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…
Jaipur: Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly making “politically motivated” remarks during the inauguration of Rajasthan’s first petrochemical refinery. Gehlot claimed that Modi falsely credited the completion of the Pachpadra refinery to the current BJP govt, overlooking significant contributions made by the previous Congress administration.In a post on…
Jaipur: Taking a stern view of repeated non-compliance with its directions, the Rajasthan High Court has ordered the immediate suspension of Nadauti tehsildar Deen Dayal Sharma and patwari Bharat Singh Gurjar of Karauli district for failing to remove recurring encroachments despite earlier judicial orders. The court also directed the Revenue Secretary to initiate departmental proceedings…
Jaipur: Expressing concern over serious deficiencies in the infrastructure, safety and functioning of govt-run medical institutions across Rajasthan, the Rajasthan High Court has sought a detailed response from the state govt on a public interest litigation alleging noncompliance with mandatory healthcare and safety standards.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice…
Alwar: Three armed, masked miscreants entered the house of GST department Assistant Commissioner Omprakash in the Apna Ghar Shalimar residential society, under the Sadar police station area of Alwar district, at around 6 am on Saturday and carried out a robbery at gunpoint. According to Omprakash, he was woken by his wife Urmila, 45, and…
JAISALMER: Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma reached Pachpadra on Friday night to review the final preparations for the inauguration of the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery. He inspected the venue of Saturday’s programme, which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and directed officials to give the finishing touches to all arrangements.The chief minister also…
