Jaipur: The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) Tuesday sealed an under-construction building near Vivek Vihar Metro Station for allegedly violating approved building norms.According to civic officials, a basement and a three-storey structure were being constructed on plot number F-6 in Govardhan Colony, opposite pillar number 87 of the metro station, without adhering to sanctioned plans and…
Jaipur: The district administration has begun preparations for International Yoga Day, with plans to hold mass yoga sessions at four prominent locations across Jaipur on June 21.District collector Sandesh Nayak reviewed the arrangements during a meeting with officials Tuesday and directed departments to ensure maximum public participation in the event. Yoga programmes will be organised…
Jaipur: City police Tuesday arrested a Kazakhstan-returned MBBS graduate and another man for their alleged involvement in a cyber fraud racket linked to a “digital arrest” scam in which a Jaipur doctor was allegedly duped of Rs 24 lakh, officials said.Police identified the arrested accused as Ganesh Choudhary, who studied MBBS in Kazakhstan and is…
Ongoing construction on land diverted for building road Jaipur: The forest department has issued notices to 48 commercial establishments allegedly operating on diverted forest land along the 200-foot road stretch between Apex Hospital and the Jagatpura Railway Overbridge (ROB).The action pertains to 0.858 hectares of forest land within the Jhalana-Amagarh Conservation Reserve area, comprising Khasra…
Jaipur: A division bench of the Rajasthan High Court has granted ‘invalid pension’ to a disabled ex-serviceman who was denied the benefit for over three decades, observing that the Army failed to properly assess his disability before discharging him from service.A division bench comprising justices Sudesh Bansal and Ravi Chirania partly allowed the petition filed…
Six people were charred and one other sustained severe burn injury after a massive fire ripped through a fireworks warehouse operating in a densely populated residential area of Khoh Nagoriyan in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Tuesday morning (09 June 2026), triggering explosions, panic and a desperate rescue effort by local residents. Six people were charred and…
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s health department Tuesday sought an urgent report from Bikaner authorities after six women developed acute kidney-related complications following deliveries at Bikaner’s PBM Hospital and were shifted to intensive care units. The decision followed news reports that the women aged 20 to 27 had to be shifted to intensive care units after childbirth over…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) launched an online portal for students to register for free bus travel for govt recruitment exams, tightening access to a benefit that offers no-charge transport from 48 hours before to 48 hours after an exam.The Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) has launched an online portal for…
Six people were charred and one other sustained severe burn injury after a massive fire ripped through a fireworks warehouse operating in a densely populated residential area of Khoh Nagoriyan in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Tuesday morning (09 June 2026), triggering explosions, panic and a desperate rescue effort by local residents. Six people were charred and…
Jaipur: Zebunissa (60) had just served lunch to her husband Fakhruddin and was washing dishes when the first blast rolled through the muddy lanes of Kho Nagoriyan.The sound was so loud that it seemed to shake the neighbourhood awake. She stepped outside and saw chaos already spilling onto the road.A man lay on the ground…
