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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...

September 16, 2024 5:43 PM

Heat wave kills at least 56 in India, nearly 25,000 heat stroke cases, from March-May

India saw nearly 25,000 cases of suspected heat stroke and 56 people lost their lives after several heat wave days across the country from March-May, local media reported, citing government data. May has been a particularly bad month for the region, with temperature in capital Delhi and nearby state of Rajasthan touching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). In a contrast, parts of eastern India have been reeling under the impact of cyclone Remal. Heavy rain in the north eastern state o...

September 16, 2024 5:55 PM

South Asia faces extreme weather with heatwave in India, cyclone in Bangladesh

South Asia is experiencing extreme weather conditions, with at least nine killed due to a suspected heat stroke in India's west, while parts of Bangladesh and neighbouring states are likely to be hit by a cyclone in a couple of days. Extreme temperatures throughout Asia last month were made worse most likely as a result of human-driven climate change, a team of international scientists said. India's summer temperatures often peak in May, but scientists have predicted more heatwave days than us...

September 16, 2024 5:56 PM

Heat wave: IMD issues red alert across North India for next 5 days

Offering little respite to people reeling under a savage and searing summer wave across the vast swathes of the country's northern belt, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted heatwave to severe heatwave conditions to prevail over parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, and West Uttar Pradesh as it issued a 'red alert' for the states over the next five days. The Met Department said maximum daytime temperatures in several districts of these states may breach...

May 15, 2024 9:00 AM

Rajasthan: Three rescued from Kolihan copper mine in Jhunjhunu, efforts to rescue 11 underway

Three people have been rescued after at least 14 people were trapped after a lift collapsed at the Kolihan mine of Hindustan Copper Limited in Jhunjhunu district. Efforts are on to evacuate the remaining ones. According to the latest information from the rescue site, the rescue teams have reached all the trapped workers. Dr Pravin Sharma who is with the rescue team has confirmed the information. The incident took place at Hindustan Copper Limited's (HCL's) copper mine in the Neem Ka Thana area ...