Jaipur: The city is grappling with an acute water crisis as temperatures climb past 40°C, hitting last-mile localities the hardest. With municipal supply turning erratic in several pockets, dependence on private tankers has surged, and so have prices. Residents in some neighbourhoods say they are paying nearly double the usual rates to secure basic daily…
Jaipur: A 27-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the fourth floor of a residential apartment building in Jaipur’s Hathoj area under Kalwar police station limits Friday, police said.The deceased was identified as Chetna. Police said she had reportedly been suffering from mental health-related issues for several years and was undergoing treatment.According to…
Jaipur: More than a month after a 36-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide in Jaipur, Muhana police have registered a case of abetment to suicide and domestic cruelty against her husband, an executive engineer posted in Tonk district, after CCTV footage allegedly showing repeated assault and abuse surfaced from the deceased woman’s mobile phone.The deceased,…
Jaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Saturday said it has recovered nearly Rs 2.9 lakh of the Rs 3 lakh bribe allegedly accepted by Pratapgarh Station House Officer (SHO) Praveen Singh. The agency has registered a corruption case against Singh under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Senior officials said the SHO’s arrest is…
Ajmer: The state govt is ready to conduct local and panchayat raj elections, but the decision has to be taken by the election commission, said minister of state for urban development and UDH and self-governance Jhabar Singh Kharra Saturday.“The direction that the Rajasthan High Court has given is to be implemented by the state election…
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…
