Illegal properties and encroachments being demolished in Jaisalmer and Sriganganagar Jaisalmer: The state authorities launched a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking in border districts by demolishing illegal encroachments and properties allegedly acquired through black money Tuesday in Jaisalmer and at six locations in Sriganganagar. Officials said the campaign against narcotics is no longer limited to…
Zinc Football Academy (ZFA) officials with the ‘Best Academy for Boys’ and ‘Best Academy for Girls’ awards Udaipur: Zinc Football Academy (ZFA) has been honoured with the ‘Best Academy for Boys’ and ‘Best Academy for Girls’ at the Football Excellence Awards. The annual football awards function was organised by the Rajasthan Football Association in Bikaner.The…
Jaipur: Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Tuesday demanded full disclosure of the recently signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) concerning the Yamuna water project with Haryana a day earlier.Speaking to the media, Gehlot emphasised that the people of Rajasthan have the right to know the terms of any agreement that affects the state’s water interests. “If…
Digital library at a govt school in Alwar Jaipur: Alwar has emerged as a state model for digital education in govt schools, with over 100 digital libraries set up in the past one and a half year under the Alwar e-Vidya project.The district administration aims to establish a digital library in one govt school across…
Jaipur: The murder of Chambal dacoit Jagan Gurjar inside Rajasthan’s high-security prison in Ajmer Monday has exposed security failures at multiple levels.Preliminary findings indicate that the CCTV camera covering the cell where Gurjar and the accused, Vishnu Jat alias Bauna, were lodged was not functioning properly at the time of the incident. The two inmates…
Jaipur: An estimated 1.25 lakh anganwadi workers across the state will go on strike from Wednesday over pending payment of honorarium and demand for an increase in the amount. The strike call coincides with the women and child development department’s plan to inaugurate toy banks at 63,000 anganwadi centres across the state, set up with…
Jhunjhunu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Tuesday arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and a head constable attached to Reengus police station in Sikar district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000.The arrested policemen were identified as ASI Sanwatram Gurjar and head constable Jai Singh.Sikar ACB additional superintendent of police Vijay Singh said the complainant alleged…
Udaipur: One person was killed after a speeding car lost control and rammed the rear of a container moving ahead of it late Monday night near Dakan Kotda toll plaza in Udaipur. The collision was so powerful that the entire front portion of the car, including the bonnet up to the driver’s seat, went inside…
City Kotwali police station constable Razzak Mohammad Bhilwara: The Anti-Corruption Bureau team of Bhilwara arrested a constable posted at the City Kotwali police station while accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000 Tuesday. The accused had demanded money in exchange of quick action in an old case.Deputy SP of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Parasmal, said that on…
Residents in several localities have been forced to dump household waste along roadsides (File Image) Jaipur: The strike by Valmiki sanitation workers entered its fourth day Tuesday, with its impact becoming increasingly visible across the city. Garbage has started piling up across Jaipur as door-to-door waste collection remained severely disruptedResidents in several localities have been…
