Alwar: A gas cylinder explosion inside a house in Billu Colony, Sathalka village in Khairthal district’s Bhiwadi left seven members of a family seriously burned Thursday morning, police said.A preliminary probe indicated gas leakage as the likely cause.The injured were identified as Ram Singh (35), Mamta (30), Bhuvesh (12), Pankaj (8), Chhagan (6), Kajal (15)…
Jaisalmer: ITBP assistant commandant Raghunath Singh Bhati, a native of Adbala village in Jaisalmer, was cremated with full military honours Thursday after he succumbed to injuries sustained in a road accident during election duty in West Bengal.Bhati died on April 29 at a military hospital in Delhi, where he had been undergoing treatment since the…
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has cautioned public sector oil company IOCL against “a major accident (that) can happen at any time” after it spotted trucks loaded with gas cylinders parked outside the PSU’s LPG bottling plant at Mokhampura on the Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway. Rapping the company and its high-ranking staff, the court observed that they…
Jaipur: In a bid to expand clean cooking fuel access, Rajasthan State Gas Ltd (RSGL) will organise doorstep camps across Kota to provide domestic piped natural gas (DPNG) connections to residents, including those living in multi-storey apartments.Announcing the initiative, RSGL managing director Vinay Patni said the company drew up a schedule to ensure that citizens…
Jaipur: Rajasthan should be cautious about signing long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for battery energy storage projects, additional chief secretary Ajitabh Sharma said, warning that poorly designed contracts could erode the flexibility that makes storage valuable.The state is deploying nearly 12,000 MWh of battery storage capacity, with about 3,000 MWh more in the planning stage.“Conventional…
Jaipur: Rajasthan excise department will launch a special enforcement drive from May 1 to 15 to curb illegal liquor trade across the state, officials said on Thursday.Excise Commissioner Namit Mehta has directed strict action under a zero-tolerance policy against illegal manufacture, storage, transportation and sale of liquor, including smuggling from other states.The officials said enforcement…
Delhi Capitals bowling coach Munaf Patel (right) Jaipur: The bowling coach of Delhi Capitals (DC) Munaf Patel has underlined the value of bowlers in T20 cricket, saying that while batters can win individual matches, tournaments are ultimately decided by good bowling performances.Addressing the media at the pre-match press conference ahead of the Rajasthan Royals (RR)…
Jaipur: The district administration has urged parents and the public to actively participate in the HPV vaccination programme aimed at protecting girls from cervical cancer.District collector Sandesh Nayak said the vaccine is safe, effective and certified by the World Health Organization, and is being administered free of cost to girls aged 14 to 15 at…
JAISALMER: Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain, AVSM, SM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Command, visited the Konark Corps area to review the formation’s operational preparedness and ongoing modernization efforts aimed at transforming it into a future-ready force.During the visit, Lt Gen Jain was briefed by senior officers on the current operational environment, readiness levels, and key…
JAISALMER: In various forest areas of Rajasthan, including the Desert National Park and other wildlife regions, the Forest Department is set to conduct a large-scale wildlife census using the waterhole method for several rare species, including the Great Indian Bustard, on May 1 (Vaishakh Purnima).Due to the intense heat currently prevailing in Rajasthan, the timing…
