Rajasthan

Lockdown in COVID-19 containment zones in Rajasthan

3:29 pm November 30, 2020

Jaipur: Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Rajasthan government has decided to impose lockdown in containment zones till December 31 and increase night curfew from 11 to 13 districts of the state. The government issued guidelines for surveillance, containment and caution for the period of December 1 to December 31. Taking in account the […]

At 2.0 degrees Celsius, Mount Abu coldest in Rajasthan

3:25 pm November 30, 2020

Jaipur: Mount Abu was recorded as the coldest place in Rajasthan with a night temperature of 2.0 degrees Celsius, the MeT Department said on Monday. In plains, Churu recorded a minimum temperature of 5.5 degrees Celsius, Sikar 6.0 in, Pilani 7.1, Bhilwara 8.0, Eran Road 8.8, Sriganganagar 9.1 and Ajmer 9.8 degrees Celsius. According to […]

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DRDO increases ICU beds in Covid-care hospital in Delhi Cantonment

9:38 pm November 29, 2020

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has increased the number of ICU beds to 500 in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Covid Hospital at Delhi Cantonment, an official statement said on Sunday. The hospital was made operational on July 5 by the DRDO to treat COVID-19 patients from Delhi and other states. It has […]

Environment-friendly ‘kulhad’ to replace plastic tea cups at railway stations

3:49 pm November 29, 2020

Jaipur: Tea will be sold in environment-friendly ‘kulhads’ (earthen cups) in place of plastic cups at all railway stations in the country, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday. The minister was speaking at an event organised at the Dhigawara railway station in Rajasthan’s Alwar district to mark the inauguration of the newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section under the North Western Railway. […]

Accused of molestation, youth forced to eat faeces in Rajasthan

10:34 pm November 28, 2020

Dholpur: A youth was allegedly beaten up and forced to eat human faeces for having molested a minor girl in Dholpur district of Rajasthan, police said on Saturday. A disturbing video purportedly showing the man being slapped and forced to eat faeces has gone viral. The incident occurred on Thursday night when the youth allegedly molested […]