Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Friday approved a financial package of Rs 239 crore in agricultural input subsidy for more than 70,000 farmers affected by crop damage during the 2024–25 Rabi season. The assistance will be disbursed from the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF). According to an official statement, this financial aid will benefit…

Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Sunday said the state govt will provide Rs 150 per quintal bonus on wheat procurement over the Minimum Support Price (MSP), a move welcomed by farmers during an interaction with him in Hanumangarh. Sharma was in the district to attend a state-level programme organised on the occasion of International…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court‘s principal seat in Jodhpur has taken suo motu cognisance of a TOI special report on the deteriorating condition of Haldighati Pass and Rakt Talai in Rajsamand district, expressing concern over encroachments, pollution, administrative neglect and unregulated tourism. The court will hold the next hearing on Jan 28.The TOI report, titled…

Jaipur/Mumbai: Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife Shwetambari Bhatt were arrested from Mumbai early Sunday in a Rs 30-crore fraud case registered in Udaipur last month.Udaipur-based IVF specialist Dr Ajay Murdia, founder of Indira IVF, had filed a complaint a month ago alleging that Bhatt, his wife and six others induced him to invest over…

Jhunjhunu: Two people were killed and two others injured in car-tempo collision near Nethwa village under Ramgarh Shekhawati police station area in Sikar district Thursday. Among the injured, one was referred to Sikar and one to Churu.Ramgarh Shekhawati station officer Prakash Chandra said that a car was going from Dhadhan towards Ramgarh on the Ramgarh-Dhadhan…