Jaipur: The Rajasthan transport department has introduced new regulations for Automated Testing Stations (ATS) to improve vehicle fitness certification. Currently, Jaipur and Kishangarh have ATS facilities, with plans to encourage private centres to upgrade. The guidelines mandate ATS to display owner and manager details, fee structures, and grievance contacts. All vehicle assessments must be documented…

Jaipur: A man who ran a retail shop in a village near Anupgarh in Sriganganagar district was murdered by a gang of nearly 20 men late Wednesday night. Family members have accused some local liquor contractors and alleged that he was shot to death. Police recovered a country-made pistol and live cartridges at the scene…

Jaipur: Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) filed a chargesheet Wednesday against Jaikrishn Patel, who represents the Bagidora constituency in Banswara district, and three others. They were arrested on May 4 in a first-of-its-kind ‘cash-for-no-query’ scandal in the state. ACB has kept the investigation pending against Rohitash Meena, the personal assistant of the MLA, as he is…

Jaipur: Sanitation workers, sweepers, and Class IV employees from both Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) Greater and Heritage staged a protest Thursday outside the JMC-G headquarters, demanding action on long-pending issues. The demonstration organised under the Sarva Samaj Swachhta Sainik Sangathan, highlighted grievances the protesters say have been ignored by both state and civic authorities.Their key…

Jaipur: Congress councillors staged a sit-in protest at the Jaipur Municipal Corporation Greater (JMC-G) headquarters Thursday, accusing the civic body of poor planning and tokenism amid the ongoing monsoon. The trigger was the late distribution of bird water pots to all 150 wards—two days after rains had already begun—an act councillors called “symbolic” and “pointless.”Protesting…