Jaipur
Capital of Rajasthan, India
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Jaipur is the capital and the largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. As of 2011, the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Located 268 km from the national capital New Delhi, Jaipur is also known as the Pink City due to the dominant color scheme of its buildings in the old city.
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Travel time to Jaipur cut as NHAI opens Bandikui link road from Delhi-Mumbai E-wayThe NHAI has inaugurated the Bandikui-Jaipur link road from the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, significantly reducing travel time between Delhi and Jaipur to 2.5-3 hours. This 67-km access-controlled highway..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Married couple found dead at flat in Jaipur, last CCTV footage reveals shocking details, police say...A married couple was found dead inside their home in Jaipur, with police saying they are looking into all possible angles, including murder and suicide. The incident came to light after Dharmendra, the..DNA - Published | |
Drunk man on Dubai-Jaipur bound Air India Express flight misbehaves with crew, what happened next will leave you shockedThe incident occurred during the flight duration. The passenger, in an inebriated state, behaved inappropriately with a member of the cabin crew.DNA - Published | |
Man dies by suicide in Jaipur police station, 6 cops shuntedIndiaTimes - Published | |
Jaipur royal family wants state to return 140-year-old Town Hall: SC to decide whether claim justified as per 1949 merger covenantThe Supreme Court is set to examine a dispute over the ownership of the Sawai Man Singh Town Hall in Jaipur, now slated to become a heritage museum.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Udyog Bhawan IED threat email similar to those sent to Mumbai airport, Jaipur collectorate etcIndiaTimes - Published | |
Indian and US Air Forces team up to fix US C-17 aircraft at Jaipur airbaseA US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III experienced a technical issue at Jaipur airbase, which was promptly resolved through the joint efforts of Indian and US Air Force maintenance teams. This swift..IndiaTimes - Published | |
IndiGo ATR engines on Jaipur-Chandigarh flight flameout momentarily one after other in heavy rain, plane lands safelyAn IndiGo ATR aircraft experienced a rare dual engine flameout during a Jaipur to Chandigarh flight amidst heavy rain on Friday. Each engine momentarily failed before auto-ignition restored them. The..IndiaTimes - Published | |
BJP rebukes MLA for provoking unrestRajasthan BJP chief Madan Rathore rebuked MLA Balmukundacharya for raising slogans and displaying posters inside Jaipur's Jama Masjid, which incited tensions. Rathore emphasized that such actions..IndiaTimes - Published | |
New Delhi to Jaipur expressway to cut down time to...will connect these important cities, here's all you need to knowA new expressway is being built in Delhi that shortens the travelling time between the NCR and Jaipur. With a distance between 250 and 300 km, the travel time between Delhi and Jaipur will now be just..DNA - Published | |
FIR against BJP MLA for 'provocative' rant outside Rajasthan mosqueTensions flared in Jaipur's walled city after BJP MLA Balmukundacharya and supporters allegedly engaged in provocative sloganeering near Jama Masjid during a protest against the Pahalgam massacre. An..IndiaTimes - Published | |
PM Modi's approval rating makes me jealous, says JD Vance in Jaipur - Top quotesIndiaTimes - Published | |
Photos: US Vice President JD Vance with his family visit Jaipur, explore Amber fortIndiaTimes - Published | J-K CM Omar Abdullah blasts Delhi airport after flight diverted to Jaipur: 'A bloody...'Accompanying his post with a selfie taken from outside an IndiGo plane at the Jaipur airport, Abdullah wrote, "3 hours in the air after we left Jammu we get diverted to Jaipur & so here I am at 1 in..DNA - Published |
Amber Fort, City Palace on Veep JD Vance's Jaipur agendaJaipur is making preparations to welcome US Vice-President J D Vance, his wife Usha, and their children on April 22. During their visit, Vance will meet with industry leaders and government officials,..IndiaTimes - Published | US Vice President JD Vance to visit India, meeting with PM Modi on agendaUS Vice President JD Vance, accompanied by his family, will visit Italy and India from April 18-24. In India, Vance will meet PM Modi to discuss economic and geopolitical priorities amidst ongoing..IndiaTimes - Published |
Robotics knee replacement - A cutting-edge technology, now in JaipurIndiaTimes - Published | PM lays foundation stone for new terminal at Hisar airportPrime Minister Modi laid the foundation for a Rs 410-crore terminal at Hisar Airport, enhancing Haryana's connectivity. New flights will connect Hisar to Ayodhya, Jammu, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and..IndiaTimes - Published |
4 get life in jail for bomb that didn't explode in Jaipur in 2008A special court in Jaipur has sentenced four men to life imprisonment in connection with the 2008 Jaipur blasts case, specifically related to the discovery of a live bomb at Ramchandraji Temple. The..IndiaTimes - Published | 3 killed, 6 injured as Congress leader ploughs SUV into crowd in JaipurIn Jaipur, a tragic incident unfolded on Nahargarh Road as an SUV driven by Congress official Usman Khan ran over nine people, resulting in three fatalities and six injuries. Khan, allegedly speeding..IndiaTimes - Published |
2008 Jaipur bomb blast case: All four accused sentenced to life imprisonmentA Jaipur court sentenced four individuals to life imprisonment on Tuesday for their involvement in the live bomb detection case linked to the devastating 2008 serial blasts. The convicted include..IndiaTimes - Published | Three killed, six critical after speeding SUV runs over pedestrians in JaipurThe driver first hit a scooty near the Santosh Mata Temple and then continued to drive recklessly, crushing those who had fallen on the road and ramming into more people and vehicles along the way,..DNA - Published |
Bomb threat found in IndiGo toilet: Aircraft makes full emergency landing in MumbaiAn IndiGo flight 6E 5324, carrying 225 passengers from Jaipur to Mumbai, made an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport around 8:50 pm on April 7 following a bomb threat. A note..IndiaTimes - Published | Jaipur-Chennai SpiceJet flight makes emergency landing after tyre burstA Chennai-bound flight from Jaipur experienced a tyre burst before landing, prompting an emergency landing. All passengers and crew members landed safely. The pilot noticed the issue and alerted..IndiaTimes - Published |
Meerut-like case in Jaipur: 'Denied him food, abused us,' says relative of man killed by wife, her loverIn Jaipur, a woman and her lover were arrested for allegedly murdering her husband, Dhannalal Saini, after he confronted them about their affair. The duo attempted to burn his body to destroy evidence...IndiaTimes - Published | Rajasthan cop held for raping pregnant woman in hotelA Rajasthan police constable, Bhagaram, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 27-year-old pregnant woman in a Jaipur hotel while her three-year-old son was in the room. He had enticed her by..IndiaTimes - Published |
Delhi to Jaipur in 30 mins? India's first Hyperloop test track promises faster travel than flight, check detailsUnion Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared the news on X, writing, "Innovation in futuristic transportation is being driven by collaboration between academia and government."DNA - Published | India to showcase best practices for waste management during Mahakumbh at circular economy meet in JaipurIndia will present its effective waste management practices from the Mahakumbh at the upcoming 'Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific' in Jaipur. Housing and urban affairs..IndiaTimes - Published |
Raj CM gets 3rd death threat from jail in a year, this time from Jaipur's DausaA Dausa high-security jail inmate, serving a life sentence for child sexual assault, was arrested for threatening to kill Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma in the third such threat within a year...IndiaTimes - Published | Replace Urdu with Sanskrit, another school in Rajasthan toldA senior secondary school in Bikaner, Rajasthan, has received orders to replace Urdu with Sanskrit as a third language due to low enrollment in Urdu classes. The decision follows a similar directive to..IndiaTimes - Published |
Replace Urdu with Sanskrit: Rajasthan education department to govt schoolRajasthan's education department has instructed a school in Jaipur to discontinue Urdu classes and instead offer Sanskrit due to low Urdu enrollment. The decision followed a letter from the education..IndiaTimes - Published | Devising system to track working hours of drivers: GadkariUnion road transport minister Nitin Gadkari states that the driver involved in the fatal Jaipur LPG tanker crash had been driving for over 12 hours. The government plans to implement systems to track..IndiaTimes - Published |
CISF jawan shoots himself dead at Surat AirportA CISF jawan named Kisan Singh, from Jaipur, allegedly shot himself dead at Surat International Airport. The incident occurred in the airport washroom and he was declared dead at the hospital. Recent..IndiaTimes - Published | Auto owner who helped save lives in Jaipur tanker blaze fights for survivalShatrughan Shah, a vegetable vendor, lost his auto rickshaw and suffered burn injuries in a fire on Jaipur-Ajmer highway due to an LPG tanker collision. Despite his injuries, his name was left off the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Jaipur gas tanker explosion: Cops quiz LPG tanker driver as fire toll hits 15The death toll from the collision between an LPG tanker and a container truck on Jaipur-Ajmer highway reached 15, with two more victims succumbing to their injuries. Authorities are investigating..IndiaTimes - Published | When dreams died young: 8 dead in Rajasthan tanker blaze were under 40A fiery highway accident near Jaipur claimed eight lives, all under 40, and left several critically injured. The victims, many with promising futures and young families, were traveling on the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rajasthan tanker explosion: Hope fades for kin of ill-fated trailer’s driverSanjesh Yadav, a trailer truck driver, was identified as a victim of the Jaipur inferno through DNA matching. His brothers, who had traveled to Jaipur after seeing a video of a severely burned Sanjesh..IndiaTimes - Published | Rajasthan tanker explosion: Toll hits 13 as 2 more die during treatmentA deadly LPG tanker explosion in Jaipur, India, following a collision with a truck, claimed 13 lives, including two more on Saturday. Eleven people died on Friday, with four initially unidentified...IndiaTimes - Published |
Ladder turns lifeline: Burn victims run 2.5km, scale 8 feet wall to reach private hospitals in Jaipur mishapAn LPG tanker collision with a truck near Jaipur left nearly 30 people with severe burns. A nearby farming family provided refuge and, using a ladder, helped the victims over a wall to reach Kandoi..IndiaTimes - Published | Jaipur: Death toll in LPG tanker collision rises to 14, more than 30 people undergoing treatmentRajasthan Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar said on Friday that the condition of about half of the injured was "very critical". Most of the people injured in the accident are admitted to the..DNA - Published |
Jaipur highway tanker collision death toll reaches 14, over 28 injuredA tanker truck carrying LPG collided with another truck on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway in Rajasthan, India, resulting in a massive fire that killed 14 people and injured 28 others. The ensuing blaze..IndiaTimes - Published | 12 die, 40 vehicles gutted as tanker crash triggers blasts on Jaipur-Ajmer highwayA deadly collision between an LPG tanker and a truck on the Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway resulted in a series of explosions, claiming 12 lives and injuring at least 33. The inferno engulfed over 40..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rajasthan tragedy: Man in flames walked 600m seeking help, but people just recorded videosA Jaipur mechanic, Radheyshyam Choudhary, became a victim of a horrific gas tanker explosion. Engulfed in flames, he stumbled 600 meters, crying for help while bystanders filmed. Despite recounting the..IndiaTimes - Published | Rajasthan tragedy could have been averted had planned cloverleaves come upA fatal highway accident near Jaipur involving an LPG tanker and a truck highlighted the lack of cloverleaves at the NH48-Ring Road junction. Unfinished four years after the road's inauguration, these..IndiaTimes - Published |
Rajasthan: Major accident and fire on Jaipur-Ajmer road leaves at least 4 dead, 40 vehicles burntNearly two dozen vehicles caught fire, and many trucks and trolleys were burnt to ashes. The accident took place near a petrol pump in the Bhankrota area.DNA - Published | 2 days after rat attack, cancer patient diesA 10-year-old boy with blood cancer died in a Jaipur hospital. Relatives allege a rat bite two days prior contributed to his death, while the hospital attributes it to septicemic shock and infection...IndiaTimes - Published |
ASI dies, six hurt after car collides with Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma's convoy in JaipurAn escort vehicle in Rajasthan chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma's convoy collided with a taxi in Jaipur, killing an assistant sub-inspector and injuring six others. The accident occurred when the taxi..IndiaTimes - Published | PM Modi to inaugurate 'Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit' in Jaipur todayFollowing the Jaipur event, PM Modi will then travel to Panipat in Haryana, where he will launch the Bima Sakhi Yojana by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), a scheme aimed at empowering..DNA - Published |
Delhi airport sees 7 flight diversions as season's first dense fog hits, AQI remains in 'very poor' categoryZero-metre visibility was recorded at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at 8.30 am with the Runway Visual Range varying between 125 and 500 metres at different locations, the IMD said. One of the..DNA - Published | Jaipur: Several hospitals receive bomb threatsThe police team and bomb disposal squad reached the hospitals immediately after getting the information.DNA - Published |
