Jaipur: State govt has allocated more than Rs 200 crore to ensure adequate drinking water supply in urban and rural areas during the peak summer months, with separate provisions made for both regions and additional support for water transport in vulnerable localities.“The allotted fund has also been distributed between the urban and rural areas. For…

Jaipur: The ‘illegal’ construction of a new building, and resultant demolition of a heritage building on Chaura Rasta inside Walled City recently, has become the centre of controversy with residents accusing JMC of neglecting their complaints about the ‘illegal’ structure. The locals claimed the project has nearly demolished a heritage structure, with construction starting in…

Jaipur: In the aftermath of the Jhalawar school building collapse, which left seven children dead and 21 injured, the state education department has doubled down on efforts to encourage the students to return to school, albeit in a makeshift arrangement until a new building is constructed. Classes of the Govt Upper Primary School in Piplodi…

Bhilwara: Police in Bhilwara district seized 2,300 opium plants allegedly cultivated illegally and hidden among mustard and gram crops in Taswariya Khurd village in Shahpura police station area Sunday. A case was registered under NDPS Act and an investigation begun, police said.Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh said the action was taken under supervision of Shahpura ASP…

Jaipur: A senior professor from Rajasthan University’s geography department began an indefinite hunger strike outside the vice-chancellor’s secretariat Monday. Professor Mahipal Singh Sihag alleged that he was removed from the post of head of department within four months of joining in July 2023, while officially, the tenure should be for three years. He said that…