Jaipur: Soaring gold and silver prices ahead of Dhanteras and Diwali have dampened the usual festive demand for coins, a customary purchase during the season. Traders said minting units procured less silver this year in anticipation of weaker sales, leading to tighter supply.While most jewellers refrained from calling it a slowdown, they admitted that many…
Jaipur: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Saturday seized all records related to procurement, purchases, and payments made under the signature of Dr Manish Agrawal, head of the neurosurgery department and additional principal of SMS Medical College, during his tenure. Agrawal was arrested Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh and was sent to judicial…
Jaipur: Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully Saturday accused the BJP govt of failing to fill vacancies in the education department on time.In a letter to chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Jully stated that the BJP promised in its 2023 assembly election manifesto to fill all education department vacancies within a year. However, nearly two years…
Jaipur: A 63-year-old retired bank employee, his wife, and son were found dead in their rented accommodation in the Karni Vihar area Saturday morning in what police suspect to be a case of suicide by poisoning.Police identified the deceased as Rupendra Sharma (63), a retired bank accountant, his wife Sushila Sharma (58), and their son…
Jaipur: Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has demarcated areas of 27 zones as per Master Plan 2047. Officials said the civic body decided to increase the number of zones by 11 from the current 18, but as the four zones of Prithvi Raj Nagar (PRN) would be merged into two, there would be 27 zones in…