The three girls who had gone missing from Brahmpuri locality in the city were on Monday found in Ajmer, police said. The girls, all studying in class XII in a local school, had been untraceable since yesterday afternoon. They were found in Ajmer today, they said. On questioning, the girls confessed that they had planned…

Maruti Suzuki Desert Strom – the annual rendezvous with the Thar Desert is all set to begin from February 18 with over 275 motor enthusiasts participating in a riveting race. Spread over six days, rallying through interiors of Rajasthan and its deserts, the 11th edition of the Desert Storm will make it an ultimate test…

A MiG-27 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed within two minutes of taking off in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, but the pilot bailed out safely. The aircraft was on a routine training sortie when it crashed near Allawani Ki Dhani in the Western sector, defence spokesman S D Goswamy said. The MiG-27 took off at…

Tension broke out in Luniyawas village on Jaipur outskirts after a youth allegedly tried to rape a 14-year-old girl, who belonged to a different community. The villagers managed to nab the culprit and hand him over to the police. However, as the Kho Nagorian police station doesn’t have a lock-up, the personnel took the accused to the Kanota police station. In…

Senior BJP leader and the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitely is eyeing on the Jaipur Parliamentary constituency which is considered to be a safe seat for him. Jaitely has never contested the Lok Sabha election. Jaipur Parliamentary constituency is dominated by Brahmin voters. Jaitely had also tried to contest from Jaipur…

Around 12,000 autorickshaws in the city will be fitted with global positioning system (GPS) to enable police track them down in case of emergencies or respond quickly if passengers, especially women, are harassed by auto drivers, officials said on Monday. A senior police officer told sources that the need for keeping an eye on the…

As, the deadly swine flu (H1N1) is spreading its legs, the private schools of the city have decided to create awareness among students, to strengthen their consciousness of prevention against the disease. A number of private schools of Jaipur are going to impart training to students through, various activities. Authorities of private schools such as…

Already struggling to meet the deadline, the Mansarovar-Chandpole Metro project has received a major setback. More than a dozen vendors, who supply raw material for the construction of Metro elevated track, went on strike on Saturday and stopped the supply of raw material while demanding the dues of the payment. After the intervention of Delhi…

The decks were finally cleared for the Rajasthan Cricket Association to host the home matches of Rajasthan Royals in IPL-6 after it decided to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government regarding the use of Sawai Man Singh Stadium. A deadlock between the RCA and Rajasthan State Sports Council (RSSC) has threatened…

In a brain-teasing spelling competition, Pink City got its two best spellers on Friday. Akshita Rana from MGD Girl’s School and Nayanika Sharma from St. Angela Sophia Senior Secondary School won the city round of ‘HDFC Life’s Spell Bee – India Spells 2013’ powered by The Times of India. Both of them will now compete…