Visit in Jaipur

Jaipur: Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, Tikaram Jully, Tuesday criticised the absence of the entire state govt during what he described as the largest national-level mock drill. He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to immediately release the Rajasthan govt from what he called “political quarantine” so that…

Jaipur: Congress councillors staged a sit-in protest at the Jaipur Municipal Corporation Greater (JMC-G) headquarters Thursday, accusing the civic body of poor planning and tokenism amid the ongoing monsoon. The trigger was the late distribution of bird water pots to all 150 wards—two days after rains had already begun—an act councillors called “symbolic” and “pointless.”Protesting…

Patwari held for taking bribe: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Udaipur team Thursday arrested a female patwari while she was accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000. The accused, Priyanka Nalwaya, demanded the bribe in exchange for providing a certified copy of the land mutation. Deputy SP ACB Sonu Shekhawat said the complainant filed a complaint against…

Kota: A 65-year-old woman suffering from oral cavity cancer allegedly died after oxygen supply was disrupted due to a power failure at Bundi district govt hospital late Wednesday night.Family members alleged negligence by authorities and created a ruckus in the hospital. However, hospital authorities denied there was any disruption in oxygen supply, claiming that it…

Jaisalmer: A major accident was averted near Vijay Stambh in Jaisalmer Thursday when a fire broke out in an Army truck carrying an earth mover machine as part of a convoy heading towards the border. The incident occurred when the upper part of the machine came in contact with overhead electric wires. This contact led…