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Jaipur: Southwest monsoon is likely to enter Rajasthan in the next couple of days, the Jaipur Met office said Tuesday. It will enter from the southern part of the state, through Kota and Udaipur divisions, and it has already entered bordering state Madhya Pradesh, the Met office said. If this forecast turns out to be…

Jaipur: In a significant move towards youth empowerment, the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) has announced that 50% of its tickets for upcoming local body elections will be reserved for candidates under 50 years of age. The announcement came from Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra following a two-day consultation with party coordinators from all…

Jaisalmer: A 35-year-old doctor committed suicide by lying on the railway tracks in front of the Kalka Express near the railway crossing of Balotra station Monday night station. The entire train passed over him, resulting in his body being severed into pieces. The entire incident was captured on CCTV. The family reported that he was…

Jaipur: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) carried out extensive raids at 12 locations on Tuesday in connection with a disproportionate assets case against Fateh Singh Meena, executive officer of the Paota–Pragpura municipality in Kotputli-Behror district. The ACB teams found luxury flats, high-end vehicles, farmhouses, and also recovered illegal opium from a 15-bigha farmhouse, officials said.The raids…

Jaisalmer: One month after nine GIB chicks were moved from the Wildlife Institute of India’s Ramdevra GIB Breeding Center in Pokhran to the Arwar center in Ajmer to prevent them from harm on account of shelling and loud explosions during Operation Sindoor, the bustard chicks have been repatriated to the Jaisalmer breeding centre.Desert National Park’s…