Jaipur: The regional transport office (RTO) in Jaipur will start a Safe Travel campaign from Tuesday to ensure strict checking of safety measures in vehicles ferrying school children in the city.Officials said bus operators were given one month’s time to install GPS trackers, CCTVs, speed governors, and panic buttons inside buses, along with police verification…
Jaipur: Unseasonal and incessant rainfall in Oct has damaged 40-50% of Kharif crops across the state. The crop loss has been pegged at up to 90% in some districts, including Kota, Jhalawar and Chittorgarh.Continuous downpours resulted in waterlogging and excess soil moisture which damaged major crops like soybean, guar, moong, moth, bajra and groundnut. Farmers…
Bhilwara: Two workers were trapped under debris after a massive rock collapsed inside a mine Wednesday evening in Dadia village of Basda gram panchayat, under Bagor police station in Bhilwara district. The incident occurred during feldspar and quartz mining operations.According to Bagor police station in-charge Bhanwarlal Jat, the accident took place when a large rock…
Jaipur: Doctors and patients at Jaipur’s RUHS hospital were in for a surprise last week when a man, apparently bitten by a snake, caught and carried the reptile to the hospital in his backpack. Once at the hospital, the patient proceeded to pull the four-foot snake out of his bag and present it to the…
Jaisalmer: A married woman allegedly died by suicide in Dhakon ki Dhani village under the Sedwa police station area of Barmer district Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Indira Devi (24), a resident of Barmer district. Family members said that three years ago she got married to her husband Madan, who worked as a photographer.According to…
