Jhunjhunu man on CBI radar for con act in the Gulf

02 Sep 2023 09:22 AM IST

Arun Kumar, 38, a resident of Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, had big dreams in his eyes when he landed in Abu Dhabi as an accountant but his greed to get rich fast gave his success story a criminal twist, forcing law enforcement agencies in those countries to declare him a fugitive

Lawyers burn effigy in protest against CM Gehlot’s remarks

02 Sep 2023 09:21 AM IST

The statement made by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot regarding the judiciary has stirred controversy in Rajasthan. Lawyers are angry about Gehlot’s statement, and there have been various reactions from the legal community. A public interest petition has been filed against Gehlot in the High Court and is expected to be

Police reach out to students as counsellors amid Kota suicides

02 Sep 2023 09:17 AM IST

A team of police personnel have turned counsellors in the country’s coaching hub Kota. They pose questions like, Is anything bothering you? Do you want to become an engineer or a doctor? Are you able to follow what is taught in class? Is food served in the mess good? to

Ahor’s unsolved murders spark community outrage

01 Sep 2023 09:50 AM IST

The victim’s family is staging a protest and sit-in outside the office of the Jalore district collector over the murder of Amrit Devasi in the Ahor region. The aggrieved family has been continuously protesting for the third day today. The family alleges that even after filing an FIR, the police

Cooperative Bank elections: 107 representatives elected unopposed

01 Sep 2023 09:48 AM IST

In a historic turn of events, the Kota Citizens’ Cooperative Bank Limited witnessed the election of 107 ward representatives for the Common Body, who were all elected unopposed. On Tuesday, the candidates were officially declared uncontested, and certificates were handed over to them. Election Officer Balvinder Singh Gill stated that

Opposition leader Rajendra Rathore accuses Congress of corruption

01 Sep 2023 09:44 AM IST

Leader of the Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Rajendra Rathore, addressed a public rally held in the Mandawa region of Jhunjhunu district. He stated that during the by-elections held four years ago in the Mandawa Legislative Assembly constituency, the Congress party had run a factory of false promises and

BJP forms committee to probe Dalit death incident in Nagaur

01 Sep 2023 09:44 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda formed a four-member inquiry committee on Thursday to probe the death of two Dalits in Rajasthan’s Nagaur. The committee will submit a detailed report to JP Nadda after the probe, the BJP said in a press release issued by the National General

Health Minister Prasadi Meena takes a dig at BJP

01 Sep 2023 09:43 AM IST

Yesterday, Rajasthan’s Medical Minister Parsadi Lal Meena said that those who hand over politics to sons drown quickly and this is why he has not yet handed over politics to his sons. The Health Minister reached Kankaria Gram Panchayat of Lalsot Assembly Constituency of Dausa on Thursday to lay the

Vasundhara Raje on religious tour ahead of BJP’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’

01 Sep 2023 09:42 AM IST

Today, a day before the BJP’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’ begins under the “collective leadership” in Rajasthan, former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has commenced a one-day religious tour of three temples in the state. Vasundhara Raje has led many poll-related yatras in the state in the past, which started from Chabhujanath temple

Seat scramble: Congress faces tough choices in Pali District

01 Sep 2023 09:42 AM IST

Pali district has seen a long queue of contenders in Congress for the 6 legislative assembly seats. With 238 contenders applying for the seats, it is becoming increasingly challenging for the Congress party to choose its candidates. Among these, the Sumerpur seat had the highest number of applicants. In the

BJP ‘Parivartan Yatras’ set to begin in Sawai Madhopur

01 Sep 2023 09:40 AM IST

A press conference was held yesterday regarding the first ‘Parivartan Yatra’ of the BJP, which will commence from the Trinetra Ganesh Temple located at the Ranthambhore Fort in Sawai Madhopur on 2 September 2023. During the press conference, the organizer of the journey, Arun Chaturvedi stated that the first of

Three injured in campervan attack outside police station

31 Aug 2023 09:35 AM IST

In a shocking incident, three individuals were injured when they were allegedly attacked by a campervan outside the Thavnala Police Station. The incident occurred after a dispute between the families of both the accused and the victim’s side. Four individuals have been detained in connection with the case. According to