Jaipur: The district administration has begun preparations for International Yoga Day, with plans to hold mass yoga sessions at four prominent locations across Jaipur on June 21.District collector Sandesh Nayak reviewed the arrangements during a meeting with officials Tuesday and directed departments to ensure maximum public participation in the event. Yoga programmes will be organised…

Jaipur: Top seed Manish Phogat lived up to his billing to claim his maiden men’s singles title in the Rajasthan State Ranking Badminton tournament which concluded at the Sawai Man Singh Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday.Nineteen-year-old Manish overcame mid-match slump to stop the impressive run of unseeded Kartik Jain in a well-contested summit clash.Manish, a…

Jaipur: The Jaipur Regional Transport Office (RTO) Saturday started a week-long inspection of long-distance buses following the bus fire on Jodhpur-Jaisalmer highway which claimed 26 lives recently. Jaipur RTO-I has formed an expert committee to carry out these inspections.“We are focusing on three things during this inspection. First, we are checking whether these buses have…

Jaipur: Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan Monday accused the Narendra Modi-led govt of dismantling MGNREGS through the recently enacted G RAM G law, and alleging that it weakens the world’s largest employment guarantee programme, along with depriving the rural poor of their right to work.Ranjan also repeated Congress’ principal accusation — that the Union govt has…

Bhilwara: A 45-year-old man was allegedly murdered by being run over by a vehicle in Indira Vihar Colony of Bhilwara Saturday. The deceased, identified as Mahendra Singh from Tilak Nagar, was found in bushes near the roadside, raising suspicions of foul play. Police have detained five individuals, including one woman, in connection with the murder….