Jaipur: The Central Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court in its Sept 16 interim has report raised serious concerns over rampant illegal mining inside the Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH) of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR). The committee cited political patronage and administrative lapses that endanger both wildlife and forest personnel. The committee’s interim report, filed…
Jaipur: In a jailbreak straight out of a thriller, two inmates of Jaipur Central Jail scaled an over 20-feet-high boundary wall topped with live electric fence to escape in early hours of Saturday. They disappeared into the darkness, exposing glaring security lapses in one of Rajasthan’s most fortified prisons. By evening, one of them was…
Bhilwara: Hundreds of people from a particular community gathered late Friday night in Bahir area of Tonk over rumours of an objectionable social media post. As the crowd started shouting slogans and demanding action, some of the protesters reached a sewing machine factory and vandalised machinery and a motorcycle there.Tonk SP Rajesh Meena stated that…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Saturday delivered a stern reprimand to state authorities regarding the prolonged delay in conducting municipal elections in the state. The court directed the chief secretary, the State Election Commission and the Election Commission of India to expedite the necessary processes to facilitate the elections, emphasising the critical importance of adhering…
Jaipur: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Saturday claimed to have unearthed money laundering and extremist activities linked to a man in Rajasthan’s Bikaner, where the agency had searched the premises linked to him earlier this week.The man, Sadiq Khan, heads an outfit named Jamiat Ahle Hadees (JAH) in Bikaner and is the president of Alfurkan Educational…