Jaipur: Six people—three women and three men—climbed onto a water tank in protest over a land dispute in Pratap Nagar Sunday. While the men came down after some time, the women stayed on the tank for hours, demanding intervention of senior municipal officials.The incident began around 11:05 am when the group climbed the water tank…
Jaipur: Rajasthan has so far received 79% excess rainfall as compared to 2024. Most of the dams and reservoirs are brimming with water. However, the rainfall activity subsided on Sunday, and the Met office has forecast that in the coming days there will be a decrease in rainfall activity across the state. The Met office…
Jaipur: Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti is deliberating on its next steps as the pact with the state govt over its demand for Constitutional protection for the MBC quota approaches its 60-day deadline this week. The organisation Sunday said the govt had not met its commitments. The samiti and the state govt reached a seven-point agreement…
New Delhi: A charter aircraft flying CM Bhajan Lal Sharma from Delhi to Phalodi last Thursday, July 31, landed on a “wrong” airstrip at its destination. While the Falcon 2000 was to land at Phalodi Air Force Station, it landed at a civil airstrip in the city. Sources say the pilots realised their mistake and…
Jaipur: In the town of Merta in Nagaur district, a scene unfolded Friday that felt more like street theatre than police procedure.Three men—heads shaved, dressed in women’s salwar suits, and chanting admissions of guilt—were paraded through the town streets by police. Their hands were folded in front of them as they repeated, “We made a…
