Jaipur: Cracking down on gaps in groundwater regulation, the National Green Tribunal‘s Bhopal bench Friday directed the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) to submit a comprehensive groundwater recharge plan after taking note of concerns over how the Jal Shakti ministry’s Sept 24, 2020, notification is being implemented.The notification empowers the CGWA to regulate groundwater extraction…
Jaipur: Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) has initiated plans to introduce “plug-and-play” facilities across divisional levels in the state, along with a dedicated development in Kishangarh. It has identified land parcels in industrial zones for developing these facilities.The selected plots will be allotted through an online e-auction process on a rental basis…
Bhilwara: Gulabpura police in Bhilwara district Saturday froze properties worth around Rs 50 lakh belonging to a drug smuggler as part of action against illegal assets acquired through drug trafficking.Superintendet of police Dharmendra Singh said the action was taken against Labhchand (39), a resident of Begu area in Chittorgarh district, under Section 68F of the…
Bhilwara: The district special team and Sadar police of Tonk district conducted a joint operation Saturday and arrested criminal Kishan Mogya, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 5,000, and his accomplice Soil. They seized a large quantity of cartridges, a cap gun, a car, four mobile phones and Rs 43,000 from the duo.Tonk SP…
Jaisalmer: Balotra SP Ramesh Saturday dismissed the rumours linking the suspension of Pachpadra SHO Achalaram Dhaka to the recent refinery fire, saying the action was taken over a VVIP security lapse.Police said the social media posts were misleading and aimed at creating confusion, warning of strict legal action against those spreading false information.The SP said…
Jaipur: A search committee constituted by Governor Haribhau Bagde has finalised a shortlist of candidates for the post of vice-chancellor of Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MLSU), with University of Rajasthan Vice-Chancellor Alpana Kateja—currently under inquiry over alleged financial irregularities—among those named.Kateja, appointed RU vice-chancellor in Sept 2023, has faced scrutiny following complaints related to administrative decisions…
Bhilwara: Bhadsoda police in Chittorgarh district Saturday seized 158kg of illegal opium poppy husk from a container during a blockade and arrested two men.The accused were identified as Vivek (21) and Pankaj (35), both residents of Dungarpur.Superintendent of police Manish Tripathi said the action was taken as part of Operation Trinetra, an ongoing campaign against…
Bhilwara: A joint team of the Cyber Cell and Mandlgarh Police cracked a blind murder case Saturday and arrested four accused in connection with an unidentified body found four days earlier in Khangaar Ji Ka Kheda village under the Mandlgarh police station area of Bhilwara district.Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh said that on April 18, a…
Alwar: Four people were burnt alive and a woman sustained serious injuries after a massive fire broke out at a scrap warehouse in Molhadiya village in Neemrana area of Kotputli-Behror district Friday.The deceased were identified as Dashrath (28) of Neemrana, Ravidat Yadav (58) of Narnaul in Haryana, Kavita (17) of Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh, and…
Jaipur: The recent incident of fire at the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd (HRRL) at Pachpadra in Balotra district has been traced to a localised section within the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU), with initial findings suggesting a technical fault as the probable cause. The refinery, an ambitious project for the state, is now undertaking restoration work…
