Jaipur: Monsoon showers continued across the state for the third consecutive day Friday, with many places experiencing mild to moderate showers. The rainfall exposed civic authorities’ lofty claims about their preparedness for the rainy season, as rampant waterlogging was witnessed in many areas of Jaipur and other parts of the state. Phulera (Jaipur) and Bijolia…
Udaipur: Three persons were killed and 10 injured in the Bansi Maida Ghat section of the Lasadiya police station area Friday evening when a speeding truck lost control and collided with five vehicles. At approximately 5pm, the truck carrying iron lost its balance and continued striking the vehicles ahead. Three persons in separate vehicles died…
Jaipur: The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) seized nearly 1,000 kg of poppy husk valued at around Rs 1.5 crore during a highway checkpoint operation near Chaksu Friday. The consignment was reportedly being smuggled from Jharkhand and was intended for distribution in Rajasthan. ADG (Crime) Dinesh MN said that acting on a tip-off about a truck…
Jaipur: The Pink City’s claims of monsoon preparedness lay in ruins Friday as just two days of rain brought India’s tourist hotspot to its knees, exposing years of infrastructural neglect and bureaucratic apathy.In a grave incident that highlighted the city’s crumbling infrastructure, a massive sinkhole – 15 feet deep and 60 feet long – emerged…
Jaipur: The state govt has delayed implementing a policy for pre-paid auto-rickshaw stands for nearly five years. As a result, a nationalised bank in Jaipur has declared the account—meant for managing these stands—dormant due to lack of transactions over an extended period.According to members of auto-rickshaw associations, the account holds around Rs1 crore, collected as…