Jaisalmer: Rajasthan High Court has stayed the allocation of thousands of bighas of Oran pasture land in Jaisalmer district for large-scale solar power projects, directing the state govt and district administration to respond to concerns about the protection of these ecologically and culturally significant lands.In an order issued on July 30, Justices Pushpendra Singh Bhati…

Jaipur: With the Rajasthan govt caught napping on the issue of fire safety in public health facilities, a lapse that led to the death of eight critically ill patients in SMS Hospital last Sunday, experts have criticised the govt’s two-year fire no-objection certificate (NOC) policy.This effectively grants public and private entities a free pass from…

Jaipur: The ministerial committee, headed by Panchayati Raj minister Madan Dilawar, met Friday, to discuss proposals received on panchayat delimitation but remained inconclusive. The proposal to increase the number of Zila Parishads from 33 to 41 was only discussed in the meeting. However, no solution was reached to resolve 3,300 proposals received by the department…

Jaisalmer: A 16-year-old girl died and a 25-year-old married man was critically injured after both allegedly attempted suicide by jumping into a water tank in Amarawas Konra village under Chauhatan police station Wednesday morning.Police said the incident appears linked to a suspected love affair. Villagers who saw the two jump into the tank pulled them…

Jhunjhunu: Bhanipura police and Churu special police team in a joint action on Sunday arrested an interstate smuggler Swarooparam in Churu, along with a container filled with illegal alcohol. The value of the seized illegal alcohol is approximately Rs 0.8 crore.Bhanipura SHO Raisinh Suthar stated that during a blockade in front of the Bhanipura police…