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…
AI Image Used For Representational Purpose Only JAIPUR: Rajasthan police’s intelligence wing has alleged that Sumit Kumar – a civilian employee arrested on espionage charges from the Air Force Station in Assam’s Chabua Sunday – received around Rs 3.25 lakh in exchange for passing on sensitive information to Pakistan-based handlers. He is also accused of…
Jaisalmer: The Rajasthan High Court has imposed an interim stay on the felling of trees on land allotted for a solar energy project in Baiya village of Jaisalmer district.The order was passed Friday after the hearing of a PIL, in which the petitioners claimed that the site in question was part of sacred oran land…
Jaipur: The state govt spent Rs 142.62 crore and extended financial assistance to 34,704 girls under the Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana over the past two years — a figure officials say is higher than the assistance provided in the first two years of the previous govt.According to data released by the CMO Friday, the application system…
Jaipur: Newly appointed Chief Secretary V. Srinivas, during the review meeting of Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited (RSMML), directed an increase in mineral production at its mines and the adoption of aggressive marketing strategies.In the current financial year, RSMML supplied 4.315 million tonnes of rock phosphate, lignite, gypsum, and limestone up to November. He…
