Jaipur: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) Wednesday arrested five persons in connection with large-scale irregularities alleged in the implementation of water supply works under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Rajasthan. The arrests have come inside 10 days after Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma gave his nod for a detailed probe into the scam.ACB Govind Gupta…
Jaipur: Samples of five drugs were found to be of substandard quality upon testing and analysis conducted by the Commissionerate, Food Safety and Drug Control (CFSDC).On Wednesday, the CFSDC issued directions to all the district drug controllers in the state to ensure that the stocks of these drugs are no longer consumed. They were instructed…
Jaipur: The Ethics Committee of the state Assembly Wednesday issued notices to three MLAs who allegedly accepted money in exchange for facilitating contracts under the MLA Local Area Development (MLA-LAD) fund.The committee, headed by Kailash Verma, summoned BJP MLA Revant Ram Danga, Congress MLA Anita Jatav, and Independent MLA Ritu Banawat on December 19. The…
Jaipur: Manaswi Agrawal from Udaipur has created history by unfurling the Indian tricolour atop Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica. She achieved this rare feat on Dec 12, becoming the first woman from Rajasthan to successfully summit the remote and forbidding peak.So far, only about 10 Indians have managed to conquer this remote summit,…
Jaipur: The 14th edition of Jairangam, which will be held between Dec 18 and 21 at the Jawahar Kala Kendra will for the first time stage a theatre production from New Zealand. The event will also commemorate the birth anniversary of the Bollywood legend Guru Dutta.“The Girmit,” directed by Samina Zehra, is a theatre production…
