Jaisalmer: A 27-year-old POCSO accused attempted suicide by slitting his throat with a paper cutter during questioning in front of the ASP at the Special Investigation Unit for Crimes Against Women (SIUCAW) cell office in Barmer, police said.Personnel present at the SIUCAW overpowered him and rushed him to the district hospital in a blood-soaked condition….
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals will step out on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Friday on the back of two contrasting results. While Royals had a near perfect game en route to handing the season’s first loss to table toppers Punjab Kings in New Chandigarh on Tuesday, Delhi Capitals crashed to an embarrassing defeat…
Jaipur: Rajasthan United FC will lock horns with Dempo Sports Club in the Indian Football League (IFL) 2025–26 Championship Stage fixture on Friday (May 1). The match will be held at Namdhari Football Stadium and will begin at 6.30 pm.In the first outing on April 24, the Jaipur-based Rajasthan United FC suffered a narrow 1-2…
Kota: A POCSO court in Kota Thursday sentenced a 35-year-old man to 20-year imprisonment for raping a 7-year-old girl in Kota city in Sept 2024. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.10 lakh on the convict.According to the FIR, lodged under sections of the POCSO Act in Nayapura police station, the convict on…
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…
