Jaipur

Jaipur: A division bench of Rajasthan High Court has refused to interfere with the March 28 order of commercial court no. 1 of Jaipur Metro-II in a case of alleged illegal encroachment of 2.74 acres of land by Jai Mahal Palace hotel in the city. The bench, comprising Justice Ashok Kumar Jain and Justice Mukesh…

Jaipur: Three men, including an e-mitra operator and a contractual employee of the department of social justice and empowerment, were arrested Thursday for allegedly siphoning off over Rs 23 lakh in scholarship funds by creating a fake educational institution on the state portal.Jaipur Rural SP Anand Sharma said Vijay Bochlya (27), an e-mitra operator, Shravan…

Jaipur: Two days after unearthing an elaborate diesel theft racket in Bagru area, city police Thursday said the alleged mastermind behind the operation—Shravan Singh alias Sardar—had a long criminal history and was previously booked in diesel theft cases across multiple states. These include FIRs in Mangliyawas and Arai police stations in Ajmer (2008), Gurgaon in…

Jaipur/Jhunjhunu: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted massive raids across Rajasthan and Gujarat on Thursday in connection with an alleged Rs 2,700 crore money laundering scheme linked to the Nexa Evergreen project. The operation, spanning 24 locations, targeted what authorities describe as a massive real estate fraud that affected approximately 62,000 investors. Till the evening ED…

Jaipur: A recent assessment visit by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) to the University of Rajasthan (RU) has come under scrutiny following allegations of conflict of interest involving the team’s chairperson.Documents reveal that Prof Nageshwar Rao, who led the NAAC evaluation team during their June 3-5 visit, served on the advisory council of…