Jaipur: The state govt has identified 132 LPG-free zones and has a target of providing Domestic Piped Natural Gas (DPNG) connection to 43,000 households by the end of June to reduce dependence on LPG cylinders, chief secretary V Srinivas said Monday.Chairing a meeting of the City Gas Distribution Companies (CGD), he said around 7,400 Domestic…
Jaipur: Tension prevailed in Ajeetpura village of Kotputli-Behror district after a violent clash erupted at a protest site where local villagers were agitating against alleged illegal mining activities Monday. Ten people were injured in the incident, with villagers claiming that armed assailants had opened fire on protesters.Three of the injured were later shifted to Jaipur…
Jaipur: Five students in the top 10 of the JEE Advanced 2026 results declared Monday attended coaching institutes in Rajasthan – four of them in Kota and one in Sikar.Shubham Kumar (AIR 1, from Gaya in Bihar), Kabeer Chhillar (AIR 2, from Gurgaon), Arnav Gautam (AIR 7, from Kota) and Kanishk Jain (AIR 8, from…
DCP Traffic Yogesh Goyal distributing helmets near Yadgarh Jaipur: The Jaipur traffic police launched an awareness campaign Monday, urging two-wheeler riders to wear helmets and choose ISI-certified protection to reduce deaths in road crashes.The drive was inaugurated near the Yadgar headquarters of the traffic wing by DC Traffic Yogesh Goyal, who underlined the administration’s focus…
Compared to domestic gas prices of Rs 65 a kg, the commercial cylinder cost is nearly three times, at Rs 165 Jaipur: Commercial LPG prices surged by Rs 42 with the 19 kg cylinder now costing Rs 3,141 in Jaipur. Similarly, the 5 kg FTL (Free Trade LPG) will now cost Rs 825, by Rs…
Jaipur: Kardhani police have registered an FIR against a woman, three alleged marriage brokers and other suspected members of a marriage fraud racket after a 42-year-old Kalwar Road resident alleged that his bride disappeared with cash and jewellery worth about Rs 3.5 lakh just eight days after their wedding. The case was registered Sunday following…
Tiffany Trump accompanied by her husband, Michael Boulos, and US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor in Jaisalmer Jaisalmer: Amid intense summer heat in Jaisalmer, Tiffany Trump, the younger daughter of US President Donald Trump, cut short her scheduled engagements in the city and departed for Jamnagar, Gujarat, Monday morning. She was accompanied by her husband,…
Alwar: A 44-year-old engineer died by suicide after allegedly jumping in front of a train near Dhigawda railway station on the Rajgarh-Malakheda rail route in Alwar district Sunday.The deceased was identified as Gagan Aggarwal, a resident of Moti Nagar Kali Mori in Alwar city.His elder brother, Nirmal Kumar Aggarwal, lodged a complaint against Gagan’s wife…
Kota has witnessed an increase of nearly 20%-25% in coaching admissions has been recorded this year Jaipur: Shubham Kumar’s AIR 1 in JEE Advanced 2026 marks the third consecutive year the top rank has gone to a student who prepared in Kota, following Ved Lahoti of Indore (2024) and Rajit Gupta of Kota (2025). Kumar…
A new species of lizard, Mesalina Bishnoi, has been discovered in Rajasthan JAIPUR: A new species of lizard, Mesalina Bishnoi, has been discovered in Rajasthan, making it the first confirmed record of the genus Mesalina in India. The species was found near Gajner in Bikaner district and has been formally described by scientists from the…
