Jaipur: An eight-year-old Shivaay Singh from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, outwitted Rajasthan’s Ashi Upadhyay to take the joint lead on the second day of the Royal Jaipur Under-1800 Classical FIDE Rating Chess tournament being held here on Saturday.After the end of the fifth round, Shivaay is sharing the lead with Prathamesh Dharmadhikari of Maharashtra, Arnav Goyal…

Jaipur: Rajasthan’s talented tennis player Saumya Chaudhary has made the biggest splash so far in the Under-12 category. In the recently concluded U-12 international tennis tournament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, she helped India win the gold medal. India upset hosts Sri Lanka 4–0 in the final.After this triumph, the Indian team has qualified for the…

JAIPUR: In a first for the Rajasthan Police, Ramesh Sharma, posted at the Intelligence Training Academy (ITA) in Jaipur, became the force’s first certified drone instructor. The police aim to strengthen technical capabilities by establishing a drone research centre and forensic lab at the ITA.Sharma cleared the Remote Pilot Instructor Course conducted by the Directorate…

Jaipur: Agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena conducted inspections targeting fake fertiliser units Ajmer and Jaipur for the second consecutive day Friday.During inspections at various locations, several factories were found shut with spilt fertiliser visible outside their premises. The minister acknowledged the absence of stringent legislation to combat this illegal practice. Nevertheless, he emphasised that regular…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) ad hoc committee convener and BJP MLA Jaideep Bihani has appointed retired Supreme Court Justice Deepak Verma as the ombudsman, ‘in line with Lodha Committee recommendations’. This decision follows the ‘approval’ of 18 District Cricket Associations (DCA), who authorised Bihani to appoint the ombudsman, ethics officer and election officer,…