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June 13, 2024 9:33 PM

Jagdeep Dhankhar arrives in Jaisalmer on a two-day visit

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with his wife Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar arrived in Jaisalmer of Rajasthan today on a two-day visit. Parliamentary Affairs Minister of State Mr. Jogaram Patel and Jaisalmer Municipal Council Chairman Harivallabh Kalla along with local civil and army officials welcomed Mr. Dhankhar at the airport. The Vice President visited the famous Tanot Mata Temple and offered prayers. He paid tribute to the martyrs by laying a wreath at the Martyr's Memorial. BSF jawans offe...

October 9, 2023 6:26 PM

BJP releases list of candidates for MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh polls

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will contest from his sitting Budhni assembly seat while State Minister Narottam Mishra will be the party candidate from Datia constituency in the upcoming state assembly polls. BJP released another list of 57 candidates for the upcoming election in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. Party leader Gopal Bhargava has been fielded from Rehli seat, Vishwas Sarang from Narela and Tulsiram Silavat from Sanwer assembly seat. The party also released it...

September 18, 2023 8:42 PM

Atleast 8 people killed as extremally heavy rains affects normal life in some districts of Rajasthan

Heavy rains have affected normal life in some districts of Rajasthan. Rain-related incidents claimed eight lives in the last 48 hours in Banswara district. Extremally heavy rainfall has been recorded in Dungarpur district in the last 24 hours. Apart from this, heavy to very heavy rainfall has also been recorded at some places in Pali, Pratapgarh, Sirohi, Udaipur, and Banswara districts. Akashvani correspondent reports that "Rivers and drains are in spate in many districts of the St...

September 18, 2023 2:03 PM

Very heavy rain likely to lash Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and North Konkan today

Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is very likely to continue over Gujarat today. Heavy falls activities are also likely over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. India Meteorological Department, IMD, has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over West Madhya Pradesh and North Konkan for today as well. IMD said that heavy to very heavy rainfall weather condition will continue over Gujarat region and south Rajasthan till tomorrow and over Saurashtra and Kutch during ne...

September 13, 2023 6:46 PM

Fuel pumps remain closed in Rajasthan as part of two-day symbolic strike to protest high VAT rate on fuel

In Rajasthan, fuel pumps remained closed on Wednesday (13 September 2023) as a part of the two-day symbolic strike to protest the high value-added tax (VAT) rate on fuel. Fuel pumps will also remain closed from 10 am to 6 pm tomorrow across the State, said the Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers Association. The Association had called for a two-day symbolic strike on the 13th and the 14th of September. State President of Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers Association, Rajendra Singh Bhati, said the strike ...

September 13, 2023 1:07 PM

Eleven killed, 15 injured in road accident in Bharatpur, Rajasthan

In Rajasthan, eleven people were killed and at least 15 injured when a trailer rammed into their bus from behind in Bharatpur district early this morning. The bus was on its way from Gujarat to Mathura in Uttar Pradesh when the accident occurred around 4.30 am. The bus had halted at Antra flyover in the Lakhanpur area when the trailer rammed into it from behind. Police said that five men and six women died on the spot. The deceased were from Dihor in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district. The i...

September 2, 2023 2:02 PM

NCW seeks comprehensive report on disrobing and video recording incident in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has condemned the harrowing incident in Pratapgarh of Rajasthan after a woman was allegedly molested, stripped, and recorded on video. NCW Chief Rekha Sharma has asked the Director General of Police of the State to promptly arrest the culprits and invoke necessary Indian Penal Code provisions. The Commission has also demanded a comprehensive report on the matter within five days. BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda also hit out at the Congress...

July 29, 2023 8:49 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates 'Civil 20' Summit in Jaipur; Highlights role of robust and enlightened Civil society for a functional democracy

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that a robust and enlightened Civil society is essential for a functioning democracy. Mr. Singh was addressing the inaugural ceremony of C- 20 summit in Jaipur this evening. He said that civil societies enable the citizens to engage in deliberative dialogues and cooperative efforts, outside the adversarial arena of electoral politics, towards achieving national objectives. He said there are various sectors, ranging from education to the health sector, from...