Jaisalmer: Barmer police have dismantled a multi-state drug syndicate with the arrest of two owners of Rohan Chemicals Private Limited from Maharashtra, linked to an illegal MD drug manufacturing operation. The arrests followed a raid on a factory in Sedwa, Barmer district, where narcotics and chemicals worth Rs 88 crore were seized. The operation, inspired…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has annulled a marriage on the grounds that the wife concealed her serious mental illness at the time of marriage. Soon after their marriage, the man discovered that his wife was suffering from schizophrenia, a crucial fact that was hidden from him.The man from Chittorgarh and the woman from Kota…
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s first sex-sorted semen lab for cattle was inaugurated at Bassi on the outskirts of Jaipur Monday. This will operate under Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation (RCDF) with support of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Anand, Gujarat. Dairy minister Joraram Kumawat virtually inaugurated the lab. The authorities claimed that the unit will play a crucial…
Jaisalmer: Border Security Force (BSF) Monday launched Operation Alert exercise along the western border of Rajasthan to ensure security ahead of Independence Day. Intelligence reports of possible disturbances orchestrated by ISI leaders in Pakistan have also prompted this heightened vigilance, officials said.Operation Alert will continue till Aug 17. BSF soldiers and officers from all branches…
Jhunjhunu/Jaipur: Union agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Monday that 34.48 lakh farmers across India—including 9.7 lakh in Rajasthan—benefited from the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). “Now, every farmer who suffers crop loss gets full compensation directly into his bank account,” he said. Addressing a PMFBY programme in Jhunjhunu, he said,…
