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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


Ancient duckweed fossil found in Bikaner mine

JODHPUR, March 10 -- A 55-million-year-old fossil resembling the giant duckweed Spirodela Schleid. has been found at the Gurha lignite mine in Rajasthan's Bikaner district, marking India's first authe... 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


IIT Jodhpur empowers deaf, visually impaired kids with digital tools

Barmer, March 10 -- IIT Jodhpur, in collaboration with Jodhpur Zila Parishad and the Social Welfare Department, has launched Project GITA (Gyan in the Air) under which it has developed advanced techno... 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


Raj rolls out credit scheme for climate-smart farming

Jaipur, March 9 -- The Rajasthan Agriculture Department is set to launch an Agricultural Land Management Carbon Project in the state, aimed at promoting climate-resilient farming practices and enablin... Read More


'Wildlife corridor vital for cheetah movement'

Jaipur, March 9 -- The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on Sunday reiterated the ecological importance of habitat connectivity across Rajasthan through the proposed Kuno-Gandhi Sagar inter... Read More


Man, 33, cuts off mother-in-law's nose, flees with severed part

Barmer/Jalore, March 9 -- A 33-year-old man in Rajasthan's Jalore district allegedly sliced off his mother-in-law's nose with scissors amid a bitter family dispute and fled the scene clutching the sev... Read More