Jaipur: The forest department is allegedly dragging its feet on implementing forest minister Sanjay Sharma’s directions to expand the inquiry into payments made for development works, with no fresh investigation initiated despite the expiry of the deadlines set by the minister.On May 19, Sharma directed that the ongoing inquiry in the Alwar forest division be…
Jaipur: A major accident was narrowly avoided in the Walled City Sunday after a more than 150-year-old banyan tree fell onto a road at Bhindo Ka Rasta in Chandpole. As it was Sunday, the area was less crowded than usual, sparing what could have been a serious tragedy. However, two two-wheelers were damaged, and a…
Jaipur: A 28-year-old man died after allegedly getting electrocuted while sitting with friends at a dairy booth in Jaipur’s Ramganj area Saturday, police said.Police identified the deceased as Nikhil (28), a resident of Ghoda Nikas Road in Ramganj. He was rushed to SMS Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The body was handed over to…
Jaisalmer: Relentless sandstorms in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district have buried key roads under thick layers of sand, cutting off stretches of the Bharatmala highway and disrupting routes used by the Border Security Force (BSF) to reach the international border.Residents said the intensity and duration of the storms, continuing for the past three days, have broken a…
Ajmer: A man from Ajmer was allegedly duped of Rs 68,000 by cyber fraudsters who lured him with promises of high returns on investments. After realising he was cheated, the victim lodged a complaint at the cyber police station on Sunday. Police launched an investigation.According to police, Ghesu Lal, a resident of Balupura Road, said…
Restored tiger RVT-07 is displaying positive signs in its natural environment Jaipur: Less than three weeks after walking out of its rewilding enclosure, rehabilitated tiger RVT-07 is beginning to behave like a wild resident of the Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve. The male tiger has been interacting with resident tigresses, making successful kills and marking its…
Health and medical education minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar Jaipur: Health and medical education minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar has denied any incidence of medical negligence behind the string of deaths of women – mostly following childbirth – at govt-run hospitals in the state over the past months.The minister’s claims came even as the state govt deputed…
JDA undertakes construction work at the Union Football Club, Jaipur Friday Jaipur: The Union Football Club (UFC) has accused Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) officials of failing to adequately secure its historic ground during restoration work, alleging that the lack of a permanent boundary wall has led to repeated trespassing, damage to the newly laid turf…
Jaipur: City police Sunday arrested three members of an alleged vehicle theft gang, including its kingpin, and recovered 10 stolen two-wheelers.Police said the accused were involved in multiple vehicle thefts across different police station areas of Jaipur and allegedly committed the crimes to finance drug addiction and personal expenses.Deputy commissioner of police (Jaipur North) Karan…
Jaipur: City police Sunday arrested two members of a gang that allegedly stole copper wiring and electrical cables from under-construction buildings across Jaipur, cracking a series of thefts targeting newly built houses over the past few weeks. Police said the accused were suspected to have carried out similar offences in several other police station areas,…
