Jaisalmer: A 32-year-old man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat during a dispute in Balotra district’s Siwana area Saturday before attempting suicide by stabbing himself with the same knife, police said.Siwana police station CI Chandra Singh identified the accused as Nitesh Kumar Jingar. Police said he called his wife Kanta, 30, to a…
Jaisalmer: Three camels were killed after a train hit them while crossing the railway track near Sagra village in the Lathi police station area of Jaisalmer district Friday night. One camel was trapped under a train compartment, and the train remained stranded for 25 minutes, causing inconvenience to passengers. The train was dispatched only after…
Jaisalmer: Union home and cooperative affairs minister Amit Shah Friday honoured BSF deputy commandant Ravindra Rathore, deployed at the Sriganganagar Sector of BSF Rajasthan Frontier, along with three other BSF personnel and officers, with the gallantry medal at the Border Security Force Investiture Ceremony and Rustamji Memorial Lecture programme in New Delhi. The gallantry medal…
Alwar: A massive fire broke out at Girdhar Rollerep Private Ltd, a plastic granule manufacturing unit in Bhiwadi Industrial Area Phase-1, around 9.30 pm Saturday. The blaze rapidly engulfed the entire factory, reducing it to ashes, with flames visible from several parts of the city.Fire tenders from Bhiwadi Nagar Parishad and the RIICO fire dept…
Nishika Gokhe of Nagpur in action during her girls’ singles match at the Yonex Sunrise State U-19 Badminton Selection tournament It was the end of the road for the top two seeds among the Girls U-19, who crashed out at different stages of the Yonex Sunrise State U-19 Badminton Selection tournament, organized by GMBA, promoted…
Jaipur: Household budgets across Rajasthan are facing a severe strain following another round of fuel price hike Saturday, which pushed retail rates in Jaipur to Rs 109.87 per litre for petrol and Rs 95.05 for diesel.Driven by global crude volatility, this relentless streak follows steep revisions on May 15 and May 19. For the average…
Jaipur: Two brothers were buried alive Saturday after the walls of a 40-foot-deep well caved in on them as they were trying to retrieve a water pump buried inside. The incident took place in Amargarh village under Sapotara police station area of Karauli district.Although local villagers launched a frantic rescue operation, later aided by police…
Jaisalmer: State-owned energy major Oil India Limited (OIL) has announced the discovery of significant gas reserves in the Dandewala onshore oil and gas fields of Jaisalmer district, reports Vimal Bhatia.OIL said average gas inflow from the find was recorded at an encouraging 25,000 standard cubic metres per day (SCMD) from a depth of approximately 950…
Driver caught allegedly stealing diesel from a low-floor bus Jaipur: A Jaipur City Transport Services Ltd (JCTSL) managed low-floor bus operating between Bassi and Chomu Puliya in the city that was running on Route No. 14 ran out of diesel near Ghat Gate Friday. Passengers were then shifted to another bus coming from behind, but…
Jaisalmer: Union Home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in for a two-day visit on May 25 and May 26, during which he will outline plans for a ‘Smart Border Project’ and a ‘New Border Security Strategy’ focused on hybrid warfare and drone warfare along the international border with Pakistan.The proposed ‘Smart Border Project’…
