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Panel to draft bill to protect khejri, other vital species

Jaipur, March 10 -- The Rajasthan government has formed a high-level committee to draft a Tree Protection Bill aimed at safeguarding the state tree khejri and other significant species across the stat... Read More


House erupts over police 'excess', vacancy in English schools of Raj

Jaipur, March 10 -- Heated exchanges rocked the Rajasthan assembly on Monday as Congress MLA Ganesh Ghoghra accused Dungarpur police of extorting money, filing false cases and targeting poor tribal re... Read More


ncw chief: rise in crime reporting healthy change

Jaipur, March 10 -- National Commission for Women chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Monday hailed a decline in overall crimes against women in Rajasthan, even as molestation case reports surged-a trend s... Read More


IMD issues heatwave alert till Wed as Barmer sizzles at 40.4deg Celsius

Jaipur, March 10 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a heatwave alert on Monday till Wednesday after the temperature crossed 40deg Celsius in Barmer. In most parts of Rajasthan, the ma... Read More


'Illegal colonies, land mafia surge in Chomu'

Jaipur, March 10 -- Congress MLA Shikha Meel Barala on Monday decried what she claimed was a surge in land mafia activities and illegal colonies in Chomu, branding the situation a "Ravan Raj", during ... Read More


2K substandard fertiliser, seed, samples found since 2023: meena

Jaipur, March 10 -- Agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena told the state assembly on Monday that inspectors identified 2,220 substandard samples of fertilisers, seeds and pesticides across the state f... Read More


No new govt medical college in Punjab until 2028, admits minister

Patiala, March 10 -- Despite the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's ambitious 2022 budget promise to establish 16 medical colleges within five years, Punjab is unlikely to see a new state-run medical ... Read More


Parties urges EC to hold Bengal elections in one or two phases

Kolkata, March 10 -- Representatives of various political parties in West Bengal met the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Kolkata on Monday, with several of them seeking a maxim... Read More


25-yr-old man hit by friend's tractor on Airport Road, dies

Mohali, March 10 -- In a freak mishap, a 25-year-old man was killed after being hit by his friend's tractor on Airport Road in Mohali on Sunday evening. The victim, Harsahib Singh, was a resident of S... Read More


Two booked for Rs.90-lakh land fraud

Mohali, March 10 -- The Zirakpur police have booked a man and woman for duping a Zirakpur resident of Rs.90 lakh through a fraudulent property deal. According to police, the complainant, Rakesh, alleg... Read More