Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court Wednesday extended interim bail granted to Asaram, who is serving a life sentence in a sexual assault case, till May 25 on medical grounds.A division bench of acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sangeeta Sharma allowed the extension after hearing an application seeking continuation of the relief.During the…
Jaipur: The launch of former Rajasthan BJP chief Satish Poonia’s book, ‘Agnipath nahi Janpath’, at the Constitution Club in Jaipur Sunday featured a lively exchange of friendly jabs among the state’s political heavyweights, much to the amusement of the audience.Former Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore set the tone by drawing a parallel between himself and…
Jaipur: Sariska, which lost all its tigers two decades ago and later became the site of India’s first tiger reintroduction in 2008, is now scripting one of the most remarkable chapters in wildlife conservation. Thirteen of its cubs, now between 17 and 20 months old, are ready to step out of their mothers’ care and…
Jaipur: As the winter tourism season and New Year celebrations bring record footfall, Jaipur’s Walled City is facing an unexpected but serious problem: a shortage of public toilets. While thousands of tourists visit heritage landmarks such as Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, and the busy markets of the Pink City every day, basic sanitation…
JAIPUR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has alleged that tenders worth more than Rs 979 crore under the Jal Jeevan Mission were secured using forged documents and fabricated work-completion certificates, according to a chargesheet filed on Thursday against retired IAS officer and former additional chief secretary of the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Subodh Agrawal.The 17,500-page…
