Jaipur: With onion prices plummeting by nearly 50% in September — the sharpest decline since Feb 2019 — distressed farmers in Rajasthan have petitioned the govt for urgent intervention to help them tide over the agrarian distress. Government estimates place the production cost of onions between Rs 8 to Rs 10 per kilo, but farmers…
Jhunjhunu: In a plea for justice, widow of an Army martyr reached Jhunjhunu collector’s office Tuesday to return her honours and request permission for euthanasia.Om Kanwar, the 55-year-old widow of Naik Surendra Singh, hailing from Chinchdoli village in the district, expressed her despair over an unresolved land dispute that has persisted for eight months, leaving…
Jaipur: Illegal mining is declining, according to the state govt’s records. But experts cautioned that the drop in cases may not reflect the true extent of the problem on the ground.According to mines department’s data, the number of cases registered for illegal mining dropped from 10,169 in 2019–20 to 4,559 in 2024–25, with 677 cases…
Alwar: The body of one of the three missing youths from Dholpur, swept away in a landslide near Mansa Lake on the Jammu-Katra route on Aug 25, was recovered Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Shiv Bansal, a resident of Kheragarh, whose body was found nearly 50km downstream from the incident site.According to police,…
Jaipur: It was mixed luck for Rajasthan shuttlers at the North Zone Inter State Badminton Championships which concluded in Una, Himachal Pradesh on Thursday.While Rajasthan shuttlers did well in the individual events, the performance of the state players in the team championship was an average one.Defending champions Rajasthan faltered in the semifinals against Delhi in…
