Jaipur

Jaipur: Most tourist destinations in Rajasthan have been sold out over the extended weekend, with hoteliers seizing the rush to raise room tariffs by up to 30%.However, visitor movement in hotspots like Jaisalmer and Bikaner remained subdued, with occupancies hovering around 30%, compared to full houses in many other destinations. Pristine Jawai and popular destinations…

Kota: A BJP worker and husband of the sitting pradhan of Khairabad Panchayat Samiti was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sexually assaulting his 22-year-old daughter-in-law in Ramganjmandi town, Kota district.The accused, identifed as Om Prakash Meghwal (55), also a retired Army man, was produced before a court which sent him to judicial custody. Circle inspector of…

Jaipur: Senior IPS officer and ADG SOG and ATS VK Singh will be awarded the President’s Police Medal, while 14 others will receive the Police Medal at the state-level Independence Day ceremony in Jodhpur Friday.DGP Rajeev Kumar Sharma said the honours will be conferred at Barkatullah Khan Stadium. Singh, known for the crackdown on organised…

edited: 310Jaipur: In a spirited demonstration Wednesday, Congress workers, including a significant number of women, took to the streets chanting slogans like “Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod” and “Rahul Gandhi Zindabad.” The march, which started from the party’s state headquarters near Chandpole and concluded at the Shaheed Smarak on MI Road, aimed to support allegations of…

Jaipur: Eleven people, including seven children, were killed and 14 others injured early Wednesday when a pickup truck rammed into a parked container on the Manoharpur–Dausa highway in Dausa district. The victims included seven children aged between one and nine years. The other four victims were women. The victims, residents of Asroli village in Uttar…