Jaipur: Rajasthan govt is exploring the possibility of allowing land conversion within the one-kilometre Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Jawai Bandh leopard conservation area, the country’s only habitat of cave-dwelling leopards.The Chief Minister’s Office has sought from the Pali district collector ownership details of land that falls within the ESZ. A letter, a copy of which…
Jaipur: A city businessman has lodged a complaint with police stating that a person claiming to be Harry Boxer, a prominent member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, called him while he was in Canada on Oct 9 and threatened to kill him and his family if his demands were not met.Police said the complainant was…
Jaipur: In a move set to enhance passenger experience, Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Thursday unveiled a pilot project introducing Sanganeri-printed covers for train blankets. The initiative, launched at Jaipur’s Khatipura railway station, will initially be applied to the AC coaches of the Jaipur-Asrava Superfast Express (12981), as part of a broader effort to improve…
Jaipur: Private bus operators have once again demanded reduction in state tax for registering sleeper buses. They stated that registering a single sleeper bus in Rajasthan requires paying over Rs 30,000, whereas in neighbouring states it costs between Rs 7,000 and Rs 15,000.President of the state bus operator association, Satyanarayan Sahu, operators have to pay…
Jodhpur: The principal bench of Rajasthan high court has issued contempt notices to Rajasthan govt for not relieving in-service govt doctors despite their selection for the senior residency course as well as directions from the court to relieve them. The doctors have been waiting to be relieved for the past five months since they were…