Gas Crisis and Rain Trouble Rajasthan, Drugs Seized in Bikaner

March 22, 2026

Sikar: Commercial gas crisis continues in Jaipur, furnaces in hotels go cold, continuous rain in Sikar: farmers’ crops are damaged, increasing concern. Rajasthan News Live Today: Rainfall at various locations in Sikar district for the past four days has troubled farmers.

Heavy rain damages crops in Sikar

Several areas recorded significant rainfall overnight, including Sikar city. This unseasonal rain has flooded standing Rabi crops like wheat, mustard, and gram, raising the possibility of crop damage.

In many areas, crops have fallen or are at risk of rotting, especially where crops were ready for harvest or had already been harvested.

Jaipur hotels hit by gas shortage

At the same time, Jaipur is facing a commercial gas crisis, forcing hotels and eateries to shut down furnaces, affecting daily operations and business.

ANTF busts drug racket in Bikaner

The ANTF (Alert Narcotics Task Force) achieved a major success in Bikaner’s Bichhwal police station area. Acting on a tip-off, a hotel near Shobhasar intersection was raided late at night.

20 kg poppy husk seized, one arrested

A search conducted with the help of a dog squad uncovered poppy husk hidden in the hotel’s generator. A total of 20 kilograms of the illegal drug was seized in two sacks.

The dog squad’s intelligence and sniffing abilities uncovered this significant mystery. An accused, a resident of Shobhana village in the Panchu police station area, was arrested at the scene.