Jaipur: The Jaipur city police are investigating a case of fraud where an unidentified man impersonating a police officer allegedly extorted Rs 60,000 from a city resident by falsely claiming the victim’s son was arrested in a rape case.The incident came to light after the victim, a resident of Chandpole Bazaar, lodged a complaint at…
Jaipur: The Supreme Court Friday issued notices on a Special Leave Petition (SLP) from the Rajasthan govt, challenging the high court’s ruling in a Rs 237 crore advertisement scam. The alleged irregularities occurred during Ashok Gehlot-led Congress govt from 2008 to 2013.Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan presided over the proceedings and scheduled a…
Jaipur: School education department has launched an electoral literacy initiative under which schools will establish a “democracy room” and identify students eligible for voter cards upon attaining the age of 18 years. “One room in each secondary or higher secondary school should be set up as a ‘Democracy Room’ to display SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education…
Jaipur: The country’s second interstate tiger relocation reached a crucial milestone Sunday with the successful release of tigress PN-224 into the wild at Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve (RVTR) in Rajasthan.Originally translocated from Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, the big cat was kept in a soft release enclosure from Dec 22 to let her acclimatise…
Bhilwara: Aimed at addressing the challenges of overcrowding and unplanned expansion, urban development and housing (UDH) minister Jhabar Singh Kharra Monday directed the preparation of a comprehensive multi-purpose plan for a ‘new Bhilwara’, which will span approximately 6,400 acres. The minister, simultaneously, ordered cancellation of the existing draft zonal plan for Bhilwara that was awaiting…
