Jaipur: Political and social tribal organisations Saturday issued a stern warning to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, cautioning against delay in meeting their longstanding demands. These include creation of a separate Bhil Pradesh state, enhanced reservation benefits in Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) areas, halting the delisting process of converted tribals, and…
Jaisalmer: Three people were detained Saturday for allegedly vandalising two toll booths and attacking their employees on Bharatmala highway on the Jaisalmer-Ramgarh-Tanot border road Friday night.Superintendent of police Abhishek Shivhare said the attackers arrived at the toll booths under Ramgarh police station area at 1am in a Bolero camper, armed with swords and sticks. They…
Jaipur: In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the 2021 sub-inspector recruitment exam paper leak case, the Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) arrested a head constable and his son late Friday night.The accused cop, Rajkumar Yadav and his son Bharat Yadav, were subsequently remanded to police custody until Aug 12 by a…
Jaipur: At least 2,000 employees of the contractors appointed by the discoms for fault rectification have been on strike for the past three days, causing difficulties for electricity consumers as their complaints for restoring power connections remain unattended.The employees of contractors, Sandha & Company and Vision Plus, said they are demanding a salary hike, which…
Jaipur: Over 200 jewellery manufacturers operating from two special economic zones in Jaipur are facing challenges following the US announcement of tariffs exceeding 50% on exports.Unlike other exporters who also serve domestic markets, these units rely solely on exports as they cannot sell to retailers within the country. Most of the units export to US…