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Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Monday sanctioned stronger punishment in two cases involving an IPS officer after consultation with the UPSC.The govt cleared more than 50 cases linked to prosecution sanction, Section 17-A approvals, and departmental inquiries. In 23 serious cases under CCA Rule-16, 27 state officers were punished with the stoppage of 2…

Jaipur: Allegations of corruption against police in Dungarpur district triggered sharp exchanges in Rajasthan Assembly Monday after Congress’s Dungarpur MLA Ganesh Ghogra accused the district police of demanding money from people to register FIRs.“In police stations, people have to pay Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 to get an FIR registered. Only after taking money are…

Jaipur: Commuters in Jaipur continue to rely on ageing and poorly maintained buses even as the city waits for the rollout of electric buses under the PM e-bus service scheme. Two e-buses underwent a road trial between Feb 26 and 28, raising hopes among passengers and drivers that a new fleet would soon arrive.The trial…

Jaipur: In a major crackdown by the food safety commissionerate, around 1.5 lakh kg expired food products were seized and destroyed in Jaipur after officials uncovered an alleged plan to erase expiry dates and relabel the stock as Amul brand for resale.The destruction process lasted four days, with the expired stock transported in 27 trucks…

Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court Monday expressed dissatisfaction with the affidavit filed by the administrative reforms department in a case related to Class IV (peon) recruitment-2024, observing that “govt departments should not shift responsibility onto each other”.The bench of Justice Anand Sharma was hearing a petition filed by Vinod Kumar concerning the recruitment process in which…