Rajasthan

6 killed in two separate road accidents in Rajasthan

7:28 pm November 8, 2020

Jaipur: Six people were killed in two separate road accidents in Sri Ganganagar and Pali districts of Rajasthan on Sunday, police said. Two people were also injured in the accidents, they said. A speeding jeep overturned after it fell into a ditch on an under-construction road near Sardar Khartha in Sri Ganganagar, said Station House […]

Rajasthan sees 11 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,797 new cases

8:25 pm November 6, 2020

Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded 11 more fatalities due to the novel coronavirus on Friday, taking the death toll from the disease to 1,966 in the state, according to a health department bulletin. The state also reported 1,797 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the infection count to 2,07,597. The number of active cases stands at 16,277 […]

NHAI officer arrested over bribery charges in Rajasthan

3:20 pm November 6, 2020

Jaipur: A National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) technical officer was arrested in a bribery case and Rs 47.34 lakh besides other assets were seized from his residence in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said on Friday. Sitaram Verma, along with executive engineer Dan Singh Meena, was arrested while taking a bribe […]

Night temperature drops in most parts of Rajasthan

6:52 pm November 4, 2020

Jaipur: The night temperature dropped by one to two notches in most parts of Rajasthan on Tuesday, the meteorological department here said. According to the MeT department data, Mount Abu recorded the lowest night temperature at 4 degrees Celsius. Bhilwara recorded a minimum temperature of 8.5 degrees Celsius, followed by 10.2 degrees Celsius each in […]

Noida, Ghaziabad's air quality remains 'severe' for third day on trot

Delhi’s air quality turns ‘very poor’ after marginal improvement

7:20 pm November 3, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital’s air quality slipped back into the “very poor” category again on Tuesday after recording a marginal improvement. However, the share of stubble burning in Delhi’s pollution dropped to 10 per cent during the day due to a change in the wind direction, a central government agency said. Officials at the […]