Kota: Kota Development Authority (KDA) Friday suspended three engineers and imposed a penalty of Rs 17 lakh upon the contractor after retired school principal Rameshwar Rawal died by falling into an open drain, under Borekheda police station area late Wednesday night.Taking a dig at govt apathy and inaction, former CM Ashok Gehlot and Leader of…
Bhilwara: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) conducted a trap operation Friday and arrested two staff members of Dr Kedar Narayan Modi University in Tonk district while they were allegedly accepting a Rs 20,000 bribe. The action followed a complaint regarding an alleged bribery racket operating in the institution.The arrested accused were identified as BEd department HOD…
Jaipur: Refusing to grant a lengthy extension of the deadline for conducting the long-pending Panchayati Raj and urban local body (ULB) elections in the state, the Rajasthan High Court Friday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to complete the entire election process by July 31. The court also ordered that delimitation and revision of electoral…
Bhilwara/Jaipur: Eleven stone slabs forming the roof of a verandah collapsed Thursday night at the Govt Higher Secondary School in Jashma village of Chittorgarh district. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident as it happened at night while the school was closed for summer vacations.The incident has, however, raised fresh concerns over the condition…
Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court has ordered an immediate stay on the issuance of fresh gypsum mining permits in seven villages of Pachpadra tehsil in Balotra district, where mining was allegedly being carried out under the guise of agricultural land improvement.The stay order applies to the villages of Vajawas, Bhimarlai, Sinli Jagir, Rikharlai, Mekarna, Gol…
Kota: A woman was killed and her 17-year-old daughter critically injured after a former tenant attacked them with a sharp weapon in Anta town of Baran district Thursday.According to Anta circle DSP Pushendra Singh Hada, the deceased, identified as Prembai (45), and her daughter were walking in their colony after dinner when the accused allegedly…
Accused in police custody Friday Jaipur: Brahmpuri police Friday arrested two alleged shooters who opened fire inside the bar of Hotel Mount View in Jaipur’s walled city.Police said the accused have been identified as Gautam Sain alias Gattu (19) and Raees (21).“Two assailants arrived at the hotel on a motorcycle around 10 pm Thursday and…
Tilted five-storey building at Jagannath Shah ka Rasta in Ramganj Tilted five-storey building at Jagannath Shah ka Rasta in Ramganj Tilted five-storey building at Jagannath Shah ka Rasta in Ramganj Tilted five-storey building at Jagannath Shah ka Rasta in Ramganj Tilted five-storey building at Jagannath Shah ka Rasta in Ramganj Jaipur: Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC)…
Two groups of cab drivers clashed at the parking area of Jaipur International Airport Friday following a dispute over vehicle parking Jaipur: Two groups of cab drivers clashed at the parking area of Jaipur International Airport Friday following a dispute over vehicle parking, triggering chaos for nearly half an hour.Airport sources said drivers associated with…
Pipeline repair work begins after residents’ protest Nandapuri residents protest Friday Residents showing discolored water Pipeline repair work begins after residents’ protest Nandapuri residents protest Friday Residents showing discolored water Pipeline repair work begins after residents’ protest Jaipur: Residents of Nandpuri in the Bais Godam area staged a protest Friday after allegedly receiving foul-smelling and…
