Rajasthan

2 arrested for robbing Army jawan

9:31 pm July 4, 2021

New Delhi: Two men have been arrested for allegedly robbing an Army jawan in southeast Delhi’s New Friends Colony area, police said on Sunday. Both the accused — Rajiv Kumar (28) and Umesh (22) — are residents of Uttar Pradesh, they said. The police received information on April 13 about the robbery. The complainant Tawar […]

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Rajasthan: Mines dept employee held for taking bribe

6:38 pm June 29, 2021

Jaipur: A senior assistant of the mines department was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly taking a bribe for issuing government assistance amount to a silicosis patient in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan on Tuesday. The state government gives financial assistance of Rs 3 lakh for the treatment of silicosis patients and Rs 5 […]

India presses OPEC for affordable oil price

11:22 pm June 24, 2021

New Delhi: With domestic retail fuel prices jumping to record high on rising international oil rates, India on Thursday pressed oil cartel OPEC for ‘affordable’ oil price within a ‘reasonable band’ and that the producers should phase out production cuts. OPEC nations such as Saudi Arabia have traditionally been India’s principal oil source. But, OPEC […]

11-yr-old girl gang-raped in Rajasthan

9:45 pm June 24, 2021

Jaipur: An 11-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two people, including a minor, in Nagaur district of Rajasthan, police said on Thursday. The accused and the victim are known to each other. They called the girl outside her house and took her to a nearby place where they committed the crime, police said. The incident […]

Oxygen Express: Over 30,000 tonnes of LMO delivered

11:45 pm June 13, 2021

New Delhi: Oxygen Express trains have crossed the milestone of delivering 30,000 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen across the country, the railways said on Sunday. The service was started in the wake of a severe second Covid wave and these trains had started deliveries on April 24 in Maharashtra with a load of 126 tonnes. […]