JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday fixed May 18 for hearing a contempt petition filed by former MLA Sanyam Lodha over the delay in holding elections to urban local bodies and panchayati raj institutions.The court said it will first hear the state govt’s application seeking more time to conduct panchayat and municipal elections.The state,…
AI Image used for representational purpose only ALWAR: At least five people were charred to death and another sustained critical injuries after a moving car caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Alwar district of Rajasthan, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred near Maujpur on Wednesday night when the victims were returning from a…
Jaipur: CM Bhajan Lal Sharma urged people to take precautions amid the ongoing severe heatwave across Rajasthan and to strictly follow the state govt’s advisory.“Citizens should ensure all necessary precautions to protect themselves from the adverse effects of extreme heat,” the chief minister said, advising children, elderly persons, pregnant women and those with illnesses to…
Jaipur: The education department has begun the process of preparing a list of teachers and staff allegedly involved in tobacco and alcohol consumption and harassment, following education minister Madan Dilawar’s announcement last month that action would be taken against those engaged in such activities.An order issued by the office of the director of elementary education…
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Kota: A major fire broke out in a plastic goods store on the second floor of City Mall on Jhalawar Road in Kota district Wednesday, destroying the outlet but causing no casualties. The blaze erupted around 10.30am at the store that was yet to be formally inaugurated. Business activity in the mall had not started…
Jaipur: The state energy department has finally issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for integrating Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with solar power projects, but developers say projects totalling nearly 500 MW remain stalled because authorities have not yet clarified whether solar plants can be commissioned before batteries are installed within the 15-month grace window allowed…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has ordered an immediate halt to all construction across the Jawai landscape in Pali district and issued binding directions to protect leopard habitats, including a ban on fresh tourism licences and a stay on mining.In an order dated April 28, a division bench of Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice…
Bhilwara: A 22-year-old woman was arrested in Bhilwara Wednesday for allegedly recording and circulating an obscene video of herself to frame and blackmail her husband, police said.Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh said the case surfaced after a video showing the woman bathing was circulated through a fake social media account in the last week of March….
Bhilwara: Police in Bhilwara arrested a 21-year-old man Tuesday after a case was registered alleging he raped a 17-year-old girl and pressured her to change her religion in the Kotwali police station area.The accused has been identified as Sultan Khan. Bhilwara police said he is being interrogated and that City deputy SP Sajjan Singh is…
