Jaipur: The halted trial of cloud seeding at Jaipur’s Jamwa-Ramgarh Dam is likely to start again as the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given conditional approval to the private company conducting the trial to fly drones up to 10,000 feet. This was confirmed by state agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena Tuesday.As the private…
Bhilwara: Police in Bhilwara have arrested three men for allegedly burning a dead man’s finger and toe with matchsticks as part of an attempted insurance fraud, officials said Sunday. Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh said the case was registered on a complaint by Chamba Ben in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, who alleged her 36-year-old son, Deepak, fell seriously…
Jaipur: Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai returned to the Jaipur Literature Festival Thursday after more than a decade away and said race becomes unavoidable in the United States, framing “every single aspect of life” there.“As soon as you go to the United States, life becomes all about race,” Desai said, responding to a question about…
Jaipur: The Supreme Court has sharply criticised the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) for failing to comply with its directions regarding commercial establishments operating in residential areas of Jaipur. The court observed that the authority neither appeared before the court nor filed an affidavit detailing action taken after conducting surveys, even as complaints from residents continued…
Jaipur: Education secretary Krishna Kunal said that the department will plant 11.04 crore saplings as part of the Hariyalo Rajasthan ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0’ campaign this year. The secretary conducted a review meeting for different initiatives of the department Friday.“During the campaign, a target of 10 saplings per student for Classes 1 to…
