Tag: Rajasthan

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Thursday announced a complete lockdown from 5 a.m. on May 10 to 5 a.m. on May 24 amid the surge in coronavirus cases. Under the…

New Delhi: Rajasthan continues to remain worst hit with swine flu as the death toll hit 85, while 2,263 patients have been found positive with the influenza, according to National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) report released on February 3. According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the H1N1 virus commonly known as swine […]

New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) rescued a minor girl of Sundergarh district who was allegedly trafficked to Rajasthan in December 2017. As per reports, the anti-trafficking squad of the DCW raided a place in Jhunjhunu of Rajasthan and rescued the minor girl after her family sought their intervention. The 16-year-old minor girl […]

Bhubaneswar: Targeting the Odisha government over the kidnapping and trafficking of a 16-year-old girl from Sundergarh, who was recently rescued from Rajasthan, BJP Mahila Morcha president Prabhati Parida today demanded an answer from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. “We want an answer from the Chief Minister on why women are not safe in Odisha. The DCW’s […]

New Delhi: Although child marriages in India have declined, a few states like Bihar, West Bengal and Rajasthan continue to carry on with the harmful practice and there is nearly 40 per cent prevalence in these states, the Unicef said. A new report ‘Factsheet Child Marriages 2019′ released by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency […]

Bhubaneswar: Days after a minor girl from Odisha was rescued by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) in Rajasthan, another minor girl has been rescued from the northern State. With the help of Rajasthan Police, Sambalpur Police has rescued the girl. As per the complaint, on February 8, a man from Tarbha area of Sonepur […]

Jaipur: A Pakistani national lodged in the central jail here was allegedly killed Wednesday in a brawl with other prisoners. “A Pakistani prisoner was allegedly murdered today in the central jail. The matter will be investigated by a judicial magistrate and also by the police,” Rajasthan Director General of Police Kapil Garg told PTI. The […]

New Delhi: The India-Pakistan tension might have eased a bit, but an Indian Air Force Su-30 MKI on Monday shot down a Pakistani Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the Nal sector on the International Border in Rajasthan today morning. Earlier in the day, IAF chief B.S. Dhanoa had claimed that the operations were still going […]

Jaipur: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Bikaner in Rajasthan on Friday. The pilot ejected safely, the Defence Ministry said. An IAF spokesperson said the MiG was on a routine mission and it crashed after getting airborne from Nal, near Bikaner. Ghosh said initial inputs indicated a bird hit […]

Jaipur: A Pakistani drone attempting to enter Indian territory across the Rajasthan border went back following its detection by the Border Security Forces (BSF), who tried to shoot it down, the BSF said. This was another of the drones from across the international border that tried to enter Indian territory at around 5 a.m. at […]

Jaipur: A Pakistani drone attempting to enter Indian territory across the Rajasthan border was shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF), a defence official said. “One Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) intrusion was reported in Ganganagar sector at around 7.30 p.m., on Saturday. The drone was engaged and brought down,” Col Sombit Ghosh, PRO Defence […]

New Delhi: A MiG-27 fighter jet, which was on a routine mission from Jodhpur, crashed in a village in Sirohi, Rajasthan, on Sunday, a Defence official said. “Today (Sunday) morning at around 11.45 a.m., a MiG-27 UPG aircraft which flew from Utarlai Air Force base experienced engine problems leading to a crash at about 120 […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for the family of each person who lost their life in the unseasonal rains and storms in various parts of the country on Tuesday night, and expressed his anguish over the incident. The Prime Minister also announced Rs 50,000 ex-gratia for those […]

Jaipur/Bhopal/Ahmedabad: Nearly 50 people were killed as rains coupled with thunderstorm and lightning hit several parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra overnight, officials said Wednesday. The unseasonal rains and storm also caused damage to property and crops in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Rajasthan witnessed the maximum casualties with 21 people killed in rain-related incidents […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Earth Sciences has issued warnings for heat wave for the next 4-5 days due to scorching heat in the plains of northwest India. The heat wave conditions have led to rise in maximum temperatures by 2-4 degrees Celsius over parts of northwest India, including Delhi-NCR, UP, Rajasthan and Haryana. The […]