Jaipur: Rajasthan deputy chief minister and finance minister Diya Kumari Tuesday announced a series of welfare and infrastructure measures while replying to the budget debate in the Rajasthan Assembly, attacking Congress over state finances.Taking a swipe at the opposition, Kumari said the previous govt had “emptied the coffers and now lectures us on financial discipline.”…
Bhilwara: Bhadesra police in Chittorgarh district Monday seized 178 kg of illegal opium poppy husk from a car.Chittorgarh SP Manish Tripathi said the action was taken to prevent trafficking of illegal narcotics in the district. Under the supervision of Chittorgarh ASP Sarita Singh, a team led by Bhadesra station house officer Vinod Menaria, a team…
Jaisalmer: The Indian Army’s Southern Command conducted the exercise Vajra Ghaat at Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer district Monday, demonstrating the combat capabilities of the K9 Vajra self-propelled artillery gun system in desert warfare conditions.Exercise was spearheaded by White Tiger Division, focusing on validating refined Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) aimed at enhancing battlefield…
Ajmer: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Monday arrested the superintendent engineer of Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, Babu Lal, for allegedly accepting a Rs 50,000 bribe from a contractor to issue a pending work order. He was caught red-handed at his office, and officials said his assets are also being verified.According to ACB circle inspector Meena…
Jaipur: Exposing an alleged corruption racket in the sterilisation and vaccination of stray dogs, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Monday arrested a JMC computer operator while he was accepting Rs 4 lakh as bribe on behalf of two senior veterinary officers. The two doctors were later arrested under the Prevention of Corruption Act.The accused, Jitendra Singh,…