Jaipur: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) carried out extensive raids at 12 locations on Tuesday in connection with a disproportionate assets case against Fateh Singh Meena, executive officer of the Paota–Pragpura municipality in Kotputli-Behror district. The ACB teams found luxury flats, high-end vehicles, farmhouses, and also recovered illegal opium from a 15-bigha farmhouse, officials said.The raids…

Jaisalmer: One month after nine GIB chicks were moved from the Wildlife Institute of India’s Ramdevra GIB Breeding Center in Pokhran to the Arwar center in Ajmer to prevent them from harm on account of shelling and loud explosions during Operation Sindoor, the bustard chicks have been repatriated to the Jaisalmer breeding centre.Desert National Park’s…

Jaipur: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav Tuesday called for community-led afforestation efforts across the fragile Aravalli range, highlighting the urgent need to combat rising desertification through sustainable land restoration practices. Speaking at a one-day national workshop on “Strategies for Combating Desertification and Drought” organised by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education – Arid…

Jaipur: In a move that could bring major relief to water-scarce Rajasthan, chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma wrote to Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Patil Tuesday, requesting the expedited implementation of three major water diversion projects linked to the Chenab River basin. The proposed projects aim to divert surplus water from snow-fed rivers like the…

Bhilwara: The death of 62-year-old Ladulal Teli, father-in-law of former Asind Pradhan Laxmi Devi Sahu, has been revealed as a suicide allegedly driven by harassment from moneylenders. Teli, a resident of Marvo Ka Kheda village, allegedly consumed poison on May 24 and succumbed to his condition during treatment at Bhilwara’s Mahatma Gandhi Hospital on May…