Visit in Jaipur

Jaisalmer: Rajasthan Police have said a cross-border smuggling route used to bring 5kg of methamphetamine from Pakistan into Barmer may have also been deployed to move explosives and illegal weapons into India, after two arrested men made the claim during interrogation.The accused, Salman Khan and Shankar Ram, were arrested Monday with the methamphetamine. Police ADG…

Jaipur: Jaipur Municipal Corporation will now comprise 13 administrative zones with a total of 150 wards. The boundaries and number of wards in each zone have been redefined, and the upcoming civic elections will be held on this new basis.Local self-govt dept Monday issued notification announcing the restructuring of Jaipur’s municipal zones. The city has…

Jaipur: In a powerful display of grassroots resistance, women from 18 villages in Neem Ka Thana tehsil of Sikar district have been leading a sustained, rotational protest against illegal soapstone mining that endangers the Girjan river—a crucial rain-fed lifeline supported by traditional anicuts in each village.Clad in vibrant attire and traditional ghoonghats, women like Monu…

Jaipur: The state govt has removed the free medicine and free diagnostic tests schemes — initiated by the previous Congress govt — from its list of flagship programmes, prioritising instead Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya (MAA) Yojana, a health insurance initiative.The removal of these programmes — hailed as pioneering in healthcare welfare — from the flagship list…

Jaipur: In a dramatic U-turn, state forest minister Sanjay Sharma Tuesday retracted his controversial statement reversing the timeframe for bringing water from the Ramjal Setu Link Project (RSLP) to Alwar district, from 2039 to 2029.A day before, Sharma had stated that Alwar would receive water from the project, previously known as the PKC-Eastern Rajasthan Canal…