Jaipur: In a major administrative shift beginning Nov 9, Jaipur, Kota and Jodhpur municipal corporations will be transitioned to the control of divisional commissioners—senior IAS officers—effectively marginalising the roles of elected mayors and councillors.This decision comes at a time of growing public discontent and instability in local governance, as fresh municipal elections remain unannounced. With…

Rajasthan crumbled under pressure from Jammu & Kashmir’s fiery pacers on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match in Srinagar on Saturday. A muddled batting order saw medium-pacer Akash Singh promoted to No. 3, while captain Mahipal Lomror, usually a one-down batsman, dropped to No. 5 and the previous match’s centurion…

Times News Network Jaipur: In a major policy reform, the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) has eased land use norms for industrial areas, introducing sweeping changes to the Disposal of Land Rules, 1979.The amendment order issued Friday allows for the conversion of industrial plots to commercial, residential, institutional, and mixed-use plots, subject…

Jaipur: Walled City Saturday witnessed heavy traffic owing to influx of domestic as well as foreign tourists.Officials claimed that since Saturday, the traffic pressure inside the Walled City and elsewhere in Jaipur was huge owing to Dhanteras, Choti Diwali, and Diwali celebrations. Although the situation improved in other parts of the city, the Walled City…

Jaipur: Officials from Jaipur Municipal Corporations, Heritage and Greater had promised before Diwali that no open garbage depots or littered streets would be seen after the festival. However, the very next morning, the city woke up to streets with overflowing bins, plastic waste, and scattered remains of fireworks, a sight that still hasn’t changed.The sanitation…