Jaipur: The Rajasthan govt, under instructions from the Centre, has imposed an immediate ban on the construction of water storage tanks (tankas, in local lingo) on farmers’ fields under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS).The ban comes after an inspection found a large number of tankas sanctioned under the Act in Barmer being…

Times News NetworkJaipur: In a comprehensive reshuffle of the state’s police brass, the govt Wednesday appointed Sachin Mittal as the new commissioner of Jaipur police, continuing the trend of entrusting the city’s top post to an officer of additional director general (ADG) rank.Mittal, a 1996-batch IPS officer who was serving as ADG (personnel) at police…

Jodhpur: A deputy superintendent of police (DSP) was placed under awaiting posting order (APO) status late Tuesday night for his alleged involvement in the beating up of a BJP leader at the Bhopalgarh police station in Jodhpur.The order comes after DSP Buraram Khileri picked up BJP mandal general secretary Hemant Sharma Saturday evening, reportedly for…

Bhilwara: Bisalpur Dam, which supplies drinking water to Ajmer, Tonk, Byawar, and Jaipur districts, set a new record this monsoon season by initiating water release in July for the first time and then releasing water continuously for 90 days until 9am Tuesday, surpassing the previous record of 64 days in 2019. A total of 129.56…

Jaipur: A 51-year-old man allegedly strangled his wife to death before hanging himself at their home in Jamdoli Tuesday. The bodies of the couple were found by their son, who told police that the two frequently fought over mutual suspicion. SHO Prahalad Narayan said the deceased were identified as Daudayal Sharma and Babita (46).“The couple’s…