Jaipur: Employees’ associations of several corporations, boards and universities have opposed the state govt’s decision to allow institutions that are not in sound financial position and lack an adequate pension fund to opt out of implementing the GPF Linked Pension Scheme or the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in their institutions.According to the Rajasthan Finance Corporation…
Jaipur: As Diwali approaches, traffic congestion in the Walled City has worsened due to illegal parking, encroachments and excessive movement of e-rickshaws. The situation has become so severe that not only the residents but also traders are struggling to carry out their daily activities.According to local shopkeepers, repeated complaints to the Jaipur Municipal Corporation-Heritage (JMC-H)…
Jhunjhunu: A woman and her four children were found dead in their flat at Aniruddh Residency on Palwas Road in Sikar’s Sadar police station area Saturday. Police suspect the five consumed poison in an apparent case of mass suicide triggered by domestic discord.According to Sadar police station officer Indraj Marodia, the deceased woman, identified as…
Jaipur: A single judge bench of the Rajasthan high court permitted an NEET-UG aspirant to participate in counselling after he was denied admission and his security deposit forfeited due to a minor delay in fee payment. The order was issued on Wednesday during a hearing of the petition filed by the candidate, Narendra Mahala. Justice…
Jaipur: In a major crackdown on cross-border drug smuggling, the anti-narcotics task force (ANTF) and Sriganganagar district police Saturday seized 1.492kg of heroin smuggled from Pakistan, worth Rs 7.5 crore in the international market, and arrested two men.ATS IG Vikas Kumar said the operation was carried out under the supervision of task force DIG Yogesh…
