JAISALMER: The Indian Army’s Battle Axe Division conducted integrated firing drills in forward areas of Rajasthan’s desert sector on Tuesday to validate combat strategies, tactics and operational procedures.During the exercise, a tank platform was used to test and evaluate the firing capability of Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs), along with other onboard weapon systems.The drill aimed…

Udaipur: The Udaipur City-Asarwa (Ahmedabad) Vande Bharat train was flagged off at Udaipur station for passenger convenience, Monday.Mannalal Rawat, MP from Udaipur, C P Joshi, MP from Chittorgarh and divisional railway manager Raju Bhutada inaugurated the new Vande Bharat rail service. The public enthusiastically welcomed the inaugural rail service at Dungarpur station where it was…

Jaipur: Revenue minister Hemant Meena told Rajasthan Assembly Monday that the state will constitute a committee to address issues related to caste entries in revenue records of displaced Bengali-speaking families in the Kishanganj constituency, many of whom migrated in 1971 from West Pakistan (now Bangladesh) due to persecution.Replying during Question Hour to supplementary queries raised…

Jaipur: BJP MLA Kalicharan Saraf Monday raised the cancellation issue of Neerja Modi School’s CBSE affiliation during Zero Hour in the Rajasthan Assembly, urging the state govt to intervene and get the decision withdrawn.Referring to the incident, Saraf said that on Nov 1 last year, a student of the Jaipur-based school, Amaira, allegedly died by…

Jaisalmer: In a major crackdown, Barmer DST and Dhorimanna police Monday seized 187kg of chemicals allegedly used to manufacture MD drugs from a house in Kharad village’s Dhani area.Police said the raid was conducted at the house of Sohanlal, son of Gularam Vishnoi. No one was present at the premises during the search, though an…