JAISALMER: The sharp decline in the number of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), a Schedule-I protected species and Rajasthan’s state bird, during the recent waterhole census conducted on Vaishakh Purnima has become a matter of concern for environmentalists as well as the Forest Department. During the latest field count carried out using the waterhole method…

Jaipur/Bhilwara: Congress general secretary Sachin Pilot Sunday criticised the state govt over the Rajasthan high court‘s order recommending the cancellation of the SI recruitment exam, saying the court’s judgment was a slap in the govt’s face.Pilot said he had always been a votary of reform in the Rajasthan Public Service Commission, pointing to the many…

Jaipur: Rajasthan high court‘s acting chief justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma Tuesday recused himself from hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) against the construction of a two-storey building inside Rambagh Golf Club.The PIL was filed by the Central Park Banchao Sangharsh Samiti (CPBSS), an organisation of daily morning walkers at Central Park, stating that an earlier…

Jaipur: Around 300 villagers from Jodhpura and nearby areas in Kotputli-Behror, Sikar and Jhunjhunu districts gathered outside the Kotputli collectorate Monday to demand implementation of a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order related to mining activities near their settlement.The protest coincided with Shaheed Diwas, observed on March 23 to commemorate freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar…

Jaipur: The Jaipur division has been battered by heavy rainfall since Monday, particularly in Dausa, where a kachcha dam constructed by villagers collapsed in the evening after an astonishing 180 mm of rainfall. This massive influx of water impacted several areas, including villages in Lalsot and extending to Chaksu on the outskirts of Jaipur. Despite…