Jaipur

Jodhpur: Smoke billowing from Jaipur-Jodhpur Intercity Express on Saturday morning sparked panic among the passengers. Suspecting fire in the train, they got off the train out of panic. The incident occurred near Gotan railway station at about 9.30am.The locomotive pilot, however, applied brakes immediately after noticing smoke, thus averting any mishap.The officials, arranged to dispatch…

Jaipur: A 45-year-old man allegedly strangled to death his pregnant live-in partner and then hanged himself at their home in Hanumangarh’s Sangaria area. The incident came to light Friday morning when neighbours noticed that the couple had not stepped out of their house. The body of the man was found hanging, while his partner was…

Jodhpur: Accusing local councillor Jani Devi and Mata Ka Than police station house officer (SHO) Bhawar Singh Jakhar of pressuring her to compromise with the men she accused of harassing her, a 27-year-old woman who worked as a nurse at a private hospital hanged herself in her house in Bhadwasia area here Friday afternoon.The woman’s…

Jaipur: Supreme Court Friday stayed the Rajasthan High Court‘s ruling that previously dismissed abetment of suicde and extortion charges against BJP MLA Jitendra Gothwal in connection with the March 2022 Archana Sharma suicide case in Dausa district. Sharma, a gynaecologist from Dausa’s Lalsot died by suicide following protests and the registration of a murder FIR…

Jaisalmer: The Ministry of Home Affairs denied the request of two Pakistani women, who entered India with short-term visas in April this year, after marrying Indian nationals in 2023, to stay in the country.On April 25, the Rajasthan govt sought guidance from the central govt regarding the Pakistani brides’ status after their families requested intervention…