Jaipur: Chief secretary V Srinivas Thursday directed officials to expedite construction of Isarda Dam, a key component of the ambitious Ramjal Setu Link Project, as well as drinking water distribution works linked to the project.During his visit to Tonk, Srinivas reviewed the progress of the dam and directed officials to maintain the pace of construction…

Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has upheld a decision to withhold 10% of the pension for life from three retired policemen due to their alleged negligence in a law-and-order situation that led to the mob killing of Sub-Inspector Phool Mohammed in 2011.The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand dismissed the writ petition filed by the retired…

Jaipur: A Jaipur consumer court has ordered the arrest of two senior Jaipur Development Authority officers, including JDA Commissioner Siddharth Mahajan, after the authority allegedly failed for years to give a resident possession of a plot allotted to him under a housing scheme.District Consumer Commission-II, Jaipur, Thursday issued arrest warrants against Mahajan and JDA Zone-9…

View of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi Jaipur: Supreme Court has issued notice on a special leave petition challenging the appointment of Deepak Maheshwari as principal of SMS Medical College, Jaipur, with the court seeking a response from the respondents within six weeks.The order was passed on Oct 1, 2026, by a…

Jaipur: Fourteen students of Govt Senior Secondary School in Ganipur, Dausa district, fell ill after allegedly consuming poisonous Ratanjot seeds on the school premises.The students began complaining of vomiting and diarrhoea soon after eating the seeds, following which school authorities alerted the health department. As their condition worsened, they were rushed to the sub-district hospital…