Jaipur: The revenue department has finalised a scheme for allotment of govt land to tourism projects and forwarded it to the finance department for approval, paving the way for a dedicated land bank for hospitality investments in Rajasthan.Under the proposed scheme, tourism projects with a minimum investment of Rs 50 crore will be eligible for…
Bhilwara: In a troubling continuation of events, two more women died at the state-run Mahatma Gandhi Hospital here following complications during childbirth, a development that hospital authorities kept under wraps for more than a day-and-a-half.Five women had died at the same facility earlier in July, with four of them suffering similar post-delivery complications.The latest deaths…
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has directed Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) to furnish a detailed account of alleged encroachments beneath and along high-tension electricity lines in Prithviraj Nagar, seeking the number of houses and shops, details of their occupants and the officers responsible for enforcement over the past decade.The directions were issued by a division bench…
Jaipur: Rajasthan continues to lag the national average in rural tap water coverage nearly seven years after the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), with only 59.11% of rural households having functional tap water connections compared with the national average of 82.09%, Centre informed Parliament.Replying to a question by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Satish…
CJI Justice Surya Kant inaugurate 3-day Commonwealth peace mediation & rule of law conference in Jaipur CJI Justice Surya Kant inaugurate 3-day Commonwealth peace mediation & rule of law conference in Jaipur CJI Justice Surya Kant inaugurate 3-day Commonwealth peace mediation & rule of law conference in Jaipur CJI Justice Surya Kant inaugurate 3-day Commonwealth…
Jaipur: Rajasthan has completed 96% of the highway network awarded under the Centre’s Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase I, emerging as one of the best-performing states in project execution, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha.Replying to a question by Churu MP Rahul Kaswan on July 23, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said…
Jaisalmer: A 30-year-old Indian Army Major was killed, while two Lieutenant-rank officers of Jaisalmer Military Station were injured after their SUV hit a camel and overturned multiple times, about 6 km from the Jaisalmer district headquarters, late Thursday night.The deceased officer was identified as Major Hamza Arif (30), a resident of Indore, who had been…
Jhunjhunu: A 25-year-old pregnant woman, who was allegedly attacked by a neighbour with a knife in Sarwadi village under Dhod police station in Sikar district three days ago, died during treatment at Jaipur’s SMS Hospital Friday. The accused attacker had already been arrested Thursday.The victim, identified as Priyanka, suffered a throat-slitting injury and multiple cuts…
Jhunjhunu: A physical training instructor (PTI) at a govt school in Churu district was suspended Friday following allegations of raping a 16-year-old Class 11 Dalit student. Outraged family members and local villagers locked the main gate of the school under the Sandwa police station area and staged a demonstration, demanding the teacher’s immediate arrest.The protest…
The illegal firearm recovered from history-sheeter’s possession The accused, Prabhu Singh (25), undergoing treatment under police guard at Chittorgarh district hospital The accused, Prabhu Singh (25), undergoing treatment under police guard at Chittorgarh district hospital History-sheeter fired at police, bullet hit history-sheeter’s leg after police fired in self-defense History-sheeter fired at police, bullet hit history-sheeter’s…
