Bhilwara: Four people were arrested Sunday for allegedly extorting garnet businessmen in Kotdi area of Bhilwara district. Following the arrest and interrogation of accused, the role of probationer IPS officer Madhav Upadhyay has also come under scrutiny. Bhilwara superintendent of police Dharmendra Singh has ordered an investigation into the allegations.Kotdi police station in-charge Mahaveer Prasad…

Jaisalmer: In a significant crackdown on corruption, Settlement Commissioner Nikaya Gohaen dismissed four govt officials from the settlement department of Ram Nagar, Jaisalmer district, following an investigation into fraudulent plot allocations. The officials, RI Vikram Singh, Patwari Kishor Ram, senior assistant Yogendra Kumar, and junior assistant Shivraj Singh, were removed from service on Saturday.The investigation…

Jaipur: Pensioners and employees from all govt universities across Rajasthan staged a protest at the Shaheed Smarak police commissionerate premises Tuesday. The demonstration was organised under the banner of Federation of the Pensioners of the State Universities of Rajasthan and the Rajasthan University Pensioners’ Association. Employees and retired professors from across the state participated, with…

Jaipur: In an unexpected late-night bureaucratic reshuffle, Rajasthan chief secretary Sudhansh Pant has been appointed Union secretary in the ministry of social justice and empowerment. He will replace 1991 batch IAS officer Amit Yadav, who is set to retire on Nov 30. Pant, also a 1991 batch civil servant of the Rajasthan cadre, will assume…

Jaipur: Sanitation services across Jaipur have plunged into disarray following the end of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation’s board term, leaving residents grappling with overflowing garbage, foul smell and erratic waste collection. What was earlier a structured, ward-wise system has now collapsed into disorder.Previously, each councillor was allotted a sanitation inspector and at least four sanitation…