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Cold wave grips North India as Mount Abu records minus 7 degrees Celsius

Cold wave grips North India as Mount Abu records minus 7 degrees Celsius

Rajasthan’s only hill station, Mount Abu, recorded its coldest day of the season as temperatures plunged to a chilling minus 7 degrees Celsius amid an intense cold wave gripping North India. Frost blanketed grasslands, ponds froze overnight, and icy winds kept residents and tourists huddled around bonfires, marking one of the harshest winter spells

24 January,2026 11:57 AM IST | Mount Abu (Rajasthan) | ANI
Soon passenger tax to be levied on vehicles entering Jaisalmer

Soon passenger tax to be levied on vehicles entering Jaisalmer

Visiting Rajasthan’s desert city of Jaisalmer will soon become more expensive, with the municipal council deciding to levy a passenger tax on vehicles entering the city. Approved by the state’s Local Self-Government Department, the tax will be collected at entry points on Barmer and Jodhpur roads, with rates ranging from Rs 50 to Rs 200

24 January,2026 11:57 AM IST | Jaipur | PTI
Two life convicts to marry after court grants parole in Jaipur jail

Two life convicts to marry after court grants parole in Jaipur jail

Priya Seth, 34, is in jail for trapping a guy on a dating app and later strangling him and stuffing his body into a suitcase; Hanuman Prasad, 29, conspired with a woman he was in a relationship with and killed her husband and her kids

24 January,2026 08:48 AM IST | Jaipur | Agencies
CISF holds passing out parade of largest-ever sports batch, 324 inducted

CISF holds passing out parade of largest-ever sports batch, 324 inducted

The newly recruited officials' training covered physical fitness and endurance, drills and discipline, weapon handling and unarmed combat, industrial security and law, human rights and gender sensitisation, soft skills and professional conduct

22 January,2026 06:19 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

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