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Jaipur: The department of mines Wednesday initiated action against rampant illegal mining in Bhilwara’s Samodi and Pansal ki Dang areas, issuing notices to eight mining leaseholders following a detailed drone survey.The move comes after a Dec 17 TOI investigation report — titled ‘Drone survey flags massive illegal mining in Aravallis near Bhilwara’ — revealed systematic…

Jaipur: In a bid to ease traffic congestion during the peak tourist season, Jaipur traffic police have implemented a temporary plan to adjust signal timings at major intersections on Delhi Road, Agra Road and MI Road from Sunday afternoon. This is the first instance of Jaipur police modifying signal timings specifically for the tourist season.Since…

Jaipur: In the jostle for likes and reach on social media, wildlife photographers at Sambhar Lake near Jaipur are disturbing the very creatures they are intent on capturing.At Rajasthan‘s largest saline wetland and a Ramsar site of international significance, migratory flamingos sunning themselves on the salt flats have become the unwitting stars of viral videos,…

Jaipur: City police will question a 19-year-old man arrested by Delhi police on Tuesday in a rare and carefully executed AI-based QR code fraud. This fraud allowed him to quietly divert high-value UPI payments while customers and shopkeepers remained unaware until it was too late.Delhi police identified the accused as Manish Verma, a resident of…

Jaipur: The Centre has cracked down on websites promoting the birth of baby boys. Over the past few months, the Centre blocked over 1,000 websites.The Centre is keeping a close watch on such websites which mislead people and fuel discrimination between girls and boys. Meera Srivastava, joint secretary (reproduction and child health) at the health…