Jaipur: Ahead of the sowing of the Kharif crop, farmers in Rajasthan are grappling with a shortage of DAP (Diammonium Phosphate), a widely used fertiliser, and an increase in the prices of seeds. While the state’s agriculture minister, Kirori Lal Meena, admitted that the state obtained 90,000 metric tons of DAP against the demand of…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has permitted the temporary use of alternative fuels in industries, hotels, restaurants and other enterprises across the state in view of the extraordinary situation arising from disruptions in global energy supply following US-Israel-Iran conflict.According to an office order issued by the board, the decision followed representations submitted…
Jaipur: A Pocso court in Sikar Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl, noting the social betrayal inherent in the crime was as grave as the criminal act itself.In his judgment, Pocso (Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences) Court-2 special judge Neeraj Kumar Bharadwaj noted that the rape…
Jaipur: City cybercrime police Tuesday arrested one more accused from Bengaluru in connection with a ‘digital arrest’ scam wherein a 75-year-old man from Jaipur was duped of Rs 23.56 lakh. The accused, Sunny Kumar Sharma, is believed to be the mastermind of an inter-state cybercrime gang that defrauded people across multiple cities using similar tactics.The…
Jaisalmer: To make weather forecasting more accurate across the country, 81 new Doppler radars are to be installed in the country by next year, including four in Rajasthan. At present, Rajasthan has only one Doppler radar, which is in Jaipur. The four new radars will be installed in Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Udaipur and Sriganganagar.This was shared…
