Jodhpur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot Friday accused the state govt of neglecting Jodhpur and the wider Marwar region in the recent budget, alleging delays in key infrastructure projects, pending departmental payments and a slowdown in welfare and development works.Flagging persistent water scarcity in Marwar, Gehlot said his govt had spent nearly Rs 1,400 crore…
Jodhpur: The principal seat of Rajasthan high court in Jodhpur dismissed a petition by a wife seeking disclosure of salary details of her husband, a police department employee, under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, holding that such information constituted “personal information”, exempt from disclosure.In an order pronounced Thursday, Justice Kuldeep Mathur declined to interfere…
Jaipur: The Jaipur Traffic Police has acquired 300 wheel-locks and has started a wheel-locking campaign against motorists who are parking their vehicles at no parking zones.DCP traffic Sumeet Meharda told TOI that till Feb 26, traffic police conducted an awareness campaign during which officers did not issue challans or impose fines, and only informed motorists.“After…
Jaipur: The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, issued notice on a miscellaneous application seeking modification of its earlier order that restrained mining operations in 208 hectare of forest land linked to a lease near the Ranthambore National Park.The matter was heard in New Delhi by a bench comprising Justice Prakash…
Jaipur: The Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife, Shwetambari Bhatt, in connection with a criminal case involving alleged financial irregularities amounting to approximately Rs 44.7 crore. The couple was arrested in Mumbai by Udaipur police in Dec last year. On Jan 31, the Rajasthan High Court’s Jodhpur Bench dismissed…