Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Thursday publicly took police chiefs to task over intelligence failure, and questioned why local agencies had no information of drug networks in the state even as Mumbai and Gujarat ATS teams entered Rajasthan and took action against culprits.Addressing a state-level police conference in the city, Sharma pointed to the…

Jodhpur: Rajasthan High Court has ruled that parole bond conditions must be set after considering a prisoner’s financial status. “Poverty is not a crime,” the court said and criticised the authorities for a mechanical insistence on sureties from indigent prisoners.A division bench of justices Arun Monga and Farjand Ali said authorities must ensure that discretion…

Jaipur: Severe cold wave conditions continued across Rajasthan for the fourth consecutive day Thursday, with most parts of the state recording minimum temperatures well below normal. Sikar remained the coldest place at 2.5°C, while Jaipur shivered through its coldest morning of the season as the mercury dipped to 4.4°C.According to the city meteorological centre, the…

Jaipur: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) Thursday registered a case in an alleged Rs 2,000-crore scam linked to the state govt’s midday meal scheme during the Covid-19 pandemic, when the schools were shut.ACB officers said the case names 21 accused, including officials of the Rajasthan State Cooperative Consumer Federation Ltd (Confed), representatives of private firms and…

Jaipur: Environmental activists under the banner of ‘Kale Pani Da Morcha’ Thursday staged a protest at the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) headquarters, demanding immediate implementation of National Green Tribunal‘s (NGT) and statutory orders to stop untreated industrial discharge into Buddha Dariya, a seasonal river. The issue has implications also for Rajasthan, as polluted water…