Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Saturday announced that a two-week-long campaign, ‘Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Antyodaya Sambal Pakhwada’, will be launched across the state from June 24. Sharma said the campaign is aimed at last-mile delivery of welfare schemes and reaffirming the govt’s commitment to inclusive development.He said the broader goal is to make Rajasthan…
Jaipur: The Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) received a conservation boost on Sunday after camera traps recorded its only tigress, MT-6, with a cub, marking the first such sighting in the reserve’s history. Tigress T-2301, renamed MT-6, was translocated to MHTR on Aug 9, 2023, to be paired with male tiger MT-5 (T-110 from Ranthambore),…
Jaipur: A 37-year-old man and his 18-year-old son were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Hanumangarh district Sunday, with police suspecting suicide by poisoning.The deceased were identified as Chotu Ram, who worked as registered medical practitioner of alternative medicines, and his son Manoj, a student. According to police, the two travelled to Rawatsar on a…
Jaipur: A woman and her son died of electrocution inside their home in Baran district Sunday. The incident occurred around 7am in Anta town when 32-year-old Shivraj received an electric shock while drying his wet clothes on an iron wire. His mother, 55-year-old Kanti Bai, rushed to save him but was also electrocuted.After the deaths,…
Jaipur: A heist on national highway-8 when almonds worth Rs 60 lakh were looted after drugging the truck driver came to nothing as Bagru police arrested five persons and recovered the stolen almonds, police officers said Sunday.DCP (west) Amit Kumar said Tansher Singh, a partner in a logistics company, had filed a complaint at Bagru…