Jaipur: Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan Monday accused the Narendra Modi-led govt of dismantling MGNREGS through the recently enacted G RAM G law, and alleging that it weakens the world’s largest employment guarantee programme, along with depriving the rural poor of their right to work.Ranjan also repeated Congress’ principal accusation — that the Union govt has…

Jaipur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot Monday stepped up his attack on the Union govt over its move to redefine the Aravalli range. He described Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav’s claim of allowing mining on only 0.19% of the Aravalli range as “misleading and completely devoid of facts”.Countering Yadav’s assertion that most of the Aravalli…

Jaipur: To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Union Rural Development and Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan will inaugurate 1,216 roads worth Rs 2,089 crore in Merta Tuesday.In last 25 years, the state PWD has built more than 75,000 km of roads under PMGSY, providing all-weather connectivity to 15,983 villages…

Udaipur: A protest was held Monday outside the district collectorate in Udaipur aginst the perceived threat to the Aravallis in wake of a Supreme Court ruling. A scuffle also broke out between police and protesters, after which police arrested several demonstrators and transported them in buses to other places.The demonstration was part of a growing…

Bhilwara: Acting against people using banned Chinese manjha, the Subhash Nagar police station in Bhilwara city seized over 150 spools and machines and arrested six people Monday.Subhash Nagar station incharge Kailash Kumar Bishnoi said, “Some enthusiasts in Bhilwara city are flying kites using banned Chinese manjha. These people are involved in ordering manjha online and…