Jaipur: The State Election Commission (SEC) is set to announce dates next week for by-elections to eight wards across seven urban local bodies (ULBs), including Ward 63 of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) Heritage, with polls scheduled for early August.This development appears to contradict the Local Self Government department’s plan to hold simultaneous elections for all…

Jaipur: A 29-year-old male nurse who faked his death to claim a Rs 50 lakh life insurance policy was arrested in Bikaner after police uncovered forged documents, including a fabricated cremation receipt.Sub-Inspector Devendra Soni of Jai Narayan Vyas Colony police station told TOI that the accused, identified as Mangilal Jiyani, a resident of Sriganganagar district,…

Jodhpur: The district administration has scuttled plans of former CM Ashok Gehlot inaugurating a govt school in Pahadganj area of Jodhpur. Gehlot was scheduled to inaugurate the school building on June 27. He shared information about the event on social media, after which the district administration said the inauguration would be done by school education…

Sachin Pilot said that Congress must remain united to strengthen itself and fight the BJP Jaipur: AICC general secretary and former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot Thursday sought to soften the political edge of former chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s recent remarks against him, saying Gehlot has “always” been affectionate towards him and that the…

Jaipur: The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) will launch a one-day ‘Operation Clean Sweep’ across the Walled City on Saturday night, deploying nearly 2,000 sanitation workers for a deep-cleaning drive in some of the area’s narrowest and dirtiest lanes. While JMC claims the campaign will transform the old city overnight, many residents say the real issue…