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Torrential rains lash northern states, alert sounded in Punjab

7:48 pm August 17, 2019

Shimla/Jaipur/Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rains lashed northern states with an alert sounded in Punjab following release of excess water from Bhakra dam and the Yamuna nearing the warning level in Delhi on Saturday, while normalcy was slowly returning to flood-ravaged Kerala, where so far 113 people have lost their lives. Andhra Pradesh too received heavy showers, with […]

Rains likely in TN, Kerala, coastal AP; low pressure to become depression soon

Heavy rains in parts of Rajasthan

2:57 pm August 17, 2019

Jaipur: Heavy rainfall lashed some parts of Rajasthan on Friday, with Mount Abu recording a maximum of 137 mm rains. Ajmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Vanasthali, Bhilwara and Sikar received 104.5 mm, 88.2, 79, 42.1,41 and 37.4 mm rainfall, while many other areas recorded below 37 mm rains during this period, according to the MeT Department. On […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Indian Army wins scout masters competition

8:38 pm August 15, 2019

Jaipur: The Indian team comprehensively won the 5th International Army Scout Masters Competition held at Jaisalmer Military Station in Rajasthan. It was the first time when the Indian Army took part in the competition. Eight teams from Armenia, Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, India, Russia, Sudan and Uzbekistan participated in the five-stage competition, from August 6 to […]

Rains lash several parts of Rajasthan

8:33 pm July 27, 2019

Jaipur: Rains on Saturday lashed several parts of Rajasthan but Sikar district, where five persons were killed in recent days due to weather-related incidents, recorded no rainfall, officials said. From Friday to Saturday morning, Vanasthali in Tonk received 99.8 mm rain followed by Jaipur (84 mm), Ajmer (64.2 mm), Bhilwara and Kota (63 mm each), […]

Proposed changes in RTI Act are regressive: Aruna Roy

10:24 pm July 22, 2019

Jaipur: The bill proposing changes in the RTI Act is regressive and aimed at undermining the independence of information commissions, social activist Aruna Roy said here. It is a matter of grave concern that the amendments to the RTI law were introduced in complete secrecy and in flagrant violation of the Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy of […]