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Bhilwara: Claiming that the path to the village cremation ground passed through private property, some residents of Dev Nagar village, in Asind police station area of Bhilwara district, Monday stopped the funeral procession of an elderly woman from reaching the cremation ground.Asind tehsildar Jai Singh along with Asind DSP Omprakash reached the location upon receiving…

Jaisalmer: A major in the Indian Army died and four others were injured when a military jeep carrying them overturned Sunday on a stretch of the Gamnewala-Ramgarh road under Tanot police station area of Jaisalmer. The group was returning after participating in a military exercise near the Indo-Pak border area of Longewala.The injured included a…

Jaipur: The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has expressed grave concern over the extension of the metro railway inside the Walled City without conducting a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA).In its State of Conservation (SoC) information system report for 2025, released earlier this month, UNESCO committee criticised the state govt’s move to start construction of metro services…

Jaipur: You no longer need a rooftop to use solar power. The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) introduced a new regulatory framework that allows consumers to access renewable energy even without installing panels on their own premises. Notified Monday, the framework introduces Virtual Net Metering (VNM) and Group Net Metering (GNM), mechanisms that let multiple…

Jaipur: A govt school teacher was arrested in Jalore district over allegedly attacking the car of former minister Govindram Meghwal following a minor road incident, police said Monday. According to the police, the incident occurred near Tanu Hotel on Bagoda Road under the Kotwali police station limits.The teacher allegedly became enraged after Meghwal’s vehicle scraped…