Alwar: The Bharatpur unit of the state anti-corruption bureau (ACB) Thursday arrested five officials and employees of the Dholpur Municipal Council red-handed while taking a bribe of over Rs 3 lakh.The civic body’s commissioner, Ashok Kumar Sharma, has been detained for questioning after investigators flagged his role as “suspicious”.The ACB’s operation, planned and executed by…
Jaipur: The state agriculture department on Tuesday launched the country’s first drone-based cloud seeding experiment at the Jamwaramgarh Dam area to revive Ramgarh Lake and address the region’s water crisis. Although the technology failed twice on the inaugural day, the scientists finally managed to fly the drones up to a height of 400-feet in the…
Jaipur: A single bench of Rajasthan High Court Thursday granted relief to Congress MLA Indira Meena and asked police to not take any coercive action in the FIR of attempt to murder lodged against her at Bonlli police station in Sawai Madhopur district. Meena is MLA from Bamanwas constituency in Sawai Madhopur district. The FIR…
Jaipur: Nearly three weeks after a woman in Rajsamand died during a sterilisation procedure, the govt has not disclosed the cause of her death. The health department said Tuesday they are waiting for the report as viscera sampling has been completed.Dali Bai (33), a mother of four, from Selma Bali village in Rajsamand district underwent…
Jaipur: A 45-year-old shopkeeper was shot dead in Bharatpur Sunday night, prompting protests by the victim’s family. Police identified the deceased as Ashok Singh, a resident of Phulwara village.Police said, two men called Singh out to a location in the city and shot him. He was bleeding profusely when taken to a hospital, where doctors…
