Jaipur: The Central Zone Bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Bhopal sought a personal affidavit from the divisional forest officer (DFO), Alwar, while raising serious concerns over the conduct of forest officers in a case of alleged illegal mining on forest land. The bench, comprising Justice Sheo Kumar Singh, judicial member, and Sudhir Kumar…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has directed the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) to file an affidavit on steps taken to remove illegal constructions of temples from footpaths in the city. The court also asked the state govt to issue directions for demolition of such constructions and shift idols to recognised temples nearby.A division bench of…
Jaipur: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Rajasthan’s top forest officers to personally intervene, initiate disciplinary action against officers responsible, and carry out fresh plantation over 400 hectares in forest areas near Kota city, as compensatory tree plantations there had “entirely failed”, while expenditure on plantation maintenance involved “misappropriation and financial misconduct”.Terming the matter a…
Jaisalmer: Police in Hanumangarh Tuesday recovered a foreign-made Glock pistol hidden in a Punjab-registered Scorpio car that was seized after 188 grams of heroin were found in it during a search on Jan 24, superintendent of police Harishankar said. The three men in the vehicle who were arrested on Jan 24 were planning to take…
Jodhpur: Taking a strict stance on unfit vehicles plying on Rajasthan’s roads and the so-called “jugaad system” operating in the transport department in the name of fitness certificates, the high court’s principal seat here directed that from April 15, vehicle fitness inspections across Rajasthan must be conducted only through automated testing stations.A division bench of…