Jaipur/Jhunjhunu/Alwar: Two people died and the state suffered extensive crop damage as prevailing active western disturbances resulted in lightning, hailstorms, and heavy rainfall in many districts on Tuesday morning.According to police, one woman died from a lightning strike in Sikar on Tuesday as rain and hail pounded several areas in the district and Jhunjhunu, plunging…

Female cheetah Veera and her 15-month-old offspring KVP-2 spotted in the Banjh Aamli Conservation Reserve in Rajasthan’s Baran district after dispersing from Kuno National Park Female cheetah Veera and her 15-month-old offspring KVP-2 spotted in the Banjh Aamli Conservation Reserve in Rajasthan’s Baran district after dispersing from Kuno National Park Female cheetah Veera and her…

Jodhpur: The Rajasthan high court has refused to allow the exchange of old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 worth Rs 3.5 crore, which were deposited in seven cooperative societies across the state at the time when demonetisation was announced in Nov 2016. The high court’s principal seat at Jodhpur delivered the judgment…

Jaipur: Not only heritage preservation, Walled City’s Special Area Heritage Plan (SAHP) will cover tourism, maintenance of environment, and disaster management.Officials said the master plan is being drafted across six modules by PD Core, a joint venture of the state govt and IL&FS, in collaboration with universities and heritage preservation groups. “PD Core has submitted…

Jaipur: Two days after unearthing an elaborate diesel theft racket in Bagru area, city police Thursday said the alleged mastermind behind the operation—Shravan Singh alias Sardar—had a long criminal history and was previously booked in diesel theft cases across multiple states. These include FIRs in Mangliyawas and Arai police stations in Ajmer (2008), Gurgaon in…