Jaisalmer: A massive fire broke out at the largest old power house in Barmer city Tuesday afternoon, triggering a series of explosions and reducing large transformers and electrical equipment to ashes. Old meters, electric wires worth lakhs of rupees and an officer’s car were gutted in the incident. The plume of smoke was visible from…

Kota: NSUI and Youth Congress workers, Tuesday, staged protests across Kota over the deaths of four postpartum women at New Medical College Hospital (NMCH), putting up ‘missing’ posters of state health minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar. Protesters accused the govt of insensitivity.Led by NSUI district president Vishal Mewada and Youth Congress spokesperson Swapnil Sharma, protesters pasted…

Alwar: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by the son of a maulvi at a madrasa in Gwalda village under the Chaupanki police station area of Bhiwadi in Alwar district. An FIR was registered Tuesday under BNS sections related to rape and the POCSO Act, and an investigation was initiated.According to the girl’s father, she…

CBI team at SOG HQ in Jaipur Tuesday Jaipur/Jhunjhunu/Kota: The cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 by the National Testing Agency after allegations of irregularities and a paper leak triggered waves of anger, anxiety, and uncertainty among students in Rajasthan Saturday. The highest impact was felt in coaching hubs like Sikar and Kota, where thousands of aspirants…

Elephants cool themselves off to get relief from the scorching heat at Elephant Village in Jaipur, Tuesday Jaipur: Severe heatwave conditions continued to sweep across Rajasthan Tuesday, with Barmer emerging as the hottest place in the country after recording a blistering maximum temperature of 48.3°C, according to the Meteorological Centre Jaipur. The intense heat across…