Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Tuesday directed officials to lift Below Poverty Line (BPL) families out of poverty from 5,000 villages in the first phase of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Gareeb Mukti Gram Yojana. The direction came during a review meeting on implementation of the 2025-26 state budget.“This is not just about infrastructure; it is…

Jaipur: Jaipur Municipal Corporation-Heritage (JMC-H) Tuesday carried out a major anti-encroachment drive in Kishanbagh, located in Ward 6 under Hawa Mahal–Amer zone, and freed approximately five bighas of govt land from illegal occupation. The land, situated near Kismat Gujri’s house in Bhatta Basti, Shastri Nagar, was encroached upon for years, with unauthorised structures both temporary…

Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Ayushi Bhandari has been appointed as the vice-captain of the Indian women’s volleyball team for the National Cup Volleyball Championship scheduled to be held in Vietnam from June 7 to 14.The 27-year-old Ayushi, who plays as an opposite in the Indian squad, will be deputy to Kerala’s Anusree Kambrath Poyilil in the 14-member…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine whether a pre-Constitution covenant facilitating merger of Jaipur princely state with the Dominion of India could decide the ownership claim of the erstwhile royal family over the 145-year-old Sawai Man Singh Town Hall, or Old Vidhan Sabha, now proposed to be converted into a heritage museum.It…

JAIPUR: A crowd attacked a head constable of the city police who single-handedly fended off attackers attempting to free a detained suspect in a crowded area of Vidhyadhar Nagar on Sunday afternoon.Vidhyadhar Nagar SHO Rakesh Khaliya said head constable Shehzad Ali of Shyam Nagar went to Vidhyadhar Nagar bus stand and took into custody a…