Jaipur: In a sharp rebuke to the BJP-led Rajasthan govt, Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra Friday highlighted a letter from the French Ambassador to India, addressing concerns over stalled investment projects in the state. Dotasra accused the administration of failing its flagship ‘Rising Rajasthan’ campaign, suggesting it had devolved into a “rising commission” scheme…
Kota: A seven-member high-level medical expert committee constituted by the Union Health Ministry arrived in Kota Saturday to investigate the deaths of four women following C-section deliveries and infections reported among eight other postnatal women at the govt-run New Medical College Hospital (NMCH) and JK Lon Hospital earlier this week.The team, comprising six doctors from…
Jaipur: Govt officials in Sawai Madhopur are under scrutiny in an extortion racket. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is preparing to take action against several govt officials from the transport, forest, and mining departments in Sawai Madhopur. These officials are suspected of paying monthly bribes to ACB officers to avoid being implicated in corruption cases. This…
Jaipur: Six years after the Supreme Court directed states in 2018 to identify and protect “deemed forest” lands, Rajasthan has still not fully complied, leaving ecologically sensitive areas vulnerable to degradation and encroachment. The directives stem from the long-running case ‘TN Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors.’, which held that “forest” under the…
Jaipur: Nathdwara MLA Vishwaraj Singh Mewar Saturday launched an initiative aimed at strengthening transparency and accountability in development works across the constituency. Under the new system, every project plaque—whether for inauguration or foundation laying—will now feature a mandatory QR code.By scanning the QR code, citizens can access details such as the project’s sanctioned amount, expenditure,…
