Night temperatures in Rajasthan dip, Mount Abu coldest
The minimum temperature in Ganganagar, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Churu, Pali and Barmer was 11.9 degrees Celsius, 13 degrees Celsius, 13.2 degrees Celsius, 13.5 degrees Celsius, 14 degrees Celsius and 15.8 degrees Celsius, respectively.
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Arpan Rai | Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON NOV 17, 2020 06:52 PM IST
Mount Abu was the coldest place in Rajasthan with a minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
The minimum temperature in Ganganagar, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Churu, Pali and Barmer was 11.9 degrees Celsius, 13 degrees Celsius, 13.2 degrees Celsius, 13.5 degrees Celsius, 14 degrees Celsius and 15.8 degrees Celsius, respectively, according to the Meteorological Department. The night temperature is likely to fall in the state during the next two-three days.
Rajasthan Congress MLA Gajendra Singh Shaktawat dies after prolonged illness
By Sachin Saini | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 11:44 AM IST
- Gajendra Singh was the son of former home minister and Congress stalwart from Rajasthan, Gulab Singh Shaktawat.
Woman arrested for marrying widow in guise of a man to grab cash, jewellery
By HT Correspondent, Kota
UPDATED ON JAN 19, 2021 08:17 PM IST
- The police investigated the case and got hold of the accused who was found to be a woman during the medical examination.
10.61 lakh new voters added to electoral list in Rajasthan: SEC
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 10:04 PM IST
Of these, 5,61,732 are men and 4,99,571 are women voters. Among the names added, there are 6,95,016 young voters in the 18–19 age group.
Rajasthan police reject claim that Bikaner girl forced for interfaith marriage
By Jaykishan Sharma | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 03:54 PM IST
- Bikaner’s superintendent of police, Priti Chandra, rubbished the claims made by the girl’s family.
Mercury dips at several places in Rajasthan
PTI, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 10:31 AM IST
Ganganagar, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Alwar, Bundi and Dabok recorded 2.5, 6.1, 6.3, 7.4, 9.6 and 10 degrees respectively.
6 dead, 36 injured after bus runs into high tension power line in Rajasthan
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 10:24 AM IST
- All the passengers on the bus were from the Jain community and were returning to Ajmer after visiting a temple in Beawar
‘No cause for fear... Happy to be in first few to get vaccinated’
By HT Correspondent, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 03:14 AM IST
Dr Sudhir Bhandari, who is a member of the state advisory board for Covid-19, said, “I am happy that I am among the first few persons selected to get vaccinated. It is a proud moment that our country has developed a vaccine to deal with the pandemic. There is no cause for fear.”
_1610218813411_1610219010630_1610792828068.JPG "Salman Khan was sentenced to 5-years in prison by a Jodhpur trial court in 2018 in a black buck poaching case.(Colors/Representational )")
Blackbuck poaching case: Salman Khan fails to appear in court
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jodhpur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 04:00 PM IST
- Salman Khan has filed an application before the court seeking exemption from personal appearance in the poaching case.
Everyone was eagerly waiting for this day: Gehlot on Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 03:36 PM IST
Two vaccines—Covidshield, developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, and Covaxin, developed indigenously by Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech—are being administered in the inoculation programme.
Kota medical college principal 1st to get vaccine after recovering from Covid-19
By HT Correspondent, Kota
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 01:43 PM IST
- Vijay Sardana (58) was critically infected with Covid-19 in September 2020 and was hospitalized in Covid-19 ICU for a week but he didn’t lose courage
Coronavirus claims two more lives as 281 news cases surface in Rajasthan
PTI
UPDATED ON JAN 14, 2021 08:11 PM IST
So far, 509 deaths have died in Jaipur, 299 in Jodhpur, 221 in Ajmer, 168 in Kota, 167 in Bikaner, 120 in Bharatpur, 112 in Udaipur, 109 in Pali and 100 in Sikar.
7 dead, 3 critical due to illicit liquor in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur, probe on
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Bharatpur/jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 04:06 PM IST
- Villagers said they approached officials several times in the past with the request for action against the selling of illegal liquor in the area but no action was taken.
Rajasthan receives 20,000 doses of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin
PTI
UPDATED ON JAN 13, 2021 10:19 PM IST
Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Narottam Sharma said about 4.5 lakh doses of Covishield by Serum Institute of India, Pune will arrive in the state on Wednesday evening.
Rajasthan reels under bitter cold, near-freezing temperature in Ganganagar
PTI
UPDATED ON JAN 13, 2021 10:24 PM IST
Sikar, Bhilwara, Churu, Pilani, Chittorgarh and Ajmer recorded their respective lows of 1.5, 1.8, 2.2, 2.9, 3.5 and 4.8 degrees Celsius, while the day temperature at other places was between 5 and 9 degrees Celsius, the MeT department said.
Bird flu: Samples found positive from 2 more Rajasthan districts
By HT Correspondent, Jaipur
UPDATED ON JAN 10, 2021 10:44 PM IST
- The samples from districts such as Jhalawar, Kota, Baran, Sawai Madhopur, Jaipur, Chittorgarh, Banswara, Hanumangarh, Dausa, Pali and Jaisalmer have already been confirmed with bird flu.