Visit in Jaipur

Jaipur: The Jodhpur branch of the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Friday initiated preliminary investigations into alleged irregularities in the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) tendering process and sought reports from the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) on several engineers believed to be involved in the matter.PHED officials said the ACB is probing allegations of major irregularities…

Jaipur: The enforcement wing of Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is reeling under acute manpower shortage even as its jurisdiction has doubled and several High Court orders remain to be implemented.Although the civic body increased its zones from 18 to 27, the wing has only eight inspectors to enforce regulations. Against an earlier total sanctioned strength…

Jaipur: A 31-year-old village development officer (VDO) posted in Kekri ended his life at his residence in Jaipur’s Narayan Vihar area, after which his family filed an FIR that persistent harassment and extortion attempts by an official and the local sarpanch drove him to suicide.Police said Praveen Kumar ended his life on Oct 27 and…

Jaipur: Burglars broke into the locked house of a doctor in Mahadev Nagar under Ramnagariya police station late Friday night, making off with about 17 tolas of gold jewellery and Rs 4 lakh in cash, police said Sunday. The theft took place when the doctor and his family were in Bikaner to attend a wedding.According…

Jaipur: Health department officials Sunday said that YL Pharma, the pharma company which allegedly sold spurious drugs in Rajasthan, was banned (stop manufacturing orders) by the Himachal Pradesh (HP) govt on March 29 this year. The company’s manufacturing unit is based in Baddi, HP. The drug control officer in Dholpur had taken a sample of…