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18 Oct 2017
AligarhSex determination: Aligarh BJP MLAs help allegedly-involved doctor evade action
Two days ago, Rajasthan officials claimed to have busted a sex determination racket in Aligarh. They had caught a doctor couple 'red-handed'.
12 Oct 2017
FCIRajasthan: Couple abandons girl child under heap of stones
In a horrific case, a Rajasthan couple abandoned their six-day-old daughter in a deserted place and placed a heap of stones on top of the baby. She didn't survive.
07 Oct 2017
DelhiDelhi: Jaipur woman launches "indefinite strike" to marry PM Modi!
In a bizarre protest, a woman from Rajasthan's Jaipur launched a sit-in at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to marry PM Narendra Modi.
29 Sep 2017
DelhiRajasthan: Delhi woman raped by 23 men in Bikaner
In a horrific incident, a 28-year-old Delhi woman was brutally raped by 23 men after being allegedly abducted from the outskirts of Bikaner.
24 Sep 2017
AlwarFalahari Baba arrested after cops find no health issues
Rajasthan's famed 'Falahari Baba' was arrested on Saturday afternoon on charges of raping a 21 year-old on 7th August.
21 Sep 2017
AlwarFalahari Baba booked for raping 21-year-old girl
Weeks after Dera Sacha Sauda leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim was convicted of raping two disciples, another self-styled godman, Falahari Maharaj, has been booked for raping a 21-year-old devotee.
19 Sep 2017
Bharti AirtelAirtel Payments Bank now has UPI facility for free transfers
Airtel Payments Bank has become the first payments bank to integrate UPI on its digital platform. Now customers will be able to create their own UPI handles and make transactions free of charge.
18 Sep 2017
Ministry of Human Resource DevelopmentRajasthan: Student gang-raped, forced through abortion, by the director
In yet another shocking incident showing the complete lack of students' safety in schools, it has come to light that an 18-year-old girl was raped by the director and a teacher of her school in Sikar, Rajasthan.
15 Sep 2017
FarmersNow, Rajasthan may waive farm loans up to Rs. 50,000
Rajasthan may waive farmers' loans following a 13-day farmer protest in the state.
14 Sep 2017
AlwarAlwar lynching: All six accused cleared, case against them closed
In a rather unfortunate development, police have reportedly cleared all the six accused in the Pehlu Khan lynching case and closed investigations.
09 Sep 2017
JaipurRajasthan: One killed, several injured in violent local-police clashes
At least one person died and 12 were injured after clashes broke out between locals and police in Rajasthan's Jaipur yesterday night.
03 Sep 2017
AlwarThousands of Aadhaar cards, other documents found dumped in Alwar
In an alarming discovery, over 3,000 original documents of individuals, including Aadhaar cards, banking and insurance files, were found dumped near Thanagazi (Alwar), Rajasthan.
01 Sep 2017
India90 infants die in two months in Rajasthan hospital
After UP's BRD, a Rajasthan hospital is in the news for the 90 children's deaths it recorded in just two months.
25 Aug 2017
IndiaRam Rahim verdict: Violence breaks out, 30 dead, curfew imposed
After Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted in a 2002 rape case, violence erupted across northern India. At least 30 people are dead and 250 injured.
22 Aug 2017
IndiaRajasthan: PM Modi to kick-start 9,500 projects on August 29
In a rare instance, PM Modi is set to kick-start 9,500 road projects worth Rs. 27,000 crore in Rajasthan under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and the state's own schemes.
19 Aug 2017
Rajasthan High CourtRajasthan court: No toilet at home is 'cruelty-towards-women', grants divorce
In 2015, a woman moved a divorce petition at a family court in Rajasthan's Bhilawara district on the grounds that her husband's house didn't have a toilet.
14 Aug 2017
Rajasthan PoliceRajasthan: A horrific 'witch-hunt', a khap and the irresponsible police
On August 2, Kanya Devi of Rajasthan's Ajmer was randomly branded a witch, made to eat human feces, had hot coal thrust in her eyes, stripped naked and paraded throughout her village. She died.
11 Aug 2017
Yogi AdityanathNo Gandhi Jayanti holiday this year for Rajasthan universities?
It looks like students of Rajasthan's universities will be attending classes this year on Gandhi Jayanti.
06 Aug 2017
DelhiGoing against norms, HRD proposes roadmap for transforming UP's schools
The Human Resource Development Ministry has proposed a plan aimed at overhauling Uttar Pradesh's fledgling education system.
03 Aug 2017
WhatsAppThe story of the mysterious 'hair thieves' of North India
It all began sometime around mid-June, when women in parts of Rajasthan started reporting incidents of their hair being chopped off.
26 Jul 2017
West BengalGujarat flood death toll reaches 83, Rs. 500cr relief announced
The flood death toll in Gujarat and Rajasthan has increased to 83 and 12 respectively. The situation eased in Assam but toll rose to 77.
06 Jul 2017
Indian Air ForceIAF's MIG-23 chopper crashes in Rajasthan's Jodhpur
A MIG-23 training chopper of the Indian Air Force crashed in Balesar area of Rajasthan's Jodhpur district. More details aren't yet known.
04 Jul 2017
ChennaiRajasthan ATS detains suspected IS operative from Chennai
A man has been detained in Chennai for allegedly transferring funds to the Islamic State through a hawala network.
23 Jun 2017
IndiaRajasthan: 2,000 Jats block traffic to press for OBC quota
Around 2,000 Jats blocked the Alwar-Mathura highway late on June 22 to demand quota for community members from Bharatpur and Dholpur districts in Rajasthan.
22 Jun 2017
Indian Administrative Service (IAS)Rajasthan IAS, IPS officers to donate one-day salary to MJSA
IAS and IPS officers of Rajasthan have decided to donate a day's salary to a project launched by CM Vasundhara Raje.
19 Jun 2017
MurderRajasthan: Report says 'lynched' activist died due to cardiac arrest
Post mortem of a Rajasthan activist who was allegedly lynched by municipality officials has contradicted his kin's claims. The report says he died of a cardiac arrest.
17 Jun 2017
MurderRajasthan: Activist lynched for protesting photographing of women defecating
Zafar Khan, an activist in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh, was doing what he believed in: trying to stop municipality officials from clicking pictures of women defecating in the open.
13 Jun 2017
Tamil Nadu'Gau rakshaks' attack trucks carrying cows for Centre's bovine-protection program
A 50-strong mob in Rajasthan's Barmer attacked five trucks carrying cows, assaulted the drivers and tried to set them ablaze.
10 Jun 2017
GujaratHyderabad HC judge calls cows 'substitute to Mother and God'
A Hyderabad HC judge, while dismissing the case of a cattle trader whose 63 cows and 2 bulls were seized said that cows were "sacred national wealth".
08 Jun 2017
IndiaRajasthan ATS arrests army official for cheating candidates
An army official has been arrested in Rajasthan for allegedly demanding money from candidates in recruitment drives to issue fitness certificates.
05 Jun 2017
BarmerFive Pakistani nationals nabbed from near border in Rajasthan
Five Pakistani nationals - two men, two women and a child - were nabbed from a restricted zone of Barmer district in Rajasthan, near Lakhasar village.
11 May 2017
Vasundhara RajeRajasthan- At least 23 killed as wall collapses at wedding
At least 23 people were killed and 27 injured when the wall of a wedding hall in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district collapsed in a heavy storm. Casualties included four children.
04 May 2017
Animal RightsRajasthan bringing in hi-tech system to monitor tiger population
The Rajasthan government is going on a mission to protect the existing tiger population- it is working on a surveillance mechanism to keep track of endangered animals, especially tigers and leopards.
01 May 2017
NITI Aayog23 lakh pregnant women 'missing' in Rajasthan from 2011-16
In just five years from 2011 to 2016, 23 lakh pregnant women from Rajasthan dropped off the health department's radar, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has revealed.
21 Apr 2017
IndiaCentre considers Project Cow, like Project Tiger
Minister of State (Home) Hansraj G Ahir stated that the Centre is considering setting up "cow sanctuaries" under Project Cow along the lines of Project Tiger.
13 Apr 2017
Robert VadraBikaner land scam: ED raids business associates of Robert Vadra
Investigations into an alleged scam on land deals in Rajasthan, including one involving a company owned by Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, resulted in Enforcement Directorate carrying out raids at various properties in Faridabad.
07 Apr 2017
AlwarGau rakshaks: SC gives Centre, states 3 weeks to respond
The SC has sought responses within three weeks from the Centre as well as Gujarat, UP, MP, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Karnataka, on a petition seeking a ban on 'cow protection' vigilantes.
06 Apr 2017
AlwarMen beaten by gau rakshaks were transporting cattle legally
The five men beaten by 'gau-rakshaks' on the Jaipur-Delhi highway near Behror, had legal permits for the purpose of transporting cattle.
24 Mar 2017
Excise ActOil, gas production sharing pacts get CCEA approval
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved a policy for extending the term of over two dozen pre-NELP (New Exploration Licensing Policy) oil and gas Production Sharing Contracts (PSC).
17 Feb 2017
Pankaj ChaturvediRajasthan minister says banning tobacco 'foolish'
Rajasthan Health Minister Kali Charan Saraf has called suggestion to ban tobacco in the state as "foolish".