Articles by Senjuti Sengupta
17-year-old JEE aspirant dies by suicide in Kota; fourth such death this year
The Class XII student was preparing for the JEE to get admission to an undergraduate engineering course
Published on Jan 18, 2025 04:19 PM IST
16-year-old gang raped by three, consumes poison a day after accused arrested
Jaipur: A 16-year-old girl, who was gang raped by three men in Deeg’s Kaman on December 22, consumed poison on Friday night, a day after the arrest of three accused, a police officer said on Saturday
Updated on Jan 18, 2025 01:16 PM IST
Minor abducted, gang raped by three while going to school; one detained
The accused, who was arrested from Balotra, is known to the girl’s father. Two others remain absconding
Published on Jan 16, 2025 06:10 PM IST
Jaipur tanker fire: Death toll rises to 18; DNA profiling on for unidentified victim
The fatal accident took place when a truck collided with an LPG tanker while attempting a U-turn near Delhi Public School at 5.25am, triggering a fireball that engulfed 34 vehicles.
Updated on Dec 25, 2024 03:22 PM IST
Jaipur highway accident site marked ‘blackspot’ but no action
The stretch of highway where an explosion from an LPG tanker leak killed 13 people on Friday was identified as a high-risk “blackspot”
Updated on Dec 22, 2024 01:09 AM IST
Senjuti Sengupta, Jaipur
Jaipur highway fire toll rises to 13; 6-member SIT set up
Authorities struggled to identify severely burned victims and searched for at least 13 missing people.
Updated on Dec 22, 2024 05:05 AM IST
Death toll rises to 14 in LPG tanker explosion on Jaipur-Ajmer highway
The explosion was triggered when a truck crashed into an LPG tanker making a U-turn, setting off a massive fireball that engulfed nearly 34 vehicles.
Updated on Dec 21, 2024 11:07 AM IST
At least 12 people killed as fireball ignites tragedy in Jaipur crash horror
Security camera footage from a nearby residence captured the moment of explosion, showing the fire sweeping through streets, engulfing structures in its path.
Updated on Dec 21, 2024 03:01 AM IST
Senjuti Sengupta, Jaipur
Jaipiur crash: ‘Broke window, jumped... ran for my life’
A gas leak from an LPG tanker collision near Jaipur caused a massive fireball, killing at least 12 and injuring dozens, devastating families.
Updated on Dec 21, 2024 05:56 AM IST
Senjuti Sengupta, Jaipur
11 killed after truck carrying chemicals hits cars in Jaipur-Ajmer highway
The incident took place after a truck lost control and hit several other vehicles in traffic including a tanker carrying chemicals that immediately had a blast and caught fire in the area
Published on Dec 20, 2024 09:44 AM IST
HC grants bail to man accused of conspiracy in Udaipur tailor’s murder
Saadat Ali, the lawyer of Muhammed Javed, said the National Investigating Agency probing failed to provide the necessary evidence against his client
Published on Sep 05, 2024 04:58 PM IST
Multiple sources leaked 2021 SI exam paper: Rajasthan Police’s ADG VK Singh to HT
SOG additional director general VK Singh talks about the operation to get hold of two officials and the multiple rackets that operated.
Published on Sep 04, 2024 01:15 PM IST
Ajmer court acquits all accused charged with raising beheading slogans
The slogans were allegedly raised during a protest against suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma for her comments about Prophet Muhammed in June 2022
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 04:51 PM IST
Private Rajasthan University under lens for issuing 43k forged degrees
The OPJS University allegedly issued fake and backdated degrees for courses that it did not have accreditation for. Read details below.
Published on Jul 13, 2024 01:45 AM IST
Senjuti Sengupta, Jaipur
Student suicides: Kota district administration issues SOP to implement guidelines
The development comes nine months after the Rajasthan government directed district administrations to immediately prepare an SOP for the implementation of the guidelines to prevent student suicides
Published on Jul 06, 2024 05:29 PM IST
Communal clashes erupt in Jodhpur; 51 detained, 2 cops injured
According to the police, the clashes broke out over the installation of two new gates at an Eidgah near Rajaram Circle.
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 04:16 PM IST
Dinesh Bothra Senjuti Sengupta
A salty survival story from a scalding Rajasthan summer
Uzman and other salt miners in Phalodi endure scorching temperatures to extract salt, facing risks and health issues, with little support or safety measures.
Updated on Jun 19, 2024 06:08 AM IST
Senjuti Sengupta, Reen Malar (phalodi)
NEET row changes the success definition in Kota; Students focus on alternatives
NEET scores controversy have made many of the candidates worried about their admission in an medical college due to intense competition for high ranks.
Published on Jun 14, 2024 08:18 AM IST
Senjuti Sengupta, Jaipur
Amid NEET row, uncertainty in Kota
The high scores and allegations of the paper being leaked, and the disclosure by NTA about grace marks have prompted a slew of public interest litigations
Updated on Jun 13, 2024 05:03 AM IST
Senjuti Sengupta, Jaipur
Rajasthan to review OBC reservation of 14 Muslim communities, says minister
Rajasthan social justice and empowerment minister Avinash Gehlot said Congress governments granted OBC reservations to those 14 Muslim communities based on their appeasement politics
Published on May 25, 2024 05:00 PM IST
Rajasthan: 2 brothers sentenced to death for burning alive minor girl after rape
The judge also noted the case is one of the “rarest of the rare category” and therefore the accused does not deserve any leniency for the heinous crime
Published on May 20, 2024 03:50 PM IST
Kota hostels yet to take steps to check suicides by students
Around 300 hostels in Kota, Rajasthan, have yet to install mandated anti-suicide devices on ceiling fans, amid rising student suicides.
Updated on May 13, 2024 07:34 AM IST
Organ transplantation case: Jaipur police arrest two doctors of Fortis
Two doctors Jitendra Goswami, a nephrologist, and Sandeep Gupta, an urologist, at the Fortis Escorts Hospital were arrested.
Published on May 12, 2024 11:30 AM IST
Rajasthan assembly speaker demands ASI survey in Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra
The demand comes amid claims by a delegation of Jain monks that a Sanskrit school and a temple had once existed at the site of the historic Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Ajmer
Published on May 11, 2024 06:21 PM IST
3 Raj hospitals under lens for 184 illegal organ transplants last year
Three private hospitals in Jaipur has been under the scanner for conducting 184 organ transplant operations in 2023 on the basis of fake no-objection certificates (NOCs)
Updated on May 03, 2024 07:18 AM IST
My First Vote: ‘We need better policies to fix poor education, unemployment’
18 million people will vote for the first time in 2024. In a series, HT looks at their issues, hopes, grouses
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 09:26 AM IST
Senjuti Sengupta, Kota
Lack of water, road and health facilities plague Jaipur Rural
Jaipur Rural constituency comprises 2,180,156 voters, of whom 1,143,145 are men, 1,037,003 are women and eight are from the third gender community
Updated on Apr 13, 2024 07:22 PM IST
Senjuti Sengupta I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Jaipur
Another Kota suicide sounds alarm as deaths continue despite panels, measures, guidelines
According to data from the Rajasthan Police, 15 students died by suicide in 2022, and the number peaked alarmingly in 2023, reaching 27 through the year
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 08:06 AM IST
Senjuti Sengupta, Jaipur
6 trains cancelled as 4 Sabarmati-Agra superfast coaches derail near Ajmer
Rescue teams and top officials rushed to the spot and were working on to get the engine and derailed coaches back on the track
Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:59 AM IST
Former ministers, MLAs join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls in Rajasthan
Rajasthan chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma said the Congress that reigned the country over the decades post-independence only cheated the public
Updated on Mar 10, 2024 06:52 PM IST