Jaipur: The district administration Wednesday demolished a multi-storey mansion linked to slain gangster Anandpal Singh in Didwana-Kuchaman district, nearly eight years after his death in a police shootout.Police said the farmhouse, once used by Singh as a hideout, was attached in 2016 when he was on the run. Spread across a large tract of land,…
Jaipur: Rajasthan govt has ordered all departments, corporations, autonomous bodies and PSUs to hold official events only at govt-owned venues, barring hotels and private facilities except in special circumstances.A finance department circular signed by chief secretary V Srinivas says departments often hold “programmes, exhibitions, seminars, meetings and other functions” at hotels and private venues despite…
Bhilwara: The food safety department seized more than 2,300 kg of red chilli powder and 1,710 kg of whole coriander spice from Star Light Agro Limited on Chittorgarh Road in Bhilwara district Monday. About 400 kg of dates were destroyed on the spot, as part of the raid operations ahead of the Holi festival.Bhilwara chief…
Jaipur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot Monday stepped up his attack on the Union govt over its move to redefine the Aravalli range. He described Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav’s claim of allowing mining on only 0.19% of the Aravalli range as “misleading and completely devoid of facts”.Countering Yadav’s assertion that most of the Aravalli…
According to the prosecution, eight serial explosions rocked the city that evening, killing 71 people and injuring 185 others, while a ninth bomb was defused around 15 minutes before the explosion Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Friday refused interim relief to two convicts, Mohammad Sarwar Azmi and Shahbaz Ahmed, who sought suspension of their convictions…
