NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has raised concerns about Rajasthan Royals' squad composition ahead of IPL 2025, questioning whether the team has weakened itself after the mega auction.

JAIPUR: In a major anti-smuggling operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a packet of heroin worth approximately Rs 5 crore near the India-Pakistan border in the Gajsinghpur police station area of Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district.

JAIPUR: All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) opposes the privatisation of Rajasthan power sector via joint venture route and supports the ongoing agitation of employees .

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Royals celebrated International Women’s Day by unveiling a striking all-pink jersey for their highly anticipated Pink Promise match in IPL 2025.

JAIPUR: Under the direction of Ajmer Range DIG, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the Bijaynagar rape-blackmail case in Rajasthan.

JAIPUR: eputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Sachin Pilot, on Monday weighed in on several pressing issues, including Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena’s political status, the Bijaynagar rape-blackmail case, and the ongoing Assembly deadlock.

AHMEDABAD: Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on Monday announced it has refinanced $1.06 billion to develop India’s largest solar-wind hybrid renewable cluster in Rajasthan -- achieving another milestone in its capital management journey.

JAIPUR: Congress on Monday staged a protest at Vidhan Sabha against the state minister Avinash Gehlot, who 'insulted' the opposition MLAs by referring the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as ‘Dadi’.

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Assembly witnessed the chaos on Monday as soon as the Question Hour began. Speaker Vasudev Devnani directed six suspended Congress MLAs, including state party president Govind Singh Dotasara, to leave the House. However, the suspended legislators refused to comply, leading to disruptions that forced the Speaker to adjourn the proceedings until noon.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has once again been targeted with a death threat originating from inside prison walls. This latest incident reportedly came from Shyalawas Jail in Dausa district, raising concerns about security breaches within the prison system.

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court -- in connection with the Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment matter -- has given the state government two months to take necessary action while maintaining the ban on field postings in the recruitment process.

JAIPUR: Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot announced in the Assembly on Friday that working women's hostels will be opened in all districts of Rajasthan in a phased manner. He informed that land has already been allotted at 30 district headquarters, while the process is underway at 11 more locations.

JAIPUR: The case of six schoolgirls being blackmailed and sexually exploited in Bijainagar in Rajasthan's Beawar district has sparked widespread public outrage. People took to the streets, leading to a complete shutdown of businesses on Friday.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Minister of State for Home Affairs Jawahar Singh Bedham on Thursday claimed in the Assembly that the state government has not intercepted the phone of Agriculture Minister Kirori Lal Meena while Meena himself has publicly denied the allegations.

JAIPUR: Amid controversy over hosting IPL matches in Rajasthan, the state government on Thursday clarified that the tournament will be conducted by the Sports Council.

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Warriors were crowned champions of the first-ever Legend 90 League after a thrilling last-ball victory over Rajasthan Kings at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium here on Monday. The Warriors successfully chased down a target of 160 In front of their home crowd, securing the trophy in dramatic fashion.

JAIPUR: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Monday emphasised the collective responsibility of promoting Hindi, describing it as an essential medium of expression and a symbol of India’s cultural heritage and national unity. He also called upon all to unite efforts to further elevate the popular language.

CHANDIGARH: 14 MPs from six political parties have written a letter to the Prime Minister demanding immediate intervention on the privatization of public power utilities in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and other states.

JAIPUR: At least 16 students from a government school were affected by an ammonia gas leak near the Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (CFCL) plant in Gadepan, Simaliya police station area, on Saturday.

JAIPUR: At least three people were killed and two others seriously injured when the bus they were travelling in crashed into a parked truck on the Delhi-Mumbai eight-lane expressway in Rajasthan. The bus was carrying devotees from Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.

JAIPUR: Former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday questioned the Bhajan Lal government over its silence on phone tapping allegations made by state minister Kirodi Lal Meena.

JAIPUR: Thirty pilgrims were injured when a bus overturned on the Desuri-Charbhuja Naal Road while returning from Maha Kumbh Mela, police said on Wednesday.

JAIPUR: In a significant move to eliminate colonial symbols, Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani has announced the renaming of Ajmer's 113-year-old King Edward Memorial (Rest House) to Maharishi Dayanand Vishrant Grih.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde, along with his family, took a holy dip at the sacred confluence of Triveni Sangam during the Maha Kumbh Mela on Tuesday.

JAIPUR: A cold wave continued to grip parts of Rajasthan on Saturday as there has been a drop in temperature in many districts of the desert state, courtesy the persistent northern winds.

KOCHI: In a tragic accident, a three-year-old boy from Rajasthan, who arrived with his parents at the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), was found in a waste pit on Friday after he went missing for a while.

JAIPUR: At least two devotees were killed and 14 others injured when a sleeper bus, returning from Maha Kumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj to Hanumangarh (Rajasthan), overturned on the Jaipur-Agra Highway on Wednesday.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav for allocating Rs 9,960 crore for state railways, emphasising its role in modernisation, station redevelopment, and infrastructure expansion to enhance passenger facilities.

CHANDIGARH: Lakhs of power sector employees across the country held protest demonstrations on Friday joined hands to protest privatisation of power in Chandigarh ,UP ,Rajasthan as per the directive of National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE), said Shailendra Dubey Chairman All India Power Engineers federation (AIPEF)

JAIPUR: Two devotees from Rajasthan lost their lives in the recent stampede that occurred in the wee hours of Wednesday at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh in which 30 people were killed and 60 were injured.

JAIPUR: Massive protest erupted in Rajasthan's Neem Ka Thana on Thursday, over reinstatement of its district status.

JAIPUR: Even as the spring season is expected in the next few days, the Meteorological (MeT) Department here on Wednesday said rain is likely to occur in parts of Rajasthan next week.

MUMBAI: Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, who was last seen in ‘Jawan’, was seen imparting lessons in Rajasthani language to the younger star Kartik Aaryan.

JAIPUR: Biting cold conditions intensified in Rajasthan with many cities, including Jaipur, recording a 2 to 3 degrees Celsius drop in minimum temperature due to the influence of northern winds.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan BJP in-charge Radha Mohan Das Aggarwal has called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a fool over his treason remark against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan government will organise Sunkarkand path on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti on Saturday.

MUMBAI: Madhya Pradesh's right-arm pacer Kuldeep Sen on Sunday made his debut for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium here.

NEW DELHI: A 21-year-old man, serving as an employee in a Government agency and presently posted in Ajmer, Rajasthan, was arrested for stalking a 20-year-old Delhi College girl, an official said on Friday.

MUMBAI: 2008 IPL champions Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday announced that Australian all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile will miss the remainder of IPL 2022 due to an injury.

JAIPUR: Five days after it erupted, the blaze in the forests of the famous Sariska Tiger Reserve, located in Rajasthan's Alwar, was finally controlled on Thursday, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said.

NEW DELHI:Ahead of next year's assembly polls in Rajasthan, former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is trying to re-establish herself as the BJP's face there. She is meeting the party's central leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and participating in party events.

JAIPUR: A Rajasthan MLA's son along with four others have been booked for allegedly gang-raping a minor in Dausa, confirmed Nathulal Meena, SHO Mandawar police station on Saturday. The 15-year-old victim is a student of class 10.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will on Friday meet his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel in Raipur regarding the supply of coal for power houses in his state.

MUMBAI: Fresh from a successful Test series against Sri Lanka, veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has joined up with his new franchise Rajasthan Royals and is raring to go ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

JAIPUR:Bharatiya Janata Party state president Satish Poonia termed the Rajasthan budget 2022-23 as lacklustre and said it has been announced keeping elections in mind and hence there seems to be a big difference between words and deeds.

JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday announced that the old pension scheme will be implemented again in the state and the appointments made on or after January 1, 2004 shall get their due benefits under this.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will be present a separate Agriculture budget in the state Assembly on February 23, officials said here on Monday.

JAIPUR: As the Opposition BJP in Rajasthan is going aggressive with their demand of CBI probe into the REET paper leak 'scandal', there are silent whispers in the political corridors that REET scandal can be a repeat of JBT scam in Haryana due to which the state's former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, who was also handling the Education Ministry then, was sentenced to ten years in prison by a special CBI court.

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of Rs 25 crore to Hindustan Zinc Ltd, in connection with environmental violations at villages Agucha, Rampura, etc, Tehsil Hurd, District Bhilwada, Rajasthan covering nearly an area about 1,200 hectares of mining land.

JAIPUR: Going with the new guidelines issued by the state government, schools from class 10 to 12 reopened from Tuesday in urban areas across the state.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19. Mishra shared the information on his Twitter handle and said that he is healthy and asymptomatic.

MUMBAI: Himansh Kohli and Heli Daruwala are seen together in the romantic single 'Meri Tarah', sung by Jubin Nautiyal and Payal Dev.

JAIPUR: : The 8th edition of the Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) will be organized by RIFF Film Club from 25-30th March 2022 and will also celebrate Rajasthan Diwas. Somendra Harsh, Founder & Festival Director of the Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF) stated that this year the Life Time Achievement Award will be given to the renowned Writer, Producer and Director Chandrashekhar Narvekar (N Chandra) at the 8th Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF). This award is given to such a personality in the film industry who has dedicated his whole life to the cinema.

JAIPUR:Rajasthan police have arrested a Congress leader's son along with his four accomplices who abducted a Rajasthan based marble trader on December 30. The police freed the trader from the clutches of abductors.

NEW DELHI: The Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted searches at fifty premises of two business groups of Rajasthan for their involvement in alleged tax fraud. They were hiding undisclosed income of Rs 300 crore.

JAIPUR:The Meteorology department on Monday warned of a cold wave in a few districts of western and eastern parts of Rajasthan for Tuesday too as the minimum temperatures in many districts of the state remained at sub zero degree on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.

NEW DELHI: After taking the number of rural households in Rajasthan to get tap water supply from 11.74 lakh out of 1.01 crore (11.5 per cent) in August 2019 to 21.39 lakh (21.1 per cent), the Centre on Sunday said it approved allocation of Rs 10,180 crore for Jal Jeevan Mission in 2021-22 to assist the state achieve 'Har Ghar Jal'.

JAIPUR: A four-member family, who had come to Jaipur from South Africa, and five of their relatives, have tested positive for Omicron variant of coronavirus, officials said on Sunday.

JAIPUR:After dithering for a long time, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot finally inducted 15 new ministers to his council. Eleven cabinet and four state ministers were sworn in on Sunday during a cabinet expansion of the Gehlot government.

JAIPUR; After dithering for a long time, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot finally inducted 15 new ministers to his council. Eleven cabinet and four state ministers were sworn in on Sunday during a cabinet expansion of the Gehlot government.

JAIPUR: All ministers of the Ashok Gehlot-led cabinet in Rajasthan have been made to resign on Saturday evening by the Congress high command ahead of major cabinet reshuffle on Sunday.

JAIPUR: An earthquake, measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale, hit Jalore in the early hours of Saturday, according to National Centre for Seismology.

JAIPUR:Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday offered prayers at Salasar Balaji Temple in Rajasthan's Churu district on the occasion of his wedding anniversary.

AMRITSAR:The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) today dispatched a large quantity of ration to help 1830 needy Sikligar Sikh families living in Rajasthan.

JAIPUR: Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal are all set to tie the knot at the Six Senses Fort Hotel in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district.

JAIPUR: At least 12 persons were burnt to death and 40 others injured when a bus they were travelling in caught fire after colliding with a trolley at the Jodhpur National Highway in Rajasthan's Barmer district on Wednesday, police said.

JAIPUR: At least five persons were charred to death when a bus they were travelling in caught fire after colliding with a trolley at the Jodhpur National Highway in Barmer district on Wednesday, police said.

JAIPUR: After victory in the Assembly bypolls, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is all set to visit Delhi around November 10 to discuss the cabinet expansion and political appointments, pending for an year, with the party high command, Congress sources said.

JAIPUR: Judge Jitendra Gulia, arrested for raping a 14-year-old child, will be produced before a Bharatpur court on Thursday, officials said. Gulia, who was nabbed from Jaipur, was brought to Bharatpur where his medical tests were conductd in RBM Hospital.

JAIPUR: A couple of days after a school teacher was arrested and granted bail for celebrating Pakistan's victory in a T20 World Cup match, an FIR has been lodged against a person of Banswara on similar charges.

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government's strict 15-day lockdown that began from Monday will remain in force till May 24. The state on Sunday crossed the mark of two lakh cases with a total 200189 active cases as 17,921 cases tested positive on the same day.

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government on Thursday announced a complete lockdown from 5 a.m. on May 10 to 5 a.m. on May 24 amid the surge in coronavirus cases.Under the new guidelines announced on Thursday night, marriages shall remain cancelled till May 31. 'Band, baja, baraat' and DJ services will remain suspended till the said date except for court marriages and weddings at home with 11 guests only.

JAIPUR: Cashing in on the emotional card, Rajasthan's ruling Congress won the bypolls to the Sujangarh and Sahada Assembly seats while the BJP retained Rajsamand.

JAIPUR: The lockdown restrictions in Rajasthan have been extended till May 17 with new guidelines where number of guests in a marriage party has been reduced to 31.

JAIPUR:Rajasthan government will continue with the ongoing lockdown even after May 3 with stricter guidelines to contain the spread of Covid-19, said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot here while chairing a review meeting on the pandemic.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday has tested positive for coronavirus, however, he is asymptomatic and is working under isolation.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday has tested positive for coronavirus, however, he is asymptomatic and is working under isolation.

JAIPUR: As the desert state witnessed record 121 deaths and registered 16,089 cases in 24 hours taking the active caseload to 1,55,182, State health minister Raghu Sharma on Wednesday said that the oxygen demand in the state will touch 365 metric tonne by April 30, 541 metric tonne on May 9 and 900 metric tonne by May 30.

JAIPUR: Despite the state reeling under lockdown to battle the Covid pandemic, Rajasthan's Dungarpur MLA Rajkumar Roat hosted a big fat wedding party on Sunday in the presence of a huge crowd flouting all Covid guidelines as not more than 50 people are allowed to attend the marriage function during Covid times.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday announced free vaccination for people above 18 years of age in the state for the next vaccination round which starts from May 1.

JAIPUR: Six accused, including a medical store operator, were arrested in Rajasthan for black marketing Remdesivir injections, much in demand during the second wave of Covid-19, after raids at 48 places across the state, police said on Wednesday.

JAIPUR: Over 7.45 lakh voters, including Covid infected, will use their right to vote during the bypolls being held in Rajasthan on Saturday for three seats namely Rajsamand, Sahada and Sujangarh. The Covid infected voters are being allowed to vote wearing PPE kits from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., said Chief Election Officer Praveen Gupta.

JAIPUR: Phalodi, a small Rajasthan town that is home to the famous betting market, predicts a clear victory for the BJP in the ongoing West Bengal polls, giving it 150-160 seats in the 294-member Assembly while giving the ruling Trinamool Congress only 100-110 seats.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan has become the second state in the country to have got more than one crore people vaccinated by Monday afternoon.
State medical and health minister Dr. Raghu Sharma congratulated the medical personnel of the state for getting more than one crore people vaccinated.

JAIPUR: Curfew was clamped and internet services suspended in Chhabra town of Rajasthan's Baran district on Sunday as communal clashes broke out, leaving several shops and vehicles set on fire, while other shops were looted, police said.

JAIPUR: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia will visit Gangapur in Sahada Assembly constituency in Rajasthan on Sunday to camapign for the bypoll scheduled on April 17.

JAIPUR: A social worker in Rajasthan is creating a sort of revolution by helping 15,000 women stand on their feet. Lata Kachhawaha of Barmer helped the women in selling their embroidery to foreign clients, earning a global identity in Kashidakari, a traditional form of handicraft which has been passed down through generations.

JAIPUR: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait's convoy was allegedly attacked in Alwar on Friday. He alleged that the BJP men were behind the attack.
Tikait, on his Twitter handle, shared the video of his car whose window glass was smashed and accused the BJP of the attack.

JAIPUR: The Jaipur district court on Tuesday declared 12 SIMI members as terrorists and sentenced them to life imprisonment while acquitting the 13th accused person.
All of them were engineering students and were accused of working for the terrorist organisation, Indian Mujahideen. They were arrested by the ATS in 2014.

JAIPUR: The first case of Covid-19 re-infection reported in Rajasthan -- the fourth case in India, has been treated successfully here in Jaipur, confirmed doctors.The patient this time is a 28-year-old dental doctor who was admitted with Covid re-infection in RHL COVID centre for last two weeks, said Dr. Sheetu Singh, Director, RHL Lung Centre.

JAIPUR: Actress Kangana Ranaut has started shooting for her upcoming film "Tejas" in Rajasthan. Kangana tweeted on-location photographs on Thursday where she is riding a helicopter.

JAIPUR: Believe it or not, the 120-year-old Act in which prisoners from backward castes were not allowed to work as cooks in Rajasthan jails's till January 2021 has finally been amended, said prison officials.

JAIPUR: As a series of Kisan Mahapanchayat begins from Monday in Rajasthan, the farmers were busy building thatched huts at Shahjahanpur on the Rajasthan-Haryana border in view of the approaching summer.

JAIPUR: Seven migrants from Pakistan, including three couples, who have been living in Rajasthan, were on Friday granted Indian citizenship by Jaipur's District Collector Antar Singh Nehra in his office.

NEW DELHI: Petrol prices with additives has crossed broken the psychological Rs 100 per litre mark in different parts of the country as oil marketing companies continue with their daily price hike for auto fuels in wake of heated up global oil market.

JAIPUR: On Saturday, the second day of his trip here, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi drove a tractor to Rupangarh as hundreds of farmers joined him in a tractor rally.

JAIPUR: Veteran Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day tour to Rajasthan on February 12 and 13 and will be addressing a number of 'Kisaan Sammelan' in Hanumangarh and Shri Ganganagar districts.

JAIPUR: Farmers in Rajasthan blocked many national and state highways for three hours on Saturday, from 12pm to 3 pm, demanding the withdrawal of three farm laws and protesting against the internet ban near their protest sites and alleged harassment by authorities, among other issues.

JAIPUR: FICCI Rajasthan State Council and Kajaria Ceramics Ltd CMD chairman Ashok Kajaria on Monday said that the budget is prudent and well-calibrated in today's environment.

JAIPUR: As the number of Covid patients continued to take a downward shift, the Rajasthan government has announced to open the schools, colleges and coaching centres in the state from January 18.

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to provide permanent succor from water-logging and ensure optimum use of canal water, the relining project of Sirhind feeder and Rajasthan feeder would be completed in two years. Punjab has completed the relining work of 17-KM-long section of the Sirhind Feeder at a cost of Rs.80.51 crore in districts Sri Muktsar Sahib, Faridkot and Ferozepur, and remaining work of relining on the canal would be taken up during the planned canal closure from January 18 to February 22, 2021. The total cost of the relining project would be Rs.671.478 crore.

NEW DELHI: Delhi and its adjoining areas and parts of Haryana, UP and Rajasthan will continue to receive moderate to heavy rain along with thunderstorms for the next few hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.

JAIPUR: The doubling rate of coronavirus, which was 58 days in November, has now gone down to 214 days in Rajasthan and the trend indicates that the state is nearing the herd immunity stage, said medical practitioners in the desert state.

JAIPUR: If present trends are to be believed, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi seems to be eyeing big gains in Rajasthan in the long run by luring Bharatiya Tribal Party.

GURUGRAM: Even as the farmer's unions' threats to block the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway and toll plazas on December 12 did not register any significant response in Gurugram, the farmers are determined to block the express highway and toll plaza on December 13 with arrival of more farmers from Rajasthan and south Haryana.