Jaipur: Even though the seven-day strike by sanitation workers has ended, garbage collection is yet to return to normal in several parts of Jaipur. With the monsoon setting in, heaps of uncollected waste lying along roadsides and outside residential colonies have become a growing concern, raising fears of foul smell, mosquito breeding and the spread…
Police Commissioner inaugurates Public Facilitation Centre at Yadgar Friday Jaipur: Jaipur Police Commissioner Sachin Mittal Friday inaugurated an Integrated Traffic Public Facilitation Centre at Yadgar Building, bringing multiple traffic-related services under one roof.Calling it a positive initiative for public, Mittal said the centre would enable individuals to complete various traffic-related formalities at a single location.Deputy…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waters a sapling during his visit to HPCL Refinery, at Pachpadra, in Balotra on Saturday. Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri and Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde also present Pachpadra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday pitched for a cooperative approach to interstate water sharing, asserting that political…
Jaipur: Rajasthan has recorded its highest-ever female-to-male enrolment ratio in higher education, with 129 girls admitted for every 100 boys in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the 2025-26 academic session.According to the state higher education department data, 7,02,179 girls and 5,53,630 boys secured admissions this year, taking the total enrolment to 12,55,809. The figures indicate…
Jaipur: The first spell of monsoon rain has exposed Jaipur’s chronic drainage problems, with overflowing drains, waterlogged roads and flooded residential lanes disrupting daily life across several parts of the city. While the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) claims to have cleaned nearly 50% of the city’s drains ahead of the monsoon, residents say the situation…
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Jodhpur airport terminal on July 04 Jodhpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the new terminal building at Jodhpur Airport and launched the second phase of the UDAN regional connectivity scheme, aimed at strengthening air links to smaller towns and cities across the country. Modi arrived at the airport around…
Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma interacts with an elderly woman in Jodhpur on June 04 Pachpadra: Emphasising that Rajasthan remains central to national development goals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for Jaipur Metro Rail Project Phase II on Saturday, a Rs 13,037 crore initiative that will extend the city’s metro network…
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Food Safety Commissionerate has intensified its crackdown on food products making misleading health and promotional claims. It is targeting labels that carry unsupported terms such as ‘sports drink’ and ‘energy drink’, which have no prescribed standards under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regulations .Following recent FSSAI directions against deceptive…
File photo of farming inside Sariska Tiger Reserve Jaipur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a joint committee to investigate allegations over revival of mining leases near Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar after an alleged change in the recorded distance of the mines from the protected area.Hearing an application filed by Pawan Singh, the…
Jojari River near Jodhpur Jaipur: The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is set to assist in preparing a scientific restoration blueprint for the critically polluted Jojari -Bandi -Luni river system after receiving approval on July 3 from the High-Level Ecosystem Oversight Committee constituted by the Supreme Court.The decision follows a meeting chaired by the…
