Heatwave conditions in Jaipur Jaipur: Thunderstorms and rainfall activity across Rajasthan are set to weaken over the next few days, with the Met office warning of a gradual return of heatwave conditions from May 9.According to the meteorological office, Jaipur, the current weather system bringing dust storms, rain and thunderstorms is losing strength and will…
Jaipur: Around 1.40 lakh anganwadi workers statewide are poised to go on strike from next week over non-payment of their honorarium for the last three months.Despite the state govt’s recent increase in honorarium from April and the recognition received for its efforts during the national Poshan Pakhwada, workers feel their contributions are being overlooked. They…
Udaipur: A boat capsized in the Mahi river in Banswara district Tuesday afternoon, leaving an eight-year-old boy and a youth missing, while eight others, including the boatman, swam to safety.The incident occurred near Bhainsau village under Arthuna police station limits, where around 10 people were on board. Police, along with Civil Defence and State Disaster…
Bhilwara: The Anti-Corruption Bureau team (ACB) in Bhilwara arrested PWD department executive engineer and two contractors while accepting a bribe of Rs 4,04,000 at Bhilwara Collectorate Tuesday evening.Accused were identified as executive engineer Shahzad Khan and two contractors Moduram Dhakad and Banwari Lal.Following the ACB action, a case was registered and searches were launched at…
Ajmer: When 75-year-old Chukka Devi locked her house on Pratap Pura Road in Pisangan last month, she was counting on its safety in her absence on a tenant she’d recently rented out a room to. As she left for Ahmedabad to visit relatives, she had no idea of the nasty surprise that would be awaiting…
Bhilwara: The Additional Sessions Court No-2 in Chittorgarh Tuesday sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the murder of a 23-year-old man, whose headless body was discovered in a well in the Gangrar area on Dec 5, 2022. The court acquitted the victim’s sister citing insufficient evidence linking her to the murder.The victim, identified as…
Bhilwara: Tonk police, Tuesday, arrested two men—brother-in-law duo—for allegedly shooting dead a 26-year-old constable during a poaching interception in a forest area of the district. The victim, Bhagchand Saini, posted at Kakod police outpost, was on patrol when he confronted the accused, who were allegedly hunting illegally.According to police, one of the accused, identified as…
Jaipur: Chairing a meeting of the Rajasthan State Gas Board, additional chief secretary (Mines & Petroleum) Aparna Arora Tuesday announced that 60 new CNG stations will be established in the state this financial year.Rajasthan State Gas MD Vinay Patni assured that the targets would be met on schedule, adding that GAIL Gas’s experience in operating…
Former Jaipur MP Ramcharan Bohra Jaipur: Even as the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) deploys anti-smog guns to ease heatwave conditions, commuters at traffic signals continue to endure long waits under direct sunlight due to the absence of shade covers.To combat rising temperatures, JMC has stationed anti-smog guns at key intersections and high-traffic stretches. These machines…
Jaipur: Three men, including a gas agency operator, were arrested, Tuesday in a joint operation by Jaipur South police and the Food and Civil Supplies Department for allegedly black-marketing domestic LPG cylinders in the Sodala area.The accused were identified as Kuldeep Yogi (24) of Tonk, Suresh Yogi (36) of Mozmabad in Jaipur, and Veni Gopal…
