Jaipur, July 21 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has become active once again across Rajasthan after a nearly two-week lull, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue an orange and yellow alert for thunderstorms and rainfall in all 33 districts on Tuesday. The weather department has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall across several parts of the state over the next three days, bringing much-needed relief from the recent spell of intense heat. Rainfall was reported in several distr…
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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 …
Kota (Rajasthan), May 17 (IANS) A high-level inquiry has been ordered after a fire broke out in two rear coaches of the Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express on Sunday, a West Central Railway official said, adding that an additional coach will now be attached to the train to facilitate the onward journey of passengers. Officials said that all passengers travelling in the affected coach were evacuated safely and no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.Following the fire, railway authoritie…
Bhopal/Ratlam, May 17 (IANS) It was a swift, around 15-minute emergency evacuation protocol by onboard Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and railway staff that helped successfully deboard all 68 passengers from the B-1 coach of Train No. 12431 TVC-NZM Rajdhani Express on Sunday. A massive fire broke out in the Thiruvananthapuram Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express 12431 in the morning, causing widespread panic.The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. between the Luni Richha and Vikramgarh Al…