Jaipur: In a move that is expected to increase cost of construction in Rajasthan, the govt has revised royalty rates on minerals, resulting in higher levies and increase in prices of key raw materials including bajri (river sand), sandstonnee, marble, and other construction stonnees. Department of Mines and Geology notified an increase in royalty on…

Kota: A teenage girl from Baran district, missing since Friday, was found dead in a hotel room in Kota Saturday evening. The 18-year-old, identified as Priti from Kelwada town in Baran, was discovered 120km from home, hanging in a room bolted from the inside, leading police to initially suspect suicide.Family members, suspecting foul play, initially…

Jaipur: As Rajasthan intensifies its statewide campaign against Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in the state, the police department is facing an acute shortage of detention centres to hold those arrested until the deportation process begins. To accomodate suspected Bangladeshi nationals detained since Wednesday, the state govt has set up three new detention centres for foreign…

Jaipur: Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully has written to CM Bhajan Lal Sharma, highlighting concerns over the backlog under the CM Yuva Sambal Yojana. Jully urged Sharma to release funds for pending unemployment allowance for youths, noting that youths from Nagaur districts have not received unemployment allowances for the past 15-16 months.“The allowance being given…

JAIPUR/JODHPUR/JAISALMER: Rajasthan’s border districts were placed under high alert following India’s missile strikes on terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir early Wednesday morning. As a precaution, schools in these areas have been closed until further notice and civilian flights at Jodhpur, Kishangarh and Jaisalmer airports and Bikaner airstrip suspended until 5.30am on May 10.At…