Jaipur: The newly announced International and National Pravasi Rajasthan Affairs Department is set to become operational with the upcoming cabinet expansion. This marks a major step in the state govt’s strategy to strengthen global and domestic outreach among the Rajasthani diaspora.According to senior officials, the department will function with an expansive mandate—ranging from designing engagement…

Alwar: The Bharatpur unit of the state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) Thursday arrested five officials and employees of the Dholpur Municipal Council red-handed while taking a bribe of over Rs 3 lakh.The civic body’s commissioner, Ashok Kumar Sharma, has been detained for questioning after investigators flagged his role as “suspicious”.The ACB’s operation, planned and executed by…

Jaisalmer: Farmers from Gudamalani in Balotra district Tuesday headed to the SDM’s office on tractors and briefly clashed with police when they were stopped with barricades. The farmers then blocked the mega highway from Barmer to Bikaner, raised slogans, and sang bhajans. After this, they left their tractors and reached the SDM office on foot,…

Udaipur: Three siblings from Larathi village, in Kherwara police station area of Udaipur district, drowned in Som river Sunday evening after they went into the water to fetch their buffalo from the opposite shore. On Monday morning, their bodies were found floating in the river. With the help of locals, the civil administration and police…

Jaipur: An 11-year-old tigress was found dead in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) Sunday morning, with preliminary findings indicating it had died of a severe blood infection.Forest officials found the carcass of the tigress, named T-94, during a routine patrol in the Ghoda Ghati area of the reserve’s Khandar range. The forest department secured the…