Jaipur: In the saline water belt of Churu, where traditional agriculture is nearly impossible, farmers have turned to shrimp farming as a viable alternative. However, their efforts are being hampered by exorbitant electricity costs, with rates going up to Rs 12 per unit.Electricity accounts for 30% of the input costs in shrimp farming, as maintaining…

Jaipur: A 19-year-old engineering student died Friday evening after allegedly jumping from a multi-storey building under construction in Bagru near Jaipur, police said Sunday.Bagru SHO Rajendra Godara identified the deceased as Priyanshu Raj, who had enrolled at a private university six months ago and was staying in a hostel. The incident came to light after…

Jaipur: A woman was booked after she allegedly tried to force her way at a Jaipur International Airport boarding point, shoving a female CISF constable in the process. The incident occurred around 3pm at Terminal 2 of the airport. In the FIR lodged at the airport police station, the constable alleged that a passenger, who…

Jaipur: Medical education department Sunday launched a digital dialogue platform, ‘e-Swasthya Samvad’. Medical education principal secretary Gayatri Rathore said department officials, RajMES officers, principals of govt medical colleges, nursing and dental colleges, medical superintendents, department heads, faculty members, doctors, nursing and other staff, students, and people will all get a platform for quick, transparent, and…

Jaipur: The country’s second interstate tiger relocation reached a crucial milestone Sunday with the successful release of tigress PN-224 into the wild at Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve (RVTR) in Rajasthan.Originally translocated from Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, the big cat was kept in a soft release enclosure from Dec 22 to let her acclimatise…