Visit in Jaipur

Jaipur: Rajasthan high court Monday dismissed the petition filed by Ved Prakash Yadav, former joint director of department of information and technology (DoIT), seeking to quash the Enforcement Directorate‘s (ED) case against him. The ED case against Yadav stems from his initial arrest by anti-corruption bureau (ACB) in a disproportionate income case following the seizure…

Jaipur: A 54-year-old cyber criminal linked to Rs 5.62 crore cyber frauds in 33 cases was arrested by Vidhyadhar Nagar police Tuesday after a search operation in the city.DCP (North) Karan Sharma said the accused, Shakeel Ahmed, a resident of Shaheed Indira Jyoti Nagar in Kachhi Basti, opened a bank account in Oct 2023, which…

Jaipur: The smart meter rollout in the state is facing strong opposition from both consumers and stakeholders. They said that the cost of the smart meters will eventually be passed on to the consumers in the form of tariffs, even though the benefits are meagre.Agriculture accounts for about 40% of the power consumption in the…

Jaipur: Farmer unions in Rajasthan have written to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, demanding compensation for crops damaged by heavy rains.According to farmers, excessive rainfall resulted in 75% to 90% damage to crops in most areas. Despite this, the govt continued to collect insurance premiums from farmers under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’, they…

Jaipur: The key flyover linking Jaipur Railway Station with Sindhi Camp bus stand has officially been renamed as ‘Shri Amarapur Setu’. New signboards have also been installed at both ends.It was earlier called the Khasa Kothi Flyover.A formal naming ceremony was held on Saturday where Civil Lines MLA Gopal Sharma was the chief guest. The…