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June 19, 2025 12:59 PM

Monsoon arrives early in Rajasthan; rainfall in most places of the state

Monsoon made an early arrival in Rajasthan on Wednesday - seven days ahead of its expected schedule. Traditionally, the monsoon reaches the state around June 25, but this year it arrived on June 18 - marking the first early arrival in the last three years. The last time the monsoon hit the state this early was on June 18 in 2021. In recent years, the onset of monsoon occurred on June 30 in 2022 and June 25 in both 2023 and 2024, said officials. Over the past 25 years, the earliest recorded mo...

June 5, 2025 11:17 AM

PM Modi hails addition of two new Ramsar sites in Rajasthan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded India’s ongoing efforts in environmental conservation after two more wetlands in Rajasthan were added to the Ramsar list of internationally important wetlands. The newly designated Ramsar Sites are Khichan in Phalodi and Menar in Udaipur. With their inclusion, the total number of Ramsar Sites in India has now risen to 91. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav shared the update on X, describing it as a reflection of the Prime Minis...

May 22, 2025 11:58 AM

PM Modi inaugurates Amrit Bharat Deshnoke Railway Station, flags off Bikaner-Mumbai train service

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the redeveloped Amrit Bharat Deshnoke Railway Station and flagged off the Bikaner-Mumbai train service in Rajasthan's Bikaner district on Thursday. He also inspected an exhibition at the railway station and interacted with the students, who gifted him some paintings. Earlier, he landed at Nal Airbase in Bikaner and proceeded directly to the Karni Mata Temple in Deshnok. PM Modi offered prayers at the famous temple. Upon his arrival, the Prime Minister wa...

May 11, 2025 6:35 AM

IMD, CSIR installations in J&K, Punjab, Ladakh to be secured further: Dr. Jitendra Singh

The center has decided to upgrade security at scientific and technical installations located in the border regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh, and parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat. The decision was announced on Saturday by Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, after he chaired a high-level joint meeting with senior officials and heads of scientific institutions in New Delhi. The meeting was convened to review the security preparedness of critica...

May 7, 2025 8:23 AM

Operation Sindoor: Domestic airlines cancel several flights to Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan

Domestic carriers on Wednesday cancelled or delayed several flights to and from Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh after the Indian Army successfully executed ‘Operation Sindoor’, hitting nine high-value terror targets deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). In view of the prevailing situation, Air India said it has cancelled all its flights to and from the following stations -- Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, an...

May 6, 2025 10:33 AM

Centre clears Greenfield airports for Kota and Puri

Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Monday gave in-principle approval for the development of Greenfield airports in Kota (Rajasthan) and Puri (Odisha). The long-pending demand for an airport in Kota has finally received the green light. Lok Sabha Speaker and Kota-Bundi MP Om Birla, who has been consistently lobbying for the project, played a key role in accelerating the process. Once operational, the airport is expected to cater not just to Kota city—known as a prominent...

December 16, 2024 7:06 PM

PM Modi to launch infrastructure projects worth over ₹46,300 crore in Rajasthan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rajasthan on December 17 to participate in the ‘Ek Varsh-Parinaam Utkarsh’ program, commemorating one year of the State Government of Rajasthan. During the event in Jaipur, PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 24 infrastructure projects valued at over ₹46,300 crores. These projects span various sectors, including energy, road, railways, and water. The projects include nine inaugurations and 15 foundation stone ceremonies. Of thes...

October 24, 2024 1:07 PM

BJP releases list of candidates for Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh assembly by-polls

Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its list of candidates for Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh assembly by-polls. For Rajasthan by-polls, BJP has fielded Karilal Nanoma from Chorasi (ST) seat. As per the list, in Uttar Pradesh BJP has fielded Ramvir Singh Thakur from Kundarki, Sanjeev Sharma from Ghaziabad, Surendra Diler from Khair (SC), Anujesh Yadav from Karhal, Deepak Patel from Phulpur, Dharmraj Nishad from Katehari and BJP's lone female candidate Suchismita Maurya from Majhawan. Utt...

September 16, 2024 6:10 PM

India expects above-average July rainfall after weak June

India is likely to receive above-average rainfall in July after receiving 11% below average in June, the weather department said on Monday, keeping alive the possibility of higher farm output and economic growth in Asia's third-biggest economy. All regions except northeastern states are likely to receive rainfall equating to more than 106% of the 50-year average in July, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director-general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), told a virtual news conference. Summer ...

September 16, 2024 5:34 PM

Rajasthan Lok Sabha poll counting trends: BJP leads with 14 seats

The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) was leading in Rajasthan on 14 Lok Sabha seats as per the Election Commission while Congress was leading on eight seats in the State. Besides the Congress, other INDIA bloc parties Communist Party of India (Marxist) - CPI(M), Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLTP), and Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) were leading in one seat each in the state, which has a total of 25 seats in Lower House of Parliament, as per data on the Election Commission's website. As per latest trends...