Rajasthan

A mahant who heads five ashrams in four states has been arrested on charges of raping a 17-year-old over the past 18 months in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district, police said on Thursday. The accused, identified by the police as Mahant…
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There’s no anti-incumbency in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asserted on Sunday as the Congress marked four years of his government in the state that has recently witnessed infighting linked to the ruling party. The four years of…
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Congress leader Ajay Maken has quit as the party's Rajasthan in-charge, sources have said, indicating he is upset with the turn of events in late September when Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at the last minute refused to give up the post to…
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will on Tuesday inaugurate the Pushkar fair in Jaipur. This time, the eight-day event will be held without the popular cattle fair owing to the spread of lumpy skin disease. The chief minister will…
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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot flagged off the popular 'Palace on Wheels' at Gandhinagar Railway Station on Saturday, over two years after the luxury tourist train had suspended operations in the wake of Covid. The chief minister said the…
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A 25-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gangraped by a group of men, including a family priest in Rajasthan's Ajmer, reported news agency PTI citing police on Sunday. The priest, Sanjay Sharma, who used to perform prayers for her family,…
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Canada has urged its citizens to “avoid all travel” to Indian regions within 10km of the border with neighbouring Pakistan, citing the “presence of landmines and unexploded ordnance”. The travel advisory, updated on Wednesday by the…
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An FIR has been lodged against Gyandevn Ahuja, former BJP Rajasthan MLA, after he was caught on video allegedly admitting that his supporters have so far “lynched five people”. The MLA reportedly made the remarks while on a visit to…
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At least three people died in a stampede that took place in at Khatu Shyam temple in Rajasthan's Sikar in the wee hours of Monday. Two other persons injured in the mishap have been admitted to a nearby hospital. According to reports, the…
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Rajasthan has been worst hit by the outbreak of lumpy skin disease with 11 districts reporting a surge in cases, Union Animal Husbandry Minister Purushottam Rupala has said. Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Andaman and Nicobar…
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