Jaipur: Family members of a 16-year-old student whose body was found on the porch roof of an apartment complex Saturday staged a protest outside the SMS Hospital mortuary Sunday. They refused to accept the body alleging foul play and demanded a thorough investigation.The family claimed a young man, who had befriended the girl through Instagram…
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) detained five persons, including the director of the Rajasthan State Seeds Corporation, and arrested one accused after recovering Rs 2.44 crore in cash during an investigation into an alleged fake seed racket The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) detained five persons, including the director of the Rajasthan State Seeds Corporation, and arrested one…
Jaipur: A day after raising questions regarding the raids conducted by the state agriculture department, Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra Sunday demanded an impartial investigation into alleged corruption and extortion linked to the action.Dotasra’s demand follows the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s arrest of Rajasthan State Seeds Corporation director Jugal Kishore Vishnoi and his relative Swatantra Jyani…
Jaipur: A 28-year-old labourer was allegedly murdered and buried in a shallow pit near a riverbank in Chandwaji under Jaipur Rural, with the crime coming to light after villagers spotted part of his body protruding from the soil Sunday.Police identified the deceased as Rakesh Kumar (28), a resident of Harchandpura village under Chandwaji police station…
Jaipur: Expressing serious concern over the deteriorating condition of wetlands across the state, the principal seat of Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur has directed the state govt to submit comprehensive reports on the identification, notification, conservation and management of wetlands.A vacation bench comprising Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Rekha Borana took cognisance of threats…
PHED carrying out special campaign during peak season Jaipur: The Public Health Engineering Dept (PHED) has addressed nearly 20,000 drinking water-related issues across Rajasthan during the seventh round of its special statewide campaign conducted between April 5 and June.Officials said 19,072 water supply-related works were completed, including repairs to 3,766 hand pumps, fixing 2,236 pipeline…
Jaipur: The city administration has ordered the temporary suspension of mobile internet services in Jaipur North and Jaipur East police districts for 24 hours starting Sunday midnight, ahead of a JDA anti-encroachment drive scheduled for Monday morning.The order, issued by Jaipur divisional commissioner V Saravana Kumar, says 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G mobile internet services,…
Jaipur: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan police Sunday arrested three foreign medical graduates who collectively paid an alleged Rs 74 lakh for forged screening exam certificates that enabled them to secure internships at govt medical colleges and obtain registration with the Rajasthan Medical Council (RMC).All three had completed their MBBS degrees in Kazakhstan,…
Claude D’Souza | TNNUdaipur: Police Sunday arrested 11 people, including three pastors from Chhattisgarh, in connection with an alleged religious conversion drive targeting tribal families from around 20 villages of Udaipur district.The arrests followed a complaint regarding a gathering held Saturday in Kanuwada Bilkhai village under Rishabhdev police station. DSP Rajeev Rahar said the arrests…
Jaipur: Govt school teachers remain uncertain about when schools will reopen as the education department has not issued an official order extending summer vacation, despite a statement from the education minister’s office saying holidays will run until June 29.Under the academic calendar, schools are scheduled to reopen on June 22, but teachers report they are…
