Jaisalmer: Barmer MP Ummeda Ram Beniwal raised concerns in Lok Sabha regarding issues with the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Rajasthan’s border districts during the Zero Hour Thursday. He highlighted allegedly widespread irregularities, financial waste, and the existence of scams against the backdrop of a water crisis affecting Barmer, Jaisalmer, and Balotra.Beniwal…
Jaipur: The hospitality sector is witnessing robust occupancy levels of 80%–85% as the year-end approaches, driven largely by domestic leisure travel, weddings, and weekend getaways. The festive mood, however, is tempered by a noticeable drop in foreign tourist arrivals.Hoteliers said room tariffs, an indicator of demand, remain stagnant compared to last year. They cite intensified…
JAIPUR: A man allegedly attacked his mother-in-law with a pair of scissors and severed her nose following a family dispute in Rajasthan’s Jalore district, police said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Sohanlal, fled the scene carrying the severed portion of the woman’s nose after the attack. The incident took place on Friday evening in Dungari…
Alwar: A deadly factory explosion around 9 am Monday killed seven workers and left four with severe burns in Khushkheda in Rajasthan’s Khairthal-Tijara district. The blast occurred in a unit registered as a garment factory in the Bhiwadi industrial area, but which was allegedly manufacturing firecrackers illegally.“Seven persons have died in the incident. It was…
Jaipur: Contradicting Rajasthan govt’s repeated assertion of zero rabies deaths in the state in the past 18 months, the Infectious Diseases department of SMS Hospital is treating an average of two to three clinically confirmed rabies cases every month.In 2024-25 alone, at least 30 patients exhibiting symptoms of rabies — severe hydrophobia and aerophobia following…
