Jaipur: Although state govt plans to issue a circular advising all urban local bodies (ULBs) to implement Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme following Supreme Court’s recent directives, the initiative has encountered obstacles before its rollout.Since the ABC programme has been irregular and predominantly limited to Jaipur, the state now faces a shortage of experts and…

Jaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Wednesday caught Kaushal Kumawat, assistant town planner of Nagaur Municipal Council, red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 4 lakh. As the amount was substantial, the ACB arranged for dummy notes as part of the trap.Smita Srivastava, additional director general (ADG) of ACB, said that the agency received a complaint…

Jaipur: In-form middle-order batsman Kushagra Ojha will lead the Rajasthan U-19 team in the upcoming BCCI Cooch Behar Trophy, while Manay Kataria has been named his deputy.The Rajasthan junior selection committee selected the squad based on the players’ performances in the U-19 Challenger Trophy, organised by the RCA.Rajasthan will face Pondicherry at the Jaipuria Vidyalaya…

Jaipur: Sanitation workers began an indefinite hunger strike in front of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation headquarters in Lal Kothi Saturday, threatening a complete work boycott all over the state from Nov 25 if their demands are not resolved.The workers, who have been pushing an 11-point charter of demands for the past 12 days, said they…

Jaipur: All Rajasthan In Service Doctors Association (ARISDA), a union of more than 10,000 state govt doctors, has demanded criminal prosecution and suspension of those responsible for negligence that led to death of resident doctor Dr Ravi Sharma at RNT Medical College’s hostel on June 18. It also demanded compensation for the doctor’s family and…