Jaipur: The Rajasthan high court Thursday granted bail to five accused in the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam.The court observed, “Considering the facts, circumstances of the case and the custody period of the accused applicants, without commenting on the merits of the case, it appears appropriate to grant the benefit of bail to the applicants.”…

Jaipur: Pensioners and employees from all govt universities across Rajasthan staged a protest at the Shaheed Smarak police commissionerate premises Tuesday. The demonstration was organised under the banner of Federation of the Pensioners of the State Universities of Rajasthan and the Rajasthan University Pensioners’ Association. Employees and retired professors from across the state participated, with…

Jaipur: Rajasthan has begun implementing its annual mineral auction action plan with the successful auction of nine major limestone blocks in April, a move expected to strengthen the state’s mining revenue and cement industry supply chain.The limestone blocks, spread across 1,218.43 hectares in Nagaur, Jaisalmer and Chittorgarh districts, are estimated to hold nearly 920 million…

Bhilwara: The large deg (pot) that was dug out by police and civil administration from grazing land near Sidda village in Tonk district Saturday evening was found to contain only soil, police said Monday.The sealed pot, which was secured for assessment by an archaeology department team, was examined in Niwai on Monday in the presence…

Jaipur: The ongoing controversy regarding hockey in Rajasthan has now come to an end. After the recent decision of the Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur, it has become clear that now only the teams selected by Hockey Rajasthan will participate in the national competitions of Hockey India.Hockey Rajasthan president Arun Saraswat told media in a press…