The synthetic drug was being manufactured inside a residential house. JAISALMER: In a major crackdown on narcotics, Sedwa Police in Rajasthan’s Barmer district busted an illegal MD (Mephedrone) drug manufacturing unit on Friday night, around 50 kilometres from the India-Pakistan international border. The synthetic drug was being manufactured inside a residential house.Police seized 920 grams…

Jaipur: The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Patna zonal office Friday carried out searches at eight locations across Bihar, Delhi and Rajasthan, which included four locations in Sriganganagar and one in Jaipur, as part of a money laundering investigation into an alleged illegal sand mining racket worth more than ₹131 crore in Bihar’s Banka district.The action, carried…

Jaipur: Discoms are inviting bids to install 3 lakh rooftop solar systems, allotted by the Centre, for low-income and vulnerable households under the Utility-Led Aggregation (ULM) scheme. Project developers, however, have raised concerns over thin profit margins.Each rooftop system will have a capacity of 1.1KW and is estimated by discoms to cost Rs 60,000. These…

Jaipur: A prolonged lull in southwest monsoon activity has pushed temperatures up across Rajasthan, bringing back hot and humid conditions after the initial spell of rain earlier this month. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has, however, forecast a revival of monsoon activity from July 21, with rainfall expected to intensify across eastern and southern Rajasthan…

Jaipur: A food safety inspection at Chokhi Dhani Friday allegedly found multiple violations, including the use of cooking oil with unsafe levels of Total Polar Compounds (TPC), officials said.The inspection was carried out by the food safety team of the Chief Medical and Health Officer (Jaipur II) following a complaint received through the 181 helpline….