Jaipur: Moderate to heavy showers lashed several parts of Rajasthan Wednesday, with Viratnagar in Jaipur district recording the state’s highest rainfall at 120 mm. A 72-year-old woman was electrocuted in Kurdaya village near Medta in Nagaur after coming in contact with a high-tension wire that had fallen in a waterlogged area, police said.According to officials,…
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s most famous tiger reserves, Ranthambore and Sariska, are celebrating Wildlife Week to raise awareness about wildlife conservation and tiger protection. Festivities began at Ranthambore Wednesday, which was also the day when tiger reserves reopened after the three-month monsoon break, while Wildlife Week will be observed at Sariska from Oct 2 to 8. A…
Jaipur: In a relief to camel breeders and traders, the Rajasthan govt Tuesday lifted an 11-year-old ban on the interstate transportation of its “state animal”, which was imposed by former chief minister Vasundhara Raje in 2014. Under the new rules, camels can be moved into and outside the state following production of a health certificate,…
Jhunjhunu: A distressing incident occurred in Nechwa area of Sikar when a young bull was brutally killed by repeatedly overrunning it under a jeep. The shocking event unfolded during a wedding celebration of a Bawaria family Wednesday, where witnesses reported that the bull had wandered into the festivities. A video clip of the cruelty has…
Jaipur: A day before Dussehra, artisans in Jaipur were back at work Wednesday, hurriedly remaking Ravan effigies that had been drenched and destroyed in Tuesday evening’s sudden downpour.Effigy makers, who had been in the city for months preparing for the festival, said the heavy rain left them with losses running into lakhs. Across Jaipur, soaked…
