Udaipur: A Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) team on Thursday conducted raids at the firms of Dinesh Khodaniya at his office in the Dabok area on the Udaipur–Chittorgarh highway. Khodaniya is a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and a former Congress district president of Dungarpur.Responding to the action, Khodaniya alleged that…

Jaipur: In a move to protect wildlife, the Rajasthan forest administration has introduced a ban on the use of mobile phones within the core tourism zones of the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (RTR), following directions from the Supreme Court. The official order prohibits tourists, guides, naturalists, and safari vehicle drivers from using mobile phones across Zones…

Jaipur: Nagaur police on Saturday arrested four more suspects in connection with the January 24 seizure of nearly 10,000 kg of ammonium nitrate and other explosive materials in the district.Nagaur SP Mridul Kachhawa said police arrested Suleman Khan (58) on Jan 24 and recovered a large quantity of ammonium nitrate along with detonators, fuse wires…

Jaipur: Rajasthan governor Haribhau Bagde flagged serious concerns over the deteriorating financial and academic health of state-funded universities, calling for fee revisions, relief on high-interest loans, pension reforms and stricter financial oversight to ensure their long-term sustainability.During a meeting with vice-chancellors of state-funded universities on Jan 21, the governor noted that tuition fees in these…

Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court Saturday dismissed the bail applications of filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, his wife Shwetambari Bhatt, and two others involved in an ongoing investigation into a high-profile case involving nearly ₹30 crore in alleged fraud. The ruling was delivered by Justice Vinod Kumar Bharwani, who emphasised that it would not be appropriate to…