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Rajasthan Disaster Relief Minister’s resignation escalates political war-of-words
JAIPUR: Political tensions in Rajasthan have escalated as the state battles with severe flooding and heavy rains that have resulted in more than 30 deaths over the past week.
The crisis has intensified scrutiny of state officials, with a…
15 people drown, five missing in parts of Rajasthan
They had gone to the river to bathe and record social media reels when the water level surged unexpectedly.
Bangla crisis: Yarn mills in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara grind to a halt
For years, Bhilwara has exported 50 per cent of its yarn and denim to Bangladesh, but now it is facing severe disruptions due to recent tensions in the country.
Separate ‘Bheel’ state gaining popularity in Rajasthan
JAIPUR: The demand to form a separate ‘Bheel Pradesh’ or Tribal state is gaining momentum. Thousands of tribals from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra held a mega rally on Thursday at Mangarh Dham in Banswara to raise this…
Shivraj Chouhan smells foreign hand in BJP’s LS defeat
Slamming the opposition Congress as a “machine for telling lies”, Chouhan argued that the BJP suffered in the Lok Sabha elections because some powers had interfered then.
Turmoil in Rajasthan BJP as Kirori Lal Meena quits as agriculture minister
Meena had said he would quit the state cabinet if the BJP loses any of the seven Lok Sabha seats under his responsibility.
Cop mowed down by tractor carrying illegally mined gravel in Rajasthan
The incident occurred in the Kotwali police station area when Head Constable Khushiram Bairwa (35) tried to stop the tractor late on Tuesday night, police said.
Centre approves Rs 13,595 crore to evacuate green energy from Rajasthan, Karnataka
New Delhi: Central government has approved two new Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) schemes to evacuate 9 GW of renewable energy from Rajasthan and Karnataka with an investment of Rs 13,595 crore, the Ministry of Power said on…
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar offers prayers at Jaisalmer’s Tanot Mata temple
Jaipur: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar along with his wife Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar arrived in Rajasthan on Thursday on a two-day visit.
The Vice President and his wife reached Jaisalmer on Thursday. From there, they went to Tanot Mata…
Raj govt hikes PM Kisan Samman Nidhi amount by Rs 2,000
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Saturday announced a hike of Rs 2,000 in the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme from Rs 6,000 to Rs 8,000 for the state's farmers.
Making the announcement on X, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said, "The…
‘Everything is fine’, KC Venugopal downplays Hanuman Beniwal’s ‘displeasure’
Jaipur: Congress Organisation General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Saturday said that ‘everything is fine’ within the INDIA bloc after Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) MP Hanuman Beniwal expressed displeasure after he was “not” invited to…
13 dead, 15 injured as tractor-trolley overturns in MP’s Rajgarh
According to local residents, the victims were members of a marriage party that had come from neighbouring Rajasthan.