Bhilwara: Bhilwara district has emerged as the state leader in the ongoing ‘Give Up’ campaign to weed out ineligible beneficiaries from the National Food Security Act (NFSA). So far, 1.47 lakh individuals have voluntarily surrendered their ration entitlements, District Collector Jasmeet Singh Sandhu said.The drive, spearheaded by the Department of Food and Civil Supplies till…
Jaisalmer: Account holders at Jaisalmer Central Cooperative Bank, which has been facing liquidity problems for an extended period, have been unable to withdraw their fixed deposits and savings, or to access funds from govt schemes like NREGA and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, which are directly deposited into bank accounts. After visiting the bank repeatedly for…
Jaipur: Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd (RIICO) will launch its fifth round of land allotment Friday to MoU holders of the Rising Rajasthan investment summit, making the recently introduced undeveloped land scheme more attractive to investors.In the latest round, 7,000 plots across 79 industrial areas will be available to MoU holders. Over…
Jaipur: A Congress delegation, led by Opposition Leader Tikaram Jully, met Governor Haribhau Bagde here Thursday to address allegations of surveillance on legislators in the state assembly. The delegation submitted a memorandum urging the governor to uphold the dignity of the assembly and protect democratic values.Jully condemned the alleged use of hidden cameras to monitor…
Jaisalmer: A 19-year-old man, Aneesh Khan, was brutally beaten to death by his cousins and eight to ten others over a family feud Thursday in Panchpeepali village in Ramdevra police station area of Jaisalmer district. He was taken to Pokhran govt hospital in critical condition, where doctors declared him as dead.Upon learning of the incident,…
