Jodhpur: What should have been a happy 17-day trip for her daughter’s wedding turned into a 12-year nightmare for Hulsi Devi of Kivarli village on Abu Road, when she returned to find her house illegally occupied, and the squatters refusing to leave.It was in July 2011 that Hulsi Devi discovered that the family of the…

Bhilwara: Aimed at addressing the challenges of overcrowding and unplanned expansion, urban development and housing (UDH) minister Jhabar Singh Kharra Monday directed the preparation of a comprehensive multi-purpose plan for a ‘new Bhilwara’, which will span approximately 6,400 acres. The minister, simultaneously, ordered cancellation of the existing draft zonal plan for Bhilwara that was awaiting…

Jaipur: Concerned over the state govt’s laxity in preserving the ‘World Heritage’ status of Jaipur’s Walled City, including proceeding with projects without proper heritage impact assessments (HIAs) and demolition of historic homes, UNESCO has advised the govt to submit a status report by Dec 1, 2026, failing which the area may lose its UN tag….

Jaipur: As India celebrates Constitution Day today, homage is due to a largely forgotten scholar from Rajasthan whose linguistic brilliance silently shaped an important chapter in the Republic’s history.Kashiram Sharma of Ratangarh in Churu district, the man who produced the official Sanskrit translation of the Constitution, remains one of the most remarkable yet unsung men…

Jaipur: Police Wednesday arrested a woman and her partner for allegedly strangulating her 40-year-old husband, also a watchman, to death in Narayan Vihar on Nov 22 and staging the scene as suicide. The victim’s body was found with a towel tightly wrapped around his neck inside his room.Police have identified the accused as Asha and…