Jaipur: Two employees from the fault repairing team (FRT) of a private contractor engaged by Jaipur discom sustained burn injuries while on duty at Adharsh Nagar Saturday. It could have been fatal for both lineman Raju Prajapat and helper Nikhil Saini. It’s not an isolated incident, as such mishaps have become frequent in recent months,…
Jaipur: Engineers of Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) have attributed the deteriorating road conditions in Sanganer to a ‘powerful’ contractor, despite repeated promises by chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma to improve the city’s infrastructure.A section of JDA officials claimed that the poor maintenance is primarily due to a contractor firm that secured maintenance contracts for most…
Jaipur: Daksh Goyal, Shrayan Majumder, Anuj Shrivatri, Aradhya Garg, Suyog Wagh shared the lead with 4 points at the end of the fourth round in the Second Royal Jaipur Open FIDE Rated Rapid Chess tournament here on Saturday.The two-day tournament was inaugurated with grandeur by Dr Arun Chaturvedi, Chairman, State Finance Commission, Rajasthan. Dr Arun…
Kota: State agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena said Saturday that at least 193 persons have died in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan, the highest number of fatalities in the state so far.Meena also said Baran alone accounted for 13 deaths, and compensation has been awarded to the families in eight cases.Regarding rain-related damage to Kharif crops,…
Jaipur: Continuous heavy rainfall has replenished dams and water reservoirs across Rajasthan, significantly improving water availability for drinking and irrigation. On Friday, all 16 gates of the Mahi Dam were opened to discharge excess water, while eight gates of Bisalpur Dam were also released—the first such instance since July this year. Also, seven gates of…
