Six people were charred and one other sustained severe burn injury after a massive fire ripped through a fireworks warehouse operating in a densely populated residential area of Khoh Nagoriyan in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Tuesday morning (09 June 2026), triggering explosions, panic and a desperate rescue effort by local residents. Six people were charred and…
Ongoing construction on land diverted for building road Jaipur: The forest department has issued notices to 48 commercial establishments allegedly operating on diverted forest land along the 200-foot road stretch between Apex Hospital and the Jagatpura Railway Overbridge (ROB).The action pertains to 0.858 hectares of forest land within the Jhalana-Amagarh Conservation Reserve area, comprising Khasra…
Jaipur: Zebunissa (60) had just served lunch to her husband Fakhruddin and was washing dishes when the first blast rolled through the muddy lanes of Kho Nagoriyan.The sound was so loud that it seemed to shake the neighbourhood awake. She stepped outside and saw chaos already spilling onto the road.A man lay on the ground…
Jhunjhunu: The administration Tuesday carried out an anti-encroachment drive to widen the darshan exit route at Khatushyamji in the religious town of Sikar, citing inconvenience of devotees of Baba Shyam.With the help of three JCB machines, permanent encroachments were removed from Guwad Chowk to the Shyam temple exit route at Khatushyamji. The action aimed to…
Jaisalmer: Three young boys lost their lives after drowning in a sewage drain in a village near Pachpadra of Balotra district Tuesday. The victims, identified as 7-year-old Sohan, 8-year-old Kishan, and 9-year-old Vikas, were confirmed dead after being retrieved from the muddy pit.Balotra Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rajesh Kumar said that authorities received an alert around 4pm…
