After the reintroduction of cheetahs in India, another rare and highly mysterious wild cat — the Caracal — is now drawing attention as it stands on the brink of extinction in the country. In a significant conservation breakthrough, a caracal was successfully fitted with a radio collar for the first time in the deserts of…

Jodhpur: Around 120 devotees from Jodhpur are stranded in Dubai after flight cancellations linked to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.The group travelled to attend a religious discourse by Sant Amritram Maharaj at Bada Ramdwara, Soorsagar. According to information received from families, they left for Dubai on Feb 23 for the discourse scheduled from…

Jaipur: City’s traffic police have revised signal timings at 51 intersections to ease congestion, officials said Sunday.“After an elaborate study of the signal time and traffic pressure at intersections and roundabouts on main roads of the city, we optimised the signal timings. The timings were synchronised considering the volume of traffic during peak and lean…

Jaipur: Rajasthan Police Sunday launched a technology-based initiative to enhance women’s safety ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8.The statewide campaign was initiated on the directions of director general of police Rajeev Kumar Sharma, they said.As part of the drive, QR code posters of the ‘RajCop Citizen App’ are being put up in public…

Jaipur: New leases allotted for sand mining have allegedly led to large-scale irregularities, causing losses to the state exchequer through illegal excavation as well as environmental harm. Sources told TOI that new leaseholders are generating fake e-ravannas and transit passes to facilitate illegal extraction and transportation of sand. Irregularities are also said to be occurring…