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Jaipur: Calling translation a form of creative and ethical responsibility, journalist, writer and translator Poonam Saxena described it as “God’s work” during a thought-provoking session at the Jaipur Literature Festival Friday.Speaking at a session titled ‘Baaton Baaton Mein’, Saxena reflected on the power of language, the complexities of translation and the changing idiom of Hindi…

Jaipur: Around 9.30am on a weekday Jagatpura resident Amit Chauhan received an SMS with a website link. The message states “Your vehicle has detected violating traffic laws via camera on Dec 21. Please take the required step to settle this.” A worried Chauhan clicked the link attached and a page option with the option to…

Jaipur: In a move to enhance traffic flow, the engineers of the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) are earmarking several intersections located beneath elevated roads, railway overbridges, and flyovers to be converted into signal-free zones. This decision follows a recent meeting where officials reviewed similar successful projects implemented in Delhi.JDA officials said the new commissioner, Siddharth…

Jaipur: The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Rajasthan Police Friday arrested a man from Kolkata who was wanted in several mephedrone drug trafficking cases spread across many states and absconding for the last eight years.IG (ANTF) Vikas Kumar said the arrested accused was identified as Ramesh Kumar, a 31-year-old native of Dhorimanna in Barmer district….

Jaipur: Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully Friday criticised the Rajasthan Assembly Secretariat over internal communications issued to MLAs that he said restrict legislators’ right to ask questions, calling the move an “insult to democracy” and a misinterpretation of Assembly rules.Jully wrote to Speaker Vasudev Devnani seeking clarification and immediate intervention on bulletins issued on Jan…