Bathinda, July 1 (IANS) Four en route to the Amarnath Yatra died as the vehicle carrying pilgrims from Rajasthan collided with a truck on the Bathinda-Bikaner National Highway in Punjab’s Bathinda district on Wednesday morning. Eight people sustained serious injuries and have been admitted to AIIMS, Bathinda, for treatment.Officials stated that the accident occurred on the Bathinda-Bikaner National Highway, whereThe devotees were travelling in a traveller van. The impact was so severe that the v…
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Jodhpur, June 26 (IANS) Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday announced that the new airport terminal in Jodhpur, awaited for more than three and a half decades, is now ready to serve the public. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the facility on July 4.Speaking to the media at the airport after arriving in his home district from Delhi on Friday, Shekhawat said Jodhpur Airport is not just an airport for the city but a key hub for air connectivity acr…
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) Voicing concern over alleged demolitions of a series of religious Muslim sites in Rajasthan, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday demanded that Union Minister Home Amit Shah immediately stop them. The Hyderabad MP termed the demolitions ‘targeted’ and ‘illegal’.He took to X to voice his concern over the demolitions. “There has been a wave of demolitions targeting mosques, dargahs, and other Muslim religious sites across Rajasthan’s border districts of …
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is increasingly exploiting the Pakistan-based relatives of Indian citizens to blackmail and force individuals into its espionage networks, intelligence sources have revealed. The strategy primarily targets residents in the border districts of Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir to extract sensitive information about the Indian armed forces.An official said that in several recent cases, Indian nationals recruited by the ISI tried to with…
Jaipur, June 19 (IANS) A major development has emerged in the high‑profile Kamlesh Prajapat encounter case from Rajasthan’s border district of Barmer. After a detailed hearing, the Jodhpur Metropolitan Sessions Court has set aside an earlier order passed by the trial court. With this ruling, all allegations of a fake encounter and murder against 24 police personnel, including IPS officer Anand Sharma, have been dismissed.The Sessions Court on Thursday observed that Prajapat’s death was nei…
Jaipur, June 18 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Barmer’s Sadar Police have solved a sensational blind murder case, arresting a woman and her alleged lover for allegedly murdering her husband and disposing of his body in a water storage tank to destroy evidence.Acting under the direction of Barmer SP Chunaram Jat, a special team from Sadar Police Station and the Circle Office cracked the case within days using technical surveillance and field intelligence.The accused, Netal Devi, wife of the dece…
Jaipur, May 23 (IANS) Saturday morning brought fresh concerns for consumers in Rajasthan as oil companies once again increased petrol and diesel prices for the third time in the last few days amid continued volatility in international crude oil markets. According to officials, petrol prices in Jaipur have climbed to Rs 109.87 per litre, while diesel prices have reached Rs 95.09 per litre following the latest hike.Over the past nine days, petrol prices have risen by Rs 5.12 per litre and diesel b…
Jaipur, May 20 (IANS) Rajasthan’s Barmer witnessed dramatic scenes on Tuesday when chaos erupted inside the District Collectorate premises after MLA Ravindra Singh Bhati allegedly poured petrol over himself while protesting police action during a massive march led by labourers and truck drivers. The protest march was organised following a large workers’ convention and rally at the private company, where labourers and truck drivers have been agitating for the past 40 days. The protesters are …
Jaipur, May 18 (IANS) Heatwave conditions intensified across Rajasthan, with a sharp rise in both day and night temperatures in several districts. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for 19 districts for Monday and Tuesday, warning that maximum temperatures in many areas are likely to remain between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius.The highest maximum temperature in the state was recorded in Barmer at 45.4 degrees Celsius, while Sirohi registered the lowest minimum tempe…
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…