Jaipur: Top seed Manish Phogat lived up to his billing to claim his maiden men’s singles title in the Rajasthan State Ranking Badminton tournament which concluded at the Sawai Man Singh Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday.Nineteen-year-old Manish overcame mid-match slump to stop the impressive run of unseeded Kartik Jain in a well-contested summit clash.Manish, a…

Jaipur: The city police arrested three men Wednesday for allegedly stabbing a 26-year-old man to death with a screwdriver when a minor dispute turned into a chilling revenge under the Malpura Gate police station area of the city. The victim has been identified as Deendayal Bairwa (26), a native of Bhojpura in Phagi.The accused were…

Jaipur: The state election commission Wednesday notified bypolls to all vacant posts in urban local bodies and panchayati raj institutions between Jan 1 and May 31 this year.As per the SEC notification, elections to the posts of three panchayat samiti pradhans, three up-pradhans, three zila parishad members, and 14 panchayat samiti members will be held…

Jaipur: In a glaring example of governmental double standards, state agencies themselves are the primary encroachers of Jaipur’s pedestrian pathways, raising serious questions about the implementation of the Directorate of Urban Bodies’ directives aimed at clearing pavements.From Saras Dairy booths to electrical transformers, govt installations dominate the list of illegal occupants on the city’s footpaths,…

Jaipur: Heavy rainfall Wednesday morning left several parts of Jaipur waterlogged, with knee-deep water reported in low-lying areas of the Walled City. Roads turned into pools, restricting movement in areas such as Ramganj, Nai ki Thadi, Jaisinghpura Khor, Subhash Chowk, Chandi ki Taksal, and Brahmapuri.Residents said they had to wade through three feet of water…