JAISALMER: Following escalation of tensions along the Indo-Pak border, the Indian Armed Forces successfully countered a swarm drone attack on Jaisalmer district launched by Pakistan Thursday night. The assault, which began at 9pm, targeted the air force base and military installations in Jaisalmer, as well as the Pokhran military station and the BSF campus in…

Jaipur/Ajmer: In preparation for emergency situations amid heightened tensions, the local self govt department of Rajasthan has diverted 75 firefighting vehicles to six border districts and cancelled all leaves of its officers and staff.Firefighting vehicles have been sent to Jaisalmer (20), Bikaner (15), Sriganganagar (15), Barmer (15), Phalodi (5), and Balotra (5).LSG department’s director, Inderjeet…

Jaipur: The Supreme Court Friday issued notices on a Special Leave Petition (SLP) from the Rajasthan govt, challenging the high court’s ruling in a Rs 237 crore advertisement scam. The alleged irregularities occurred during Ashok Gehlot-led Congress govt from 2008 to 2013.Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan presided over the proceedings and scheduled a…

Jaipur: Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani is dragging his feet in disqualifying BJP MLA Kanwarlal Meena from the Anta constituency, even after the Supreme Court dismissed Meena’s SLP against the Rajasthan High Court’s May 1 decision upholding his three-year prison sentence. The Speaker’s office has come under fire for the delay, despite legal provisions mandating…

Bhilwara: Two children drowned after falling into a water-filled pit Friday in Bag Ka Jhupadiya village of the Shakkargarh police stationarea in Bhilwara district.Rajesh Arya, ASP of Shahpura, stated that 9-year-old Siyaram, and 13-year-old Gangaram, residents of Bag Ka Jhupadiya village in the Shakkargarh police station area, went near a water-filled pit close to the…