merta city

Tension prevailed in merta city of Nagaur district when some women returning from Ganpati Visarjan alleged that they were eve-teased and some youths of a community attempted to outrage their modesty.

Mild to moderate showers continued across the state for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday when many places in the state got monsoon showers.

People are now looking towards upcoming railway budget for various things.

Two more accused, who were wanted in Dangawas case, surrendered in merta city court on Monday. They were sent to judicial custody. However, seven accused are still at large. In all, there are 40 accused in the case which CBI had investigated and chargesheeted.

A 65-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a man in a room of the railway yard at the merta city railway station in Nagaur district of the state.

The holy town of Pushkar became part of the railway map on Monday when the first train from here chugged on its way to Ajmer.

Electrification of 806 km of tracks has been completed so far in the current financial year in the North Western Railways (NWR) zone, an official said on Wednesday. The work of electrification of broad gauge lines in the NWR zone is being done at a fast pace for environment-friendly railway operations, NWR Chief Public Relations Officer Shashi Kiran said.

Drizzles in several areas of the state brought relief to the people on Friday.

The pandemic has proven the utility of social media platforms in the state. From saving human and animal lives to empowering the vulnerable, from throwing leaders out of commoners to holding accountable those in power, a lot is being done on platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,Youtube, WhatsApp and video conferencing tools.

The city police have arrested a notorious fraudster who allegedly duped several people in the state on the pretext of finding treasurers buried in the ground.

Two youths were killed in two separate accidents which took place on late Thursday night and early Friday morning in Jaipur.

A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two minor boys at a village under merta city police station area of Nagaur.

Looking at the cases of missing people and children, as per directions of Union home ministry and orders of the Supreme Court, police is launching Operation Smile, which will run from January 1 to 31.