Jaipur: Ahead of urban local body and panchayat elections, Congress has begun a statewide organisational drive to build its grassroots network.District units have been told to set up executive committees in every gram panchayat and urban ward, marking the first time the party is forming such bodies at the gram panchayat level.The drive aims to…
Jaipur: With only two cadaver kidney donations recorded in Rajasthan so far in 2026, at least 899 patients remain on the state’s waiting list, pushing many families to seek transplants in Gujarat, where the system is seen as more active.As the wait for cadaver transplants lengthens and deceased organ donations stay extremely low, kidney patients…
Jaipur: After nearly two decades of relying on an outdated power procurement framework, the electricity regulator Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has issued draft guidelines for resource adequacy regulations.The move comes at a time when the regulator is set to conclude discussions at a hearing on Tuesday on a proposal by the state govt to…
Jaipur: Hanumangarh police arrested two drug traffickers with 725 grams of heroin in their possession worth about Rs 1.5 crore, SP Narendra Singh Meena said Sunday. He identified the duo as Simarjeet Singh (20) and Arshdeep Singh (21), both residents of Ramsara village in Bathinda district of Punjab.Meena said the action was part of a…
Udaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Sunday arrested Mandwa police station station house officer Nirmal Kumar Khatri and constable Bhalaram while accepting a bribe of Rs 8 lakh in Udaipur. The bribe was allegedly demanded in exchange for not naming four persons as accused in an NDPS Act case.According to officials, the SHO and the constable…
