Jaipur: Twenty-one people died in as many days at a village in Rajasthan’s Sikar district allegedly after a Covid-19-infected corpse was buried without following protocol. However, officials said that only four deaths have occurred due to the virus between April 15 and May 5. According to officials, a Covid-19-infected bodyContinue Reading
Jaipur: A journalist died after being allegedly attacked for resisting the molestation of a female colleague in Jaipur. Station House Officer Dilip Kumar, Man Sarovar Police Station, Jaipur said the two journalists had gone to a dhaba to eat at 11:30 pm on December 23. Three other persons came onContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jaipur, Sept 13, 2020: A mob of religious fanatics has threatened a Christian pastor in in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, Persecution Relief reported September 13. According to the inter-denominational organization dedicated to helping the Church in India, the mob on September 11 gathered outsideContinue Reading
By Nazish Hussain Jaipur, May 2, 2020: A senior rights activist has overcome the entrenched casteism as well as deep-seated patriarchy as well in Rajasthan, one of the five Indian states with the worst record for atrocities against Dalits. Suman Devathiya is a part of Dalit Women Fight, a movementContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Goeka Baria, September 6, 2019: Until a decade ago, Hatu Devi could not even think of going to a grocery shop near her house. The resident of Jalimpura village of Banswara district in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan had to depend on her husband or otherContinue Reading
Zika virus is harmful to pregnant women, as it can lead to microcephaly, a condition in which a baby’s head is significantly small. Continue Reading
In Bhilwara district, in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan, sandstone slabs form a makeshift fence around a field, marking the boundaries of a temporary worksite. In the centre, *Seema, a tall young woman, lifts sandstone cobbles into large wooden crates. A firm in Jaipur, the state capital, has orderedContinue Reading
Jaipur: At least nine persons were killed and 18 others were injured after two LPG cylinders exploded at a wedding function in Beawar in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district, police said. The incident took place on late Friday night. According to police, six persons were referred to a hospital in Ajmer whileContinue Reading
New Delhi: Police in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand have frozen a bank account with deposits of around Rs 3 lakh “collected in the name” of Shambhulal Regar, who is in custody for killing a Muslim labourer from West Bengal, burning his body and circulating videos of the incident. Police officers told TheContinue Reading