Bikaner

Age-old rainwater harvesting tech improved to make lives better in arid Rajasthan

9:27 pm December 17, 2019

Jodhpur (Rajasthan): The lives of most of the 1.5 crore population of arid western Rajasthan have changed for the better after an age-old method of rainwater harvesting has been improved and employed there effectively, an official said here on Tuesday. The ‘tanka’ storage system – the method of collecting rainwater from a catchment area and […]

Cold wave continues in Rajasthan

12:35 pm December 9, 2019

Jaipur: Cold wave conditions prevailed in Rajasthan where Alwar and Pilani were the coldest places recording a minimum temperature of 6.8 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department here said on Monday. Gangangar and Churu recorded night temperatures of 7.2 and 7.4 degrees Celsius respectively, it said. Pali, Vanasthali (Tonk), Chittorgarh, Bikaner, Ajmer and Jaipur recorded minimum […]

14 killed in road accident in Bikaner

10:44 am November 18, 2019

Bikaner: At least 14 people were killed and 18 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district on Monday, police said. The bus was on its way to Jaipur from Bikaner when the incident occurred near Dungargarh area early morning. While 10 people died on the spot, four […]

Man beaten to death over relationship with married woman

7:03 pm September 16, 2019

Bikaner: A married woman and her 22-year-old paramour were allegedly beaten by her husband, leading to the death of the man while she was injured, police said on Monday. Shabbir Khan allegedly had an affair with the wife of Narim Ali in Kankrala village of the district. “Nazim, along with two-three men, beat Shabbir and […]

Medical student commits suicide in Rajasthan

10:59 pm July 20, 2019

Bikaner: A medical student allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her hostel room here, police said Saturday. Manisha Kumawat was pursing MBBS in Sardar Patel College here. She hanged herself in the hostel room, they added. The matter came to light on Saturday, police said. She was rushed to a […]