Devastating fire in Rajasthan godown kills four people JAIPUR: A late-night fire at a scrap godown in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district turned fatal, claiming the lives of four people, including two minor girls, police said on Saturday. The incident took place in the Neemrana area on Friday night. Superintendent of Police Satvir Singh said police recovered…
Jaipur: Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully, Friday, during his visit to Udaipur, questioned the state govt’s silence over the ‘Udaipur Files’ controversy, alleging that crucial details were being deliberately suppressed and asking who was being protected.Jully said that despite the police filing a chargesheet and confirming the video in question was authentic and not generated…
JAISALMER: A vice captain from Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district, serving in the merchant navy, has been stranded in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intercepted and seized a vessel en route to India on Wednesday night.The IRGC reportedly stopped and took control of the container ship Epaminondes in the Strait…
JAISALMER: In a remarkable innovation from the dessert area of Rajasthan’s Barmer district, young entrepreneur Dungar Singh Sodha has developed a small wind turbine aimed at providing a permanent solution to power cuts in remote and desert regions. His innovation is gaining significant recognition not only across India but also internationally, with demand emerging from…
Jaipur: The Supreme Court of India Friday granted conditional bail to Sarjeet Singh, an accused in the sensational Raju Theht murder case. He was arrested for allegedly providing mobile phones to the shooters who eliminated Raju Theth outside his house in Sikar.The relief came from a bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra…
Jaipur: Fresh concerns have emerged among farmers in Rajasthan over recent procurement directives issued by Rajasthan State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd (Rajfed), with farmer groups alleging that the measures are arbitrary and financially burdensome.The controversy centres on an order mandating a Rs 500 stamp duty for certain categories of farmers, including co-holders and tenant farmers….
Jaipur: A division bench of the Rajasthan High Court Friday stayed a single judge’s order directing Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) proceedings against Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (JVVNL) chairman-cum-managing director Arti Dogra in connection with a promotion dispute.The bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Shubha Mehta, passed the interim order while hearing…
Jaipur: A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death Thursday night in Didwana-Kuchaman district after a verbal altercation between two rival groups spiralled into violence during a reception dinner.Police have identified the deceased as Sarfaraz, a resident of Sujangarh area of the district. Police said the clash stemmed from an old rivalry between the two groups….
Jaipur: Days after a photograph of Congress functionaries Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot sharing a cordial moment in New Delhi surfaced, former chief minister Gehlot accused the BJP of attempting to create divisions within the Congress in Rajasthan and across the country.Gehlot alleged that the BJP had a track record of destabilising opposition govts. “They…
Alwar: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted while on her way to school and gang-raped by three men in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, with villagers later setting the vehicle used in the crime on fire after the accused abandoned it, police said Friday. A case has been registered in this connection at Raini police station against…
