Visit in Jaipur

Jaipur: A promise made by Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) last year to install 50,000 streetlights across the city appears to have quietly faded as the board’s term ended, with several areas still struggling with poor lighting.In many parts of the city, darkness continues to dominate streets after sunset.Residents said several stretches remain poorly lit once…

Jaipur: In a major crackdown on cybercrime, the city police’s Cyber Police Station Tuesday arrested a fraudster from Andhra Pradesh who duped people of Rs 3.35 crore by luring them into fake online stock market investment schemes. The accused was nabbed after a months-long technical operation spanning across Haryana, Delhi, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.Deputy commissioner…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan high court Friday denied interim relief to cricketer Yash Dayal amid serious allegations of sexual exploitation of a minor. Justice Praveer Bhatnagar, presiding over the case, ordered the investigating officer to appear in court on Jan 19 to provide an update on the progress of the investigation.Dayal’s anticipatory bail application was addressed…

Jaipur: A domestic help who allegedly siphoned off lakhs from his employer’s home in Jaipur over several years was arrested along with his father and an accomplice after the stolen money was traced to land deals in Bihar. The accused were identified as Swagatam Kumar (23), a resident of Bihar, his father Satendra Das (50),…

Jaipur: A senior professor from Rajasthan University’s geography department began an indefinite hunger strike outside the vice-chancellor’s secretariat Monday. Professor Mahipal Singh Sihag alleged that he was removed from the post of head of department within four months of joining in July 2023, while officially, the tenure should be for three years. He said that…