Jaipur: The forest department is allegedly dragging its feet on implementing forest minister Sanjay Sharma’s directions to expand the inquiry into payments made for development works, with no fresh investigation initiated despite the expiry of the deadlines set by the minister.On May 19, Sharma directed that the ongoing inquiry in the Alwar forest division be…
JDA undertakes construction work at the Union Football Club, Jaipur Friday Jaipur: The Union Football Club (UFC) has accused Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) officials of failing to adequately secure its historic ground during restoration work, alleging that the lack of a permanent boundary wall has led to repeated trespassing, damage to the newly laid turf…
Jaipur: A major accident was narrowly avoided in the Walled City Sunday after a more than 150-year-old banyan tree fell onto a road at Bhindo Ka Rasta in Chandpole. As it was Sunday, the area was less crowded than usual, sparing what could have been a serious tragedy. However, two two-wheelers were damaged, and a…
Jaipur: A 28-year-old man died after allegedly getting electrocuted while sitting with friends at a dairy booth in Jaipur’s Ramganj area Saturday, police said.Police identified the deceased as Nikhil (28), a resident of Ghoda Nikas Road in Ramganj. He was rushed to SMS Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The body was handed over to…
Jaisalmer: Relentless sandstorms in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district have buried key roads under thick layers of sand, cutting off stretches of the Bharatmala highway and disrupting routes used by the Border Security Force (BSF) to reach the international border.Residents said the intensity and duration of the storms, continuing for the past three days, have broken a…
