Harsha Kumari Singh

Rajasthan's 'Falahari Baba' Arrested On Charges Of Rape

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh | Saturday September 23, 2017

Rajasthan's famed 'Falahari Baba', charged with raping a 21-year-old woman at his ashram in Alwar, has been arrested this afternoon after three days of investigation. Facing allegations of sexual assault, the self-styled Godman had checked himself into a private hospital in Alwar earlier this week saying he was suffering from high blood pressure.

Rajasthan's 'Falahari Baba' Charged With Rape, Checks Into Hospital

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Harsha Kumari Singh; Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 21, 2017

At a time when self-declared godmen and "saints" are in the public glare, the famed 'Falahari Baba' in Rajasthan has been charged with raping a 21-year-old woman at his ashram

Rajasthan Teen, Raped Allegedly By School Teachers, Suffers Brain Damage After Abortion

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Wednesday September 20, 2017

An 18-year-old schoolgirl, raped allegedly by a teacher and owner of a private school in Rajasthan, has suffered brain damage after a botched abortion.

Rajasthan Class 12 Student Alleges Rape By Teacher, School Owner

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh | Tuesday September 19, 2017

Two teachers have been arrested for raping a Class 12 student at a private school in Rajasthan's Sikar, 114 km from Jaipur.

Rohingyas A Terror Threat? NDTV Finds Little Evidence Of Government Claim

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain, Sonal Matharu, Amitoj Singh, Harsha Kumari Singh, Parimal Kumar | Saturday September 16, 2017

As the Rohingya crisis has escalated, so has the Indian government's attempts to depict Rohingya Muslims as a security threat to India. It is an argument at the heart of the government's stand, that it cannot accept Rohingyas fleeing violence in Myanmar, and will deport those already here. But the reasons why Rohingyas, of whom an estimated 40,000 ...

In Alwar's Cow Vigilante Killing, A New Fight For Victim Pehlu Khan's Son

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Saturday September 16, 2017

Pehlu Khan's son Irshad Khan is preparing to fight two legal battles. He always knew he had to fight off a case for cow smuggling slapped on him by the police after his 55-year-old father was killed by cow vigilantes on the national highway in Rajasthan's Alwar this April. After the Rajasthan police's clean chit to the six men identified by his fat...

Dissed As Not A Saint Or Sadhu, Asaram Says Am In Donkey Class

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Amrita Ray | Friday September 15, 2017

Self-declared religious guru Aaaram Bapu has angrily described himself as a donkey after being denounced as neither a saint nor a preacher by an important association of Hindu saints.

Police Probe Clears 6 Men Named By Dying Mob Attack Victim Pehlu Khan In Rajasthan

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday September 14, 2017

The son of Pehlu Khan, a 55-year-old dairy farmer who was lynched by cow vigilantes in Rajasthan in April this year, has said he will appeal in court against the state police's decision to remove the names of six men as suspects in his father's murder.

3 Days After Violent Clashes In Jaipur, Curfew Relaxed For 2 Hours

Jaipur News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Monday September 11, 2017

Curfew was temporarily relaxed today three days after clashes broke out between a mob and the cops in Rajasthan's capital Jaipur that killed two and injured 11, including six policemen on Friday night. The district administration had relaxed the curfew for two hours this evening till 5 pm reviewing the law and order situation in violence-hit areas ...

1 Dead In Violent Clashes In Jaipur, Curfew In Parts Of City

Jaipur News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Saturday September 9, 2017

A man has died and 12 people are injured after a mob clashed with policemen in Rajasthan capital Jaipur late last night. There is curfew in some parts of the city and mobile internet services have been suspended in the walled city.

Swine Flu Cases On The Rise In Rajasthan, New Strain Of Virus Detected

India News | Written by Harsha Kumai Singh | Saturday September 9, 2017

With number of cases almost doubling in the last month, Rajasthan is witnessing a surge in swine flu patients across the state. This year, 104 people have died since January in the western arid state. Doctors attribute the cases to a new strain in the H1N1 virus called the Michigan strain.

'Mother Will Die If I Don't Do This': Blue Whale, Jodhpur Teen And A Lake

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Tuesday September 5, 2017

A 17-year-old who had carved a "Blue Whale" into her arm was rescued after she jumped off a cliff into a lake in Rajasthan's Jodhpur around midnight yesterday. "If I don't complete my task my mother will die," she told the policemen who dragged her out of the water.

Doctors' Row During Emergency C-Section Caught On Camera in Rajasthan

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Thursday August 31, 2017

As a pregnant woman lay on the operation table for an emergency surgery, two doctors in scrubs argued loudly, calling each other names and threatening each other. They kept fighting, the unconscious woman between them, as one staff member surreptitiously recorded them on the mobile

Farmer Commits Suicide In Rajasthan, Government Denies Agricultural Distress

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Monday August 28, 2017

While rains this season were generous on Rajasthan, at 105 per cent the expected level, not all of the state was as lucky. Nine districts, especially in east and north Rajasthan, have suffered as the monsoon has been at 45 per cent deficit.

Rajasthan Wants CBI To Probe Land Deal That Names Firm Linked To Robert Vadra

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Wednesday August 23, 2017

The investigation into the acquisition and sale of 1,400 acres of land in Rajasthan's Bikaner will be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation, the state government has decided. The move has triggered a political controversy. The case names Skylight Hospitality -- a firm linked to Robert Vadra, whose mother-in-law Sonia Gandhi heads the C...

Build Toilet Or Face Power Cut: Official Warns Villagers; Collector Calls Step 'Too Harsh'

India News | Written by Harsha Kumai Singh | Sunday August 20, 2017

Villagers in Gangithala in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district were recentlyasked to build toilets to ensure they receive electricity supply to their homes.

Slowly But Surely, Rajasthan Winning Fight Against Female Foeticide

| Saturday August 19, 2017

A couple who ran a sex-determination ‘clinic’ in Punjab thought they were about to seal a good deal, until they realised they have walked into a trap. A team of Rajasthan anti-sex determination officials caught the couple while they were taking money from a ‘customer’, who the sleuths had sent as a decoy seeking to know the gender of her un...

Rajasthan Woman Branded A Witch, Forced To Eat Faeces, Beaten To Death; 5 Arrested

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday August 14, 2017

Five people, including two teenage girls, of a family have been arrested for allegedly killing a 40-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Ajmer district. The woman, a widow, was allegedly made to eat faeces, tortured and beaten to death by her relatives, who accused her of being a witch, the police said.

No Gandhi Jayanti Holiday In Rajasthan Universities This Year

India News | Written by Harsha Kumai Singh | Sunday August 13, 2017

The Rajasthan government's decision to remove Gandhi Jayanti from the list of holidays in state universities has snowballed into a major controversy with the Congress alleging a political angle to it.

'Goodbye To Cricket', Says Lalit Modi, Resigns From Nagaur Cricket Body

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday August 12, 2017

Former IPL chief and tainted cricket administrator Lalit Modi has resigned as the president of the Nagaur District Cricket Association in Rajasthan. In a late night resignation, Mr Modi put out three-page letter calling for the Rajasthan Cricket Associatiobn to be made "best again".

Amit Shah's Math For Winning All 3 Gujarat Rajya Sabha Seats Next Time

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Akhilesh Sharma, Harsha Kumari Singh | Thursday August 10, 2017

BJP chief Amit Shah arrived in Delhi on Wednesday night to a big welcome at the airport by party workers. It's a double celebration for the BJP as Mr Shah completes three years as party chief on the same day as he was elected to the Rajya Sabha for his debut in Parliament.

Vasundhara Raje's Roof Has Solar Panels, So Does 468 Rajasthan Families

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Saturday August 5, 2017

After setting up one of India's biggest solar power plants in the Thar desert in Rajasthan, the state is now aiming to produce solar energy from rooftops. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje harvests solar energy from the roof of her official home in Jaipur. A large part of Ms Raje's daily household electricity consumption is met from the rooftop solar ...

Actor Salman Khan To Sign Bail Bond In Jodhpur Today In Arms Act Case

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Friday August 4, 2017

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will appear before a district court judge today to sign a bail bond in Jodhpur. Acquitted in a case under the Arms Act, Mr Khan has been directed by the district sessions court to appear before them.

Woman Delivers Outside Jaipur Hospital As Doctors Allegedly Turn Her Away

Jaipur News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Saturday July 29, 2017

A woman delivered a baby right outside a government-run multi-specialty hospital in Jaipur on Friday night. Ashoka Bai, who works as a construction labour, alleges she had to deliver on the road as the doctors failed to attend to her on time.

Family of 7 Rescued From Tree After 40 Hours in Flood-Hit Rajasthan

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday July 26, 2017

As floodwaters rushed through Rajasthan's Jalore district on Saturday afternoon, a family of seven, the youngest six months old, took shelter on a tree. They spent the next 40 hours there, clinging to branches and awaiting rescue. Over the last two days, Air Force helicopters tried twice, but could not reach them. They were finally rescued today by...

At Zip-Lining Class, Jaipur Student Plunged To Her Death; Fall Was Filmed

Jaipur News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Monday July 24, 2017

A student in Jaipur fell off the roof of her college and died today; her fall was filmed by classmates who had gathered with her to train in zip-lining and rope and mountain climbing. The training was being conducted by the victim's father.

BJP Leader Who Defeated Sachin Pilot Collapses During Meeting With Amit Shah In Rajasthan

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday July 22, 2017

As soon as he got up to speak, he blacked out. A senior BJP leader and former minister in the NDA government, Sanwarlal Jat, collapsed during a meeting of lawmakers with BJP national president Amit Shah, who arrived on Friday for his three-day tour of Rajasthan.

Rajasthan Recommends CBI Probe Into Gangster Anand Pal Singh's Encounter

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Tuesday July 18, 2017

A week after violence in Rajasthan's Nagaur over the encounter of gangster Anand Pal Singh, the state government today accepted the demand of the protesters and said it has recommended to the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI to probe the killing.

Clashes Over Rajasthan Gangster Whose Family Has Kept His Body In Freezer

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday July 13, 2017

A man was killed and over 20 policemen were injured in Rajasthan's Nagaur as clashes erupted yesterday during protests over the death of a gangster whose body has been kept in a freezer for nearly three weeks. Anand Pal Singh's family has refused to cremate him and demanded a CBI inquiry into his death in an encounter with the police on June 24.

Humiliated, Say Rajasthan Families; 1.5 Lakh Homes Stamped 'I Am Poor'

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Friday June 23, 2017

Painted in red in big Hindi letters on 1.5 lakh homes in Dausa is the declaration "I am poor", the yellow background facilitating the prominence of the slogan.