JAISALMER: Amid ongoing geopolitical tensions involving countries such as the United States and Iran in the Gulf region, India’s leading public sector oil company, Oil India Limited (OIL), has achieved a significant milestone in the extraction of heavy crude oil from the Jodhpur Sandstone formation in the Thar Desert of Jaisalmer. The company has recorded…
Bhilwara: Illegal stone mining mafias attacked a forest dept team in Tonk’s Niwai area Wednesday morning when officials tried to seize tractor-trolleys near Raktanchal mountain, leaving two forest workers injured and damaging a govt vehicle.Police and administrative officials rushed to the spot after receiving information and launched an investigation. Tonk’s superintendent of police Rajesh Kumar…
Jaipur: The Union govt spent over Rs 2.6 lakh crore on reviving and expanding BSNL between 2019 and 2025, the ministry of communications told parliament, yet rural and tribal areas continue to grapple with patchy mobile and internet connectivity.The disclosure came in response to a question from Banswara MP Rajkumar Roat, who sought details on…
Jaipur: A sharp rise in the illegal manufacture of synthetic drugs has prompted the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) to issue a public advisory, warning that clandestine laboratories producing substances such as mephedrone (MD) may be operating unnoticed in residential pockets and semi-industrial zones across the state. Inspector general of ANTF Vikas Kumar said these covert…
Jaipur: The state govt is set to take a call on the long-pending rehabilitation of over 1,700 families displaced by the Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam and now facing a second round of displacement due to a proposed nuclear power project in Mahi Banswara, with a key meeting scheduled Thursday.Officials said a state-level committee will meet…
