Jaipur

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

Heavy rains lash east Rajasthan

8:41 pm June 19, 2019

Jaipur: Heavy rains lashed parts of east Rajasthan in the past 24 hours, the meteorological department said on Wednesday. Pratapgarh recorded 28 cm of rainfall, followed by 19 cm in Chittorgarh, 17 cm and 16 cm in Sabla and Aspur of Dungargarh district, respectively, an official said. Various other places received 7-15 cm of rainfall […]

RSRTC clerk arrested for taking bribe

8:33 pm June 15, 2019

Jaipur: A booking clerk of Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) was arrested Saturday in Udaipur for allegedly taking a bribe of around Rs 8,000 on behalf of his manager, an anti-corruption bureau (ACB) official said. The accused manager Chandra Prakash Kacharia had demanded Rs 10,000 from complainant Rohit Menaria after the latter failed to […]

15-yr-old girl abducted, raped by three youths in UP

Alwar gang rape case: Raj govt orders FIR against SHO

6:16 pm June 8, 2019

Jaipur: Rajasthan government has ordered the registration of a case against the officer who was Thanagazi SHO in April when a woman was gang raped. Circle Officer (rural) Jagmohan Sharma will also be transferred out of Alwar district, a government release said Friday. The state government has also directed the police to initiate action against […]

2 killed in truck-oil tanker collision in Nagaur

7:42 pm May 27, 2019

Jaipur: Two persons were killed when a truck and an oil tanker caught fire after a head-on collision in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district on Monday, police said. The truck driver escaped from his vehicle and fled the scene, but his helper and the oil tanker’s driver died in the fire, the police said. One of the […]

Farmer commits suicide in Rajasthan

4:05 pm May 25, 2019

Jaipur: A 45-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his house in Rajasthan’s Tonk district, police said Saturday. The farmer’s family members said he was debt-ridden and that might have led him to take the extreme step, they said. The farmer, Balu Meena, was found hanging in a room of his house. His […]