Jaipur: The state forest department has at last stirred into action to curb rampant illegal mining in the Mandana forest block of Kota district. This follows mounting allegations that the criminal activity is flourishing under the watch of its own officials.A high-level inspection team was dispatched on Sunday to the area after environmentalists accused senior…

Jaipur: Cold wave conditions intensified across the state Sunday as minimum temperatures plunged, with Fatehpur in the Shekhawati region recording the state’s lowest at -2.0°C, the meteorological centre said. Nagaur was the only other station to drop below freezing, at -1.0°C.The Jaipur Met office attributed the conditions to active north-westerly winds and said there would…

Jaipur: Ahead of the Union Budget 2026–27, Rajasthan deputy CM and finance minister Diya Kumari Saturday laid out the state’s key development needs and funding priorities at a pre-Budget consultation chaired by Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi.Kumari urged the Centre to prioritise Jal Shakti projects, seeking national importance status for the Parvati–Kalisindh–Chambal…

Ajmer: Police Sunday arrested six members of the Meerut gang who stole suitcases and other luggage on buses. Police found that these members took buses mostly at night and tried to sit near passengers who travelled with families.One of them stole items while others tried to divert the attention of family. Police found that many…

Jaipur: Rajasthan DGP Rajeev Sharma said Sunday that the Rajasthan Cyber Crime Co-ordination Centre (R4C) will be developed as a Centre of Excellence for cyber crime control, with a centralised system for information sharing and research across all districts.He said the initiative would strengthen coordination and improve the state’s response to cyber crimes.Chief Minister Bhajan…