Patna, June 2 (IANS) Despite Bihar’s prohibition law, liquor smugglers continue to employ innovative methods to transport illegal consignments into the state. However, the vigilance and technical capabilities of the Excise Department have once again foiled a major smuggling attempt. In a significant operation conducted in Buxar, officials seized a large consignment of foreign liquor, worth approximately Rs 20.5 lakh, concealed beneath jute sacks in a goods vehicle. Two alleged smugglers were a…
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Jaipur, May 24 (IANS) The Bhopal Central Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), while taking a serious note of groundwater contamination in and around the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) Industrial Area in Sotanala of Rajasthan’s Alwar, has directed the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) to submit a detailed action taken report. The matter pertains to original application, titled M/s Dhansa Labs Limited (formerly Ambey Laboratories…
Alwar, May 23 (IANS) Around 40 passengers were injured after a sleeper coach bus overturned on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Saturday while travelling from Sheopur in Madhya Pradesh to Govardhan in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. The accident took place in the jurisdiction of the Reni Police Station area on the expressway, triggering panic and chaos at the scene as injured passengers cried for help after the bus overturned and fell into a deep roadside ditch.Accordi…
Jaipur, May 21 (IANS) The Meteorological Department on Thursday warned of severe heatwave conditions in several districts of Rajasthan for the next four days. Sriganganagar has emerged as the hottest city in the state in the last 24 hours, recording a maximum temperature of 46.5 degrees Celsius. Pilani in Jhunjhunu was the second hottest at 45.3 degrees Celsius.Phalodi and Bikaner recorded 44.8 degrees Celsius, Churu 44.5 degrees Celsius, Kota and Alwar 44.2 degrees Celsius, and Chittorgarh 44 d…
Jaipur, May 20 (IANS) In a heartbreaking incident in Rajasthan’s Alwar city, two minor sisters died after getting trapped inside a damaged car while playing near their home in the Khudanpuri area on Wednesday. The children reportedly suffocated after the car door failed to open from the inside.The deceased were identified as Tina (8) and Lakshmi (5).According to police and family members, the girls had been playing near a nearby car repair centre around 11:30 a.m. when they entered an abandone…
Jaipur, May 20 (IANS) An eight-month-old girl succumbed during treatment in Alwar after allegedly being forced to consume acid by her mother in Bhiwadi. According to the father’s complaint, the incident followed an argument over the woman wanting to visit her parental home.The minor died during treatment after allegedly being forced to consume acid by her mother in Bhiwadi’s Labour Colony area of Khairthal-Tijara district.Police have launched an investigation following a complaint filed by t…
Jaipur, May 18 (IANS) The Regional Rapid Transit System project aimed at connecting Rajasthan with New Delhi through a fast, safe, and world-class transport network has gained fresh momentum. Following a consensus between the governments of Rajasthan and Haryana, Rajasthan is now set to become part of the ‘Namo Bharat’ network, paving the way for the operation of ‘Namo Bharat’ trains between Delhi and Alwar.Starting from Sarai Kale Khan in New Delhi, the Delhi-Gurugram-SNB-Alwar corridor…
Jaipur, May 16 (IANS) Rajasthan BJP chief Madan Rathore launched a sharp attack on the Congress over the NEET paper leak controversy, saying the party had no moral authority to question the BJP government on examination scams. Rathore alleged that the former RPSC Chairman, considered a close aide of former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, had been arrested in a paper leak case, accusing the Congress of being “neck-deep in corruption”Addressing the media during the third session of the ‘Pandit De…
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) Rajasthan continues to reel under an intense heatwave, with the Meteorological Department issuing a red alert for severe heatwave conditions in three districts on Wednesday, while rain and thunderstorm activity is expected in five districts.Barmer emerged as the hottest place in the state on Tuesday, recording a maximum temperature of 48.3 degrees Celsius, the highest of the season so far.Meteorological data shows that Barmer had not recorded temperatures above 48 degrees C…
Jaipur, May 9 (IANS) A final-year MBBS student was found dead under suspicious circumstances at the New RD Hostel of Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College in Jaipur on Saturday, the police said.The student was found hanging in the stairwell area on the eighth floor of the hostel. The exact reason behind the incident is yet to be ascertained.The deceased was identified as Nitin Yadav (22), a native of Rajasthan’s Alwar district. He was scheduled to appear for a Forensic Medicine examination on …