Jaipur/Kota/Bhilwara: Heavy to moderate rainfall since Friday evening caused flooding in Bundi, Kota, Baran, and Sawai Madhopur districts of Rajasthan Saturday, prompting authorities to initiate rescue and relief operations. The worst-affected district, Bundi, reported two rain-related fatalities Saturday. Nainwa in Bundi received rainfall of 500mm, the highest in the state.Following Nainwa, Digod (Kota) recorded 270mm…

Jaipur: Neither heavy-weight nor veteran candidates, both Congress and BJP are relying on new faces within the party ranks for the upcoming bypolls to Ward 63 of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (Heritage).While BJP has fielded 45-year-old Ritu Nandwana, Congress has nominated 29-year-old Bhanu Saini as its candidate.“This is the first time I am nominated to fight…

Jaipur: Currently serving a life term in Punjab for rape, Pastor Bajinder Singh, Saturday, was brought to Bharatpur on a production warrant in connection with an alleged religious conversion racket under investigation by the district police.Officials said Atalbandh police brought Singh from a Punjab jail late Friday night after his name surfaced in a Feb…

Jaipur: The recent spell of rain once again exposed the Jaipur Municipal Corporation-Heritage’s (JMC-H) lack of preparedness.Streets in Jaisinghpura Khor turned into cesspools, with sewage water overflowing and spreading across residential lanes. For pedestrians, even walking through the area became a struggle as they were forced to wade through muck and stench.Residents allege that despite…

Jaipur: The health department will investigate an incident in which an ASHA worker allegedly beat a doctor in Sikar Friday. An FIR has been filed against the ASHA worker in connection with the case.“The doctor issued a notice to the ASHA worker for allegedly not providing TB drugs to a patient. She was not happy…