Jaisalmer: In a significant breakthrough, police have arrested four members of a criminal gang— including its leader—17 months after a major burglary in Jaisalmer. The arrests were made from a hideout in the Aravalli hills of Chittorgarh-Begun following a multi-day surveillance operation.The arrest came after a four-day surveillance operation using drones and binoculars in the…
Jaipur: A day after five schools in the city received bomb threats, two more schools in Mansarovar were targeted with similar emails Tuesday morning, including one that had already been threatened on Monday.Police said the first mail reached a school’s inbox at 7.30 am, claiming a bomb had been planted on the premises of a…
Kota: The carcasses of 12 peacocks and seven turtles were recovered from separate areas of the Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve (RVTR) in Bundi district Friday, sparking speculation over whether poaching, disease or some other factor was behind the deaths. The peacock bodies were recovered from the buffer zone of RVTR, while the dead turtles were…
Jaipur: With the new academic session in govt schools starting Wednesday, teachers have objected to keeping student admissions open till July.Under the revised academic calendar, all classes will face a unit test in May before summer vacation. Teachers say students enrolling in July would miss nearly three months of classroom teaching, making it difficult to…
Jojari River near Jodhpur Jaipur: The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) is set to assist in preparing a scientific restoration blueprint for the critically polluted Jojari -Bandi -Luni river system after receiving approval on July 3 from the High-Level Ecosystem Oversight Committee constituted by the Supreme Court.The decision follows a meeting chaired by the…
