Jaipur

Jaipur: A search committee constituted by Governor Haribhau Bagde has finalised a shortlist of candidates for the post of vice-chancellor of Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MLSU), with University of Rajasthan Vice-Chancellor Alpana Kateja—currently under inquiry over alleged financial irregularities—among those named.Kateja, appointed RU vice-chancellor in Sept 2023, has faced scrutiny following complaints related to administrative decisions…

Bhilwara: Bhadsoda police in Chittorgarh district Saturday seized 158kg of illegal opium poppy husk from a container during a blockade and arrested two men.The accused were identified as Vivek (21) and Pankaj (35), both residents of Dungarpur.Superintendent of police Manish Tripathi said the action was taken as part of Operation Trinetra, an ongoing campaign against…

Bhilwara: A joint team of the Cyber Cell and Mandlgarh Police cracked a blind murder case Saturday and arrested four accused in connection with an unidentified body found four days earlier in Khangaar Ji Ka Kheda village under the Mandlgarh police station area of Bhilwara district.Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh said that on April 18, a…

Alwar: Four people were burnt alive and a woman sustained serious injuries after a massive fire broke out at a scrap warehouse in Molhadiya village in Neemrana area of Kotputli-Behror district Friday.The deceased were identified as Dashrath (28) of Neemrana, Ravidat Yadav (58) of Narnaul in Haryana, Kavita (17) of Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh, and…

Jaipur: The recent incident of fire at the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd (HRRL) at Pachpadra in Balotra district has been traced to a localised section within the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU), with initial findings suggesting a technical fault as the probable cause. The refinery, an ambitious project for the state, is now undertaking restoration work…

Jaipur: University of Rajasthan emerged champions in the All India Inter-University Handball Men tournament which concluded at the University Sports Complex here on Saturday.The five-day tourney was organised by the University of Rajasthan Sports Board in which top sixteen teams from across the country are participating.In a well-contested final, University of Rajasthan beat UEM Chomu…

Overspeeding car hits 3 vehicles in Jaipur Jaipur: An overspeeding car rammed into three vehicles in the Vaishali Nagar area of the city Saturday, dragging one of them for about 15 feet, police said.No injuries were reported in the incident.The accident occurred around 2.45 pm near the Vaishali Nagar police station. Police said the speeding…

Jaipur: A major fire broke out in a sixth-floor flat of an apartment building in the Muhana area of Jaipur Saturday, spreading to two adjoining flats and triggering a rescue operation in which around 15 people were evacuated, police said.The incident occurred around 2.15 pm at an apartment complex near Muhana Mandi. Police said the…

Jaipur: Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully Saturday visited Lalpura village in Dhariyawad and met families of tribal children who died due to an unknown disease, criticising the state govt for failing to identify the cause and for staff shortages in local health facilities.Jully said innocent lives were being lost in backward tribal areas such as…

TNNJaipur: The Rajasthan govt Saturday confirmed that the deaths of seven children this month in Ghata, Lalpura and Kunda villages of Lasadiya block in the tribal areas of Salumber district were linked to an “unknown” illness.While opposition parties claim 15 children died of an unconfirmed illness across the area in April, the govt dismissed the…