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Barmer residents predict good monsoon with age-old custom

BARMER, May 1 -- Rajasthan is likely to witness a good monsoon this year, with almost no chance of drought, according to predictions made through the traditional method practised in Barmer. On Wednesd... Read More


Govt to offer prepaid facility for electricity use in state: Official

Jaipur, May 1 -- In a bid to provide better consumer services and improve the financial condition of the cash-strapped discoms, the Rajasthan power department will offer prepaid facility for electrici... Read More


HC halts scholarships under E3 citing misuse

JODHPUR, May 1 -- The Rajasthan high court on Wednesday stopped the state government from giving scholarships under the E3 category of the Swami Vivekananda Scholarship Scheme, saying public money is ... Read More


No trees to be felled without court nod: HC

JODHPUR, May 1 -- The Rajasthan high court has directed that no trees shall be felled without its explicit permission in the ongoing matter concerning the proposed cutting of 119,000 trees in the fore... Read More


wanted criminal arrested after encounter: cops

Jaipur, May 1 -- A wanted criminal, accused in multiple extortion and illegal arms dealing cases over the last 10 years, was arrested along with his three aides after an encounter on Wednesday morning... Read More


Kin say hooch killed 8 in Alwar; officials deny

Jaipur, May 1 -- At least eight people died in a span of three days from April 26 after they allegedly consumed spurious liquor at Paitpur and Kishanpur villages in Alwar, the family members have alle... Read More


9 detained for gang-raping 17-year-old girl

Jaipur, May 1 -- A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by nine people when she had gone to attend her friend's wedding in Jhalawar on Tuesday night, police officers aware of the matter said on W... Read More


Water from MP's Gandhi Sagar Dam to be released next week

Jaipur, May 1 -- The release of approximately 892 million cubic metres (MCM) of water from Madhya Pradesh's Gandhi Sagar Dam to Rajasthan's Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is expected to begin as early as next ... Read More


Gehlot accuses BJP govt of blatantly disregarding rules

Jaipur, May 1 -- Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has strongly criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government for what he described as the "arbitrary and politically moti... Read More


Lee Seung-gi distances himself from in-laws

India, April 30 -- South Korean actor-singer Lee Seung-gi, best known for his role in A Korean Odyssey, has released a deeply personal statement announcing that he and his wife, actor Lee Da-in, have ... Read More