Jaipur: Police arrested the main accused in a case involving alleged embezzlement of over Rs 46 crore from a state renewable energy body using forged bank guarantees, officials said Wednesday. The accused, identified as Mahesh Bhai (50), a resident of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, was arrested in connection with a case registered at Ashok Nagar police…
JAIPUR: With new riders in place, including a strict cap of 1.5 metres on mining depth, bajri (sand) extraction has been permitted in Rajasthan, offering relief to the construction sector long hit by shortages.The State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority has granted environmental clearance to two mining leases in Bhilwara district’s Sawai Pur tehsil, approving…
Jaipur: The Supreme Court has directed municipal bodies in all state and Union Territory capitals to survey residential areas being used for commercial activities and submit affidavits listing violations by May 15, 2026, placing the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) under a strict deadline.The order came during a hearing on unauthorised commercial use in a Chennai…
Kota: An 8-year-old boy’s call to Childline 1098 Sunday helped stop the child marriage of his 8-yr-old schoolmate, scheduled for Akha Teej on Sunday night, officials said.“Bhaiya/Didi, please stop my friend’s marriage … she is very young … we play together, go to school … she doesn’t want to get married, she wants to study,”…
Jaipur: A young leopard cub that strayed from Jaipur’s Jhalana reserve and hid inside a factory near Gopalpura for three days was safely captured following a rescue operation by the forest department early Sunday morning.Contrary to initial speculation, the animal was not the well-known leopardess ‘Pooja’, but her male cub, estimated to be around 12…
