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Bhilwara: A year after their first recorded breeding in Rajasthan, Glossy Ibis birds, locally known as ‘Chhota Bujja’, have appeared again this winter at rivers, ponds, and dams across urban and rural areas in Bhilwara district.Last year, Dr Anil Kumar Sharma, zoology professor at the govt college in Bhilwara, had observed Glossy Ibis breeding for…

Kota: The air quality index (AQI) in Kota continues to remain in the ‘unhealthy’ category and is expected to worsen with the onset of winter, but agencies responsible for public health and pollution control appear ill-prepared, with no clear data on enforcement, warnings or action against polluting units. Neither the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board…

Jaisalmer: BSF Rajasthan Frontier Inspector General M L Garg Wednesday inaugurated new accommodation for women guards at border outpost Somagep of 122 BN in Jaisalmer. Garg said the accommodation would provide secure and improved residential facilities to women personnel, thereby enhancing their work performance and morale.A civic action programme was also organised in border village…

Alwar: A fire broke out due to short circuit in the basement of Jai Guest House in Yaduvanshi Colony near Hero Chowk in Neemrana around 2:51 AM Thursday. Six men were sleeping in the basement at the time. One of them died due to suffocation and burns, another suffered critical burns, and two others are…

Jaipur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot signalled his support for the #SaveAravalli campaign by changing his social media profile picture across several platforms Thursday. He called the act a symbolic protest against the new Supreme Court (SC) ruling that excludes hills under 100 metres from the legal definition of the Aravallis.On Nov 20, the SC…