Jaipur : A Mumbai-based TV actress has alleged rape by a 25-year-old man at a hotel in Rajasthan’s Neemrana, on the pretext of marriage, police said. On Wednesday, the Neemrana police received a zero FIR from Oshiwara police station in Mumbai regarding the matter, said Sanjay Puniya, SHO, Neemrana police station. He said summons have […]
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Rahul targets ‘chowkidar’ PM, questions his silence on Rafale, Vijay Mallya
Jaipur : Sharpening his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a variety of stinging barbs, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday questioned Modi’s silence on Rafale fighter jet deal scam, the flight of businessmen facing money-laundering charges and demonetisation fiasco. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls himself the country’s watchman. But the Indian masses have […]
Over 1 lakh duplicate voters in Jaipur deleted from electoral list
Jaipur : A total of 1,05,299 duplicate/fake voters appeared in Jaipurs electoral rolls and all these have been deleted, said district collector Siddharth Mahajan on Saturday. Congress had recently complained to the Election Commission demanding a probe into duplicate voters. The state election department identified the duplicate names with the help of a software, sources […]
Set your own house in order, Congress leader Ashok Gehlot tells Amit Shah
Jaipur : Rajasthan Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday countered BJP’s criticism of the party not announcing the chief ministerial candidate by saying the ruling party should “first set its own house in order.” “He (BJP chief Amit Shah) should not forget that despite being the president, he failed to appoint the state BJP chief […]
BJP is like Angad’s feet in Rajasthan, can’t be uprooted: Amit Shah
Jaipur : Drawing an analogy between the “feet of Angad” and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan, party’s National President Amit Shah on Tuesday said nobody can remove the BJP from the state. According to the Ramayana, nobody was able to lift the feet of Angad in the court of Ravana. Shah, who was […]
Rajasthan slashes VAT on petrol, diesel by 4%
Jaipur : Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Sunday announced that the state will reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on diesel and petrol prices by four per cent. She said that while VAT on petrol was 30 per cent, it was 22 per cent on diesel, she said. With the reduction, petrol and diesel prices […]
Rakbar Khan lynching: MLA says ‘gaurakshaks’ will challenge police chargesheet
Jaipur : A 25-page chargesheet filed by the police on Friday in the Rakbar lynching case has created a fresh controversy with the local Ramgarh BJP MLA Gyandev Ahuja saying that ‘gaurakshaks’ will challenge it in the court as “it does not say a word” about “cow smugglers” and the policemen charged with dereliction of […]
Keep Gaurav Yatra free from government programmes, Rajasthan HC tells BJP
Jaipur : The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday directed the BJP to keep its ongoing Gaurav Yatra free from government programmes. Justice G.R. Moolchandani issued the order while hearing a PIL that alleged misuse of government machinery for the yatra being taken out under the leadership of Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. The high court also […]
IAF MiG crashes near Jodhpur, pilots ejected safely
Jaipur : An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG aircraft crashed near Jodhpur in Rajasthan during a routine mission on Tuesday, the Defence PRO said. Both pilot and co-pilot ejected safely. The MiG 27 fighter jet airborne from Jodhpur came down near Devriya village. The pilots avoided dense residential colonies and the jet crashed on an […]
In echo of azaan & aarti, a dargah organises janmashtami fair
Jaipur : A dargah at a village in Rajasthan’s Jhujhunu district hosts a unique cultural fair each year on janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, where sounds of ‘aarti’ and ‘azaan’ reverberate from the same place. The abode of Sharif Hazrat Hajib Shakarbarat at Narhat village is known for a grand janmashtami fair where musical […]