A mentally challenged girl was raped by a teacher at Jai Lal Munshi Ka Rasta under Nahargarh police station area in the wee hours of Tuesday. Police have arrested the accused, Radheshyam Sharma, a resident of Jai Lal Munshi Ka Rasta. He lives in a rented accommodation. Sharma is a teacher of accounts at Shakti…
Two children were killed on the spot in an explosion on Saturday evening on Longewala route in the border Ramgarh area of Jaisalmer. The children, while grazing their cattle, found this explosive and brought it along with them. While trying to find out what was it, they started meddling with it when it exploded and…
Inspite of the death of Delhi gang rape victim, people from all walks of life continued to condole her death. People are doing everything, some organizing a ‘Sadbudhi Yagna’ to painting in her memory. Some shattered by the victim’s death postponed to go for movie shows, while others were seen cancelling birthday celebrations of their…
Severe cold condition gripped the border districts of the state on Sunday with Sriganganagar remaining the coldest and recording a minimum temperature of 0.6 degrees Celsius. Normal life and traffic was disturbed following the cold accompanied with fog in Sriganganagar and some other parts of the state. People living in Sriganganagar witnessed its minimum temperature almost at the freezing point…
A man was on Sunday arrested in Rajasthan for strangulating his 23-year-old sister-in-law after a failed rape bid December 25, police said. The victim died in a hospital on Saturday. Police said the accused escaped thinking the woman had died. However, she was rushed to SMS hospital in Jaipur in an unconscious state where she…
Hyderabad witnessed a batting collapse in the post-tea session to put hosts Rajasthan in the driver`s seat at stumps on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match here on Sunday. At close, Hyderabad were tottering at 160 for five in their first innings in reply to Rajasthan`s 384. Parth Jhala was batting…
Despite the high court orders to remove encroachment from the catchment area of theAmanishah Nulllah, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) seems to be casual in its approach to both rehabilitation of the affected house owners and removing the illegal constructions. While the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has started the demolition drive, the JMC has not received a single consent letter…
Ambuja Cements Ltd plans to invest Rs2,000 crore for capacity expansion in Rajasthan and the northern region with the proposed Rajasthan project adding five million tonne capacity to the company’s total production. “We are adding new capacities. We are actively pursuing the five million tonne capacity expansion in Rajasthan and neighbouring northern regions with an…
As the government deliberates the issue of safety of women and the 23-year-old gangrape lost the battles for life, there are more reports of sex crimes against women from across the country. In Rajasthan’s Barmer district, a 16-year-old girl was reportedly abducted and gangraped by three men inside a moving car on Thursday night. Police…
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has demanded a special category status and Rs.51000 crore grant from the 12th Five-Year-Plan for facing some difficult problems due to geographical conditions like regular draught and famines situations, scarcity of water etc. in the state at the National Development Council (NDC) Meeting in New Delhi today. Gehlot was speaking…