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…

Jaipur: Hanumangarh district police Sunday arrested two alleged members of the notorious Bambiha gang and recovered 11 pistols and 22 magazines from their possession, officials said.Inspector general of police, Bikaner Range, Omprakash said the action was taken as part of a special campaign launched by the Rajasthan Police Headquarters against organised crime and gangsters.Acting on…

Jaipur: Air-conditioned electric buses are all set to run on Jaipur roads by mid-April. Officials of Jaipur City Transport Services Limited (JCTSL) said the three-day trial run on city roads was successful, and they expect delivery of 40 to 50 buses within the next 45 days.“Although the final report from the manufacturers to the Union…

Jaisalmer: India’s first radio-collared caracal has recently been active close to the India-Pakistan border, forest department officers said Sunday.They said the animal hunted at a site near the border, where the presence of a second caracal was also confirmed nearby. The department believes possible contact between the two animals—who may be on opposite sides of…