Padma Shri awardee Krishna Poonia noticed something upsetting on January 1 while she was waiting in her car at a railway crossing in Rajasthan’s Churu district. She soon realized that three hooligans on motorcycles are harassing two frightened teenage girls. Moments after the 39-year-old Poonia who represented India in the[Read More…]
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Rajasthan: Top ATS officer, woman found dead inside SUV
Two bodies including of a top Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officer and a woman were found inside a car near Jaipur on Thursday. While the officer was identified as Additional SP Ashish Prabhakar, woman is yet to be identified. The body was found inside an SUV parked on the Mahal road[Read More…]
Find solutions to the pollution problem: NGT to Delhi government
With Delhi facing the worst smog in 17 years, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday asked the Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to take steps to control and curb the pollution. The environment secretaries of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan were summoned and asked[Read More…]
Delhi pollution breaches normal-mark, Centre summons 5 northern states
The Centre on Tuesday summoned governments of Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh over enforcing ban on stubble burning. The decision comes on a day the Central Pollution Control Board released its report on air quality of Delhi. As per the report, PM 2.5 levels on the day of[Read More…]
Rajasthan government challenges Salman Khan’s acquittal in Supreme Court
A special leave petition in the Supreme Court has been filed by Rajasthan govt against the acquittal of Salman Khan in chinkara case. He was acquitted by the High Court in two 18-year-old chinkara poaching cases. “Hearing on our SLP is expected to come up after Diwali vacations,” said Shiv[Read More…]
Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia clinches his career’s second gold at Rio Paralympics
India’s Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia became the first Indian to clinch second gold in men’s javelin throw F46 event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Devendra Jhajharia had won gold in the javelin event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with a record throw of 62.15 metres. Almost after 12 years of break,[Read More…]
‘No’ turns fatal: Man murders mother for refusing cash to buy alcohol
A middle-aged man allegedly beat his 70-year-old mother to death after she refused to give him money for buying alcohol in Baran district of Rajasthan, police said on Saturday. The incident took place at Saimera village in Shahabad area of the district on Friday evening. The man, Murari Sahariya, returned[Read More…]
Heavy rainfall declared in 6 states; NDRF alerted and on standby
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains and issued a red alert in Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha and Rajasthan at different times for the next two days. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are on standby in these states. Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are expected to receive heavy[Read More…]
3 killed after Rajasthan’s MLA’s son rams BMW into Auto
In an apparent case of drunk-driving, three people were killed and five injured after a car allegedly driven by the son of a Rajasthan legislator rammed an auto-rickshaw and police van in Jaipur. According to the police, the incident took place around 2 am on Saturday when a speeding BMW rammed[Read More…]