Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Wednesday directed officials to take the strictest possible legal action against gangs involved in the narcotics trade and ordered a coordinated crackdown on illegally modified vehicles used for drug trafficking and other unlawful activities.He directed the police, administration and transport department to conduct a…

Jaipur: Sriganganagar police Tuesday arrested an alleged shooter and a key weapons supplier linked to the Rohit Godara gang, deepening an investigation that has already uncovered a network allegedly involved in supplying firearms to gang operatives across Rajasthan.Police identified the accused as Harmanpreet, 27, a resident of Ghodewaha village in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, and Rohit…

Jaisalmer: The conservation journey of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (Godawan) will be showcased through a special light and visual projection at New Delhi’s Qutub Minar on World Environment Day on June 5.The event, scheduled between 8 pm and 10 pm, aims to showcase the journey of Godawan conservation and revival, with the stated…

Farmers’ seminar advocates for balanced fertilizer usage. Alwar: Union minister of state for agriculture and farmers’ welfare Ramnath Thakur urged farmers to reduce excessive use of chemical fertilisers and adopt organic and natural farming practices, warning that indiscriminate use of chemicals was harming both soil health and human health. He was addressing a farmers’ seminar…

Jaipur: For decades, shifting sand dunes were among the biggest challenges facing western Rajasthan, with strong desert winds routinely burying fields, blocking roads and irrigation channels, and swallowing grazing lands. Villagers often spent days clearing sand after major dust storms, while farmers and pastoralists struggled with repeated losses.That landscape is now changing. As the world…