Ajmer, June 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Minority Morcha on Wednesday offered a ceremonial chadar at the Dargah of Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishty in Rajasthan’s Ajmer to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s record as India’s longest serving head of an elected government.Speaking to IANS, BJP Minority Morcha’s Rajasthan President Hameed khan Mewati said: “We prayed for the long age of PM Modi and for peace and brotherhood to prevail in the country.”He added that BJP Minority Morcha wo…
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Jaipur, June 6 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a thunderstorm and rainfall alert for 25 districts across Rajasthan. However, weather experts have warned that intense heat and heatwave conditions may return to western Rajasthan from June 8 onward. Rajasthan continues to experience relief from the summer heat as pre-monsoon activity remains active across the state.Several districts, including Banswara, Bundi and Bhilwara, received up to three inches of rainfall …
Jaipur, June 4 (IANS) The Meteorological Centre, Jaipur on Thursday issued a weather alert for several districts of Rajasthan, warning of rain, thunderstorms and strong winds over the next three hours. A ‘yellow alert’ has been sounded for Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Bhilwara, Bundi, Kota, Baran, Jhalawar and Chittorgarh districts. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), these areas are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm activity, w…
Jaipur, June 3 (IANS) Three people from Rajasthan lost their lives in the devastating fire at Delhi’s Flourish Stay Hotel in Malviya Nagar on Wednesday. Among the victims were Javari Lal Agarwal (70), a retired UCO Bank manager from Ajmer, his wife Kamala Agarwal (68), and Ashok Pansari, a marble businessman from Kishangarh.The trio had travelled to Delhi to visit a relative admitted to Max Hospital and were staying at the hotel when the fire broke out.The tragedy has left families, friends, and…
Jaipur, May 30 (IANS) A powerful Western Disturbance triggered widespread dust storms, rain and hail across Rajasthan on Saturday, disrupting normal life in several districts.Sandstorms swept through Churu, Hanumangarh, Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Nagaur, Didwana-Kuchaman, Alwar and Sikar, with wind speeds reaching up to 102 kmph. Ajmer and Jodhpur witnessed rain accompanied by strong winds, while rural parts of Jaipur experienced rainfall and hailstorms.The sudden weather change plunged…
Jaipur, May 29 (IANS) In a major anti-terror operation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday conducted raids at multiple locations in Rajasthan, including Ajmer and Neemrana, in connection with suspected links to Pakistan-based terrorist Shahzad Bhatti and alleged terror-funding activities.The case is linked to Pakistani gangster Shahzad Bhatti and operative Jasvir Chaudhary, who is accused of procuring weapons and IEDs from across the border using drones.In Ajmer, an NIA team raide…
Jaipur, May 29 (IANS) In a major crackdown on the narcotics network in Rajasthan, the Pratapgarh Police have frozen movable and immovable assets worth Rs 3.2 crore belonging to two alleged drug traffickers under “Operation Trinetra”. The action was carried out under Section 68-F(1) of the NDPS Act under the supervision of Pratapgarh Superintendent of Police (SP) B. Aditya, officials said on Friday. Police said the properties were acquired through proceeds of crime generated from illegal drug tra…
Ajmer, May 28 (IANS) Police have cracked the murder case involving four people, including a former sarpanch, his mother, and his son, whose bodies were later burned inside a Scorpio SUV in Ajmer. According to police, the former sarpanch’s first wife, daughter, and minor son killed the victims by slitting their throats using farming tools before attempting to disguise the crime as a vehicle accident. The incident occurred around Thursday morning in Shrirampura village, under the Borada police s…
Jaipur, May 27 (IANS) Rajasthan continues to reel under intense heatwave conditions, with Sri Ganganagar recording the highest temperature in the state at 48.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, marking the hottest day of the season so far. Several other cities, including Bikaner, Churu, Jaisalmer, Pilani, and Phalodi also recorded temperatures above 46 degrees Celsius.According to the Meteorological Centre in Jaipur, severe to intense heatwave conditions are expected to persist across most parts of …
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Gas distributor Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) on Tuesday announced a fresh increase in compressed natural gas (CNG) prices, marking the fourth hike in less than two weeks. CNG prices in Delhi have been hiked by Rs 2 per kg.Following the latest revision by IGL, CNG in Delhi will now cost Rs 83.09 per kg, up from Rs 81.09 per kg.However, prices were revised upward across the National Capital Region, with consumers in Noida, Ghaziabad and Greater Noida now paying Rs 91.70 per…