Jaipur

Jaipur: Around 3,800 vehicles travelled through the Jaipur-Bandikui linkway in the first 12 hours of the inaugural day of the trial run Wednesday, reducing the travel time between Jaipur and Delhi by at least 30 to 45 minutes. Officials of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said the number of vehicles would increase in the…

Jaipur: Rajasthan’s discoms fared poorly in most parameters in the annual rankings for 2023-24, recently released by ministry of power.Ajmer, Jaipur and Jodhpur discoms came at 28, 30, and 32, positions, respectively, among 42 state-owned discoms that were rated.In fact, Jaipur and Jodhpur transmission and distribution losses were among the highest, coming at 20.8% and…

Jaipur: A city court sentenced five men to life imprisonment for the murder of Gaurav alias Goldy, who was gunned down outside Mahatma Gandhi hospital on Aug 4, 2017. The verdict was delivered Tuesday by the Additional District Judge No 11 who found all five accused guilty after a trial based on forensic and ballistic…

Jaipur: Belgian Malinois dogs, renowned for guarding the White House and assisting in the SEAL operation that eliminated Osama bin Laden, will soon be deployed for anti-poaching and wildlife protection duties in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR). This will mark the first deployment of a specialised canine unit at RTR.A forest official said, “This breed, developed…

Jaipur: The Union home ministry on Wednesday approved the premature repatriation of senior IPS officer Rajeev Kumar Sharma to his home cadre, clearing the deck for his appointment as the next director general of police (DGP) of Rajasthan.Though a formal Rajasthan govt order announcing his appointment was awaited at the time of going to the…