojat City police station limits.Police have detained a 30-year-old villager…
Jhunjhunu/Jaipur: Even as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) deepens its probe into the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, one of the many persons initially quizzed by the Rajasthan Police’s SOG for their alleged role and connections was Satya Narayan Choudhary, also known as SN Choudhary, a former coaching operator from Sikar district who…
Fake doctor, 14 years on the run, finally caught in UP after woman’s death in Barmer Jaipur: A 14-year hunt for a fugitive accused of posing as a doctor and allegedly causing a woman’s death through wrong treatment ended Friday with Rajasthan police’s CID Crime Branch arresting a 52-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh, where he…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) Friday disposed of the review petition on the proposed 3200 MW thermal power procurement without granting direct approval. The commission has left it to the state discoms to determine the optimal mix of thermal tie-ups up to 4440 MW for FY26-FY36 after reassessing existing, upcoming and retiring capacities…
Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot Jaipur: Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Friday criticised the BJP-led central govt over rising petrol and diesel prices, calling its policies “anti-poor and anti-middle class.” He claimed that, despite lower international crude oil prices, the govt failed to alleviate the financial burden on citizens.Gehlot noted that while the BJP…
Jaipur: A paying guest (PG) accommodation operator in Jaipur’s Mansarovar area filed an FIR Thursday about receiving an extortion call demanding Rs 1 lakh every month from a caller who identified himself as ‘Vikram Laden’, police said. Police have registered an FIR and launched a search for the accused.According to the officials, the complainant is…
