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Jaipur: Severe rainfall affected numerous regions of Rajasthan Friday, flooding various low-lying sections of Kota, Pushkar, and Ajmer. Substantial precipitation also occurred in Rajsamand, Pali, Pratapgarh, Jodhpur, and Dholpur.A young man drowned in Arna-waterfall region of Jodhpur, while a 13-year-old child drowned in Sikar. Rajasthan experienced a significant surge in rainfall, with 271.9 mm against a normal of 125.6 mm, representing a 116 per cent increase from the usual amount. Educational institutions in Ajmer district were closed following heavy rainfall. The MET department in Jaipur forecasted heavy rainfall in six districts Saturday. Continuous precipitation led to the Bisalpur dam reaching 80% capacity. Seven individuals, including three school pupils, became stranded in water following a pond breach in Rajsamand. The occurrence took place on Friday afternoon in Oda village (Kumbhalgarh). All were rescued after a two-hour operation. Continuous rainfall in Pushkar resulted in flooding across low-lying areas. shops and houses in the main market were submerged, with vehicles floating in water-filled streets. In Kota, authorities reopened the Kota Barrage gates on Friday after heavy rainfall. Sikar experienced substantial morning rain, resulting in waterlogged areas.Sangod in Kota recorded the highest rainfall at 17 cm, with Pilibanga in Hanumangarh following at 11 cm. Various locations recorded rainfall below 11 cm, according to Met department data. Authorities issued red alerts for extreme rainfall in Ajmer, Bhilwara, Bundi, Kota, Tonk, and Pali, while orange alerts for substantial rain covered Baran, Chittorgarh, Jhalawar, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Sirohi, Udaipur, and Nagaur. Additionally, yellow alerts for heavy rainfall were issued for Banswara, Dausa, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Karauli, Sikar, Jalore, and Jodhpur.
NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday conducted searches at 22 de-addiction centres across Punjab, including in Chandigarh, Barnala and Ludhiana, after its investigation revealed illegal sale of drugs by these centres. The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked to the accused.Dr Amit Bansal, who runs these 22 centres, is prime accused in the case, sources said. Bansal, against whom Punjab Police has registered multiple FIRs, is alleged to be engaged in illegal sale of drugs from his de-addiction centres.Privately-run drug de-addiction centres in Punjab are ...Read More >