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…
Jaipur: The iconic Walled City of Jaipur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, faces a growing crisis as illegal constructions threaten to erode its historic character. Local authorities are now racing against time to address this pressing issue before the fourth anniversary of its UNESCO designation on July 6.A 2021 drone survey revealed more than 3,100…
Bhilwara: A leopard attacked a 12-year-old boy while he was grazing goats in the Asind sub-division of Bhilwara district on Monday. The attack, which occurred in Nuwalia village, escalated as the leopard went on to injure a dozen others, including the boy’s father, who rushed to his aid.By the evening, a forest team from Udaipur…