Jaipur: The Walled City, one of the busiest tourist areas in the city, is once again struggling with overflowing garbage just days after the Jaipur Municipal Corporation’s “Operation Clean Sweep” campaign.Residents say the narrow lanes and open dumping spots cleaned during the drive have already returned to their earlier condition, raising questions over the sustainability…
Jaipur: A mining lease cleared by National Board for Wildlife has allegedly been found excavating marble stone within the protected area of Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR), posing a threat to the big cats.Documents accessed by TOI reveal that 1,876 sq metre of forest land lie within the lease boundary. A report by DFO, dated June…
Jaipur: A chemical-laden tanker overturned and caught fire on the Nagaur–Ladnun stretch of National Highway-458 on Wednesday night, triggering a massive blaze, police said.Superintendent of police Mridul Kachawa said the driver managed to jump out of the vehicle in time, and no loss of life was reported. The blaze was intense, and flames were visible…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Tuesday disposed of a long-pending Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the Kartarpura Nullah after the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) assured the court that the drain’s width would be fixed at 32.6 metres.A division bench of Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur passed the order while hearing a…
Udaipur: Panic gripped residents of Krishnapura Colony in Udaipur city, after a leopard strayed into the residential area early Thursday and evaded capture for over eight hours before being tranquilised and removed by the forest department.The wild cat was first spotted around 5 am entering lane number 3 of the colony from the nearby Ayad…
