Jaipur: The Jaipur Development Authority’s plan to redevelop stretches of the rain-fed Dravyavati River on the lines of Mumbai’s Chowpatty has run into a major hurdle, with parts of the river heavily polluted by toxic foam and untreated sewage.The situation at some stretches became serious enough for Urban Development and Housing secretary Debasish Prusty to…
Jaipur: The recovery of a charred caracal carcass in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer region has renewed concern over the fate of one of India’s rarest wild cats, with experts warning the species is close to extinction in the country.The caracal body was discovered Monday after it was allegedly killed by locals in retaliation for livestock attacks, marking…
Jaipur: Rajasthan high court has directed the state govt to grant special disability leave and release pending salary to a police constable who has been in a coma since he met with a road accident while on duty in August 2021.In an order passed on March 12 and uploaded Tuesday, Justice Anand Sharma allowed a…
Jaisalmer: The NCERT has removed a controversial map from its Class 8 Social Science textbook after objections that it incorrectly depicted Jaisalmer and other areas of erstwhile Rajputana as part of the Maratha Empire in the 18th century.The map used to appear on Page 71 of Unit 3 in a chapter on the ‘Rise of…
Jaipur: Rajasthan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti Tuesday under the revised guidelines of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0, securing an extension of the scheme until Dec 2028 and positioning the state to achieve 100% household tap water coverage.The MoU was signed in New Delhi in the presence…
