Tag: Rajasthan

Jaipur: The CJM’s court of Alwar on Tuesday ordered a judicial inquiry into the mob lynching incident on Saturday night that led to one Rakbar Khan’s death, and handed over the case to Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM), Rajgarh for investigation. The police had requested the Alwar Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) to order a judicial […]

Jaipur: Kota in Rajasthan established a world record on Thursday when around two lakh people performed yoga at one place on the occasion of the International Yoga Day. The event took place in the presence of yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia at the RAC ground. Speaking to IANS, an officer, […]

Jodhpur: A total of 108 migrants from Pakistan received Indian citizenship here in Rajasthan on Sunday. Jodhpur District collector Ravi Kumar Surpur distributed the citizenship certificates to the former Pakistanis. Most of these migrant-turned-Indian citizens were teary eyed when they got the certificates. The surroundings of the Town Hall where they were given the certificates […]

Mainpuri: At least 17 people were killed and 20 injured when a bus overturned after hitting a divider here this morning, police said. The ill-fated bus carrying around 60-70 people was on its way to Farrukhabad from Jaipur in Rajasthan, Mainpuri Additional Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Singh told PTI. “The bus overturned after hitting […]

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has called for strengthening the state’s radar system so that timely alerts can be issued for natural calamities. The Chief Minister’s directions came on Saturday when she presided over a review meeting to monitor the rehabilitation works in Alwar, Dholpur and Bharatpur where over 30 people were killed and […]

Jodhpur: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says his team of doctors will “fiddle around” with his body and set him up again. “I am getting my team of Doctors in tomorrow morning to fiddle around with my body and set me up again. I will rest and keep informed in process,” the 75-year-old posted on his blog […]

Jaipur: At least nine persons were killed and 18 others injured when two LPG cylinders exploded at a wedding in Beawar in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district, police said on Saturday. According to police, six persons were referred to a hospital in Ajmer while 12 were referred to the district hospital in Beawar. Police said one Surendra […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the operation of orders banning the release of the film “Padmaavat” by the Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana governments. Staying the “notifications and orders” banning the release of the controversial film by the three states, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilklar and Justice D.Y. […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Thursday a plea by the producers of “Padmaavat” challenging the ban on the controversial movie in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana. When the producers’ counsel Mahesh Agrawal, mentioned the matter on Wednesday before a bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud […]

Mount Abu: The three-day annual “Winter Fest 2017” took off here with fanfare on Friday with the city coming alive with colourful cultural and folk performances as well as traditional sports activities for visitors and tourists. The quintessential hospitality and warmth of the local people — that Rajasthan has been known for — further added […]

Jaipur: At least 30 people were killed and 15 injured when a passenger bus fell into a river on Saturday near Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur, police said. The Sawai Madhopur-Lalsot bus was driven by a 16-year-old conductor who lost control due to over-speeding, officials said. The bus skidded and fell off a bridge into the Banas […]

Jaipur: Medical and health services remained paralysed in Rajasthan for the third successive day on Monday, as due to the doctors’ strike since Saturday, there was no one to attend on the patients standing in serpentine queues in the hospitals. Even though the state government had invoked the Rajasthan Essential Services Maintenance Act (RESMA) in […]

Jaipur: A man was arrested in Rajasthan today for allegedly thrashing a person before burning him alive to “save a girl from ‘love jihad'”. The accused, Shambunath Raigar, also recorded the horrific act which was uploaded on the social media. The incident took place in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district and the video has gone viral. Raigar […]

Jaipur: A mild tremor measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hits some parts of Rajasthan on Saturday, informed officials. People rushed out of their houses and offices in panic. The earthquake was felt around 3.21 p.m. and lasted for 15-20 seconds. According to Met department officials, the epicentre of the earthquake was near Jodhpur. Tremors […]

Jaipur: Five members of a family were found murdered in Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Tuesday, police said. “The victims comprised a man and four children. The bodies with their throats slit and stabbed, were found in a house in Shivaji Park colony at around 6.30 a.m.,” Rahul Prakash, superintendent of police, Alwar, told IANS on […]