Jaipur

Jaipur: Seed shops across Rajasthan remained closed on Thursday as the Agricultural Input Dealers Association staged a protest against raids ordered by agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena this week. Dealers questioned the validity of seizures conducted by the agriculture department and petitioned BJP president Madan Rathore to intervene.“As far as seeds are concerned, how can…

Jaipur: Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police Thursday arrested three govt officials in connection with the 2021 Sub-Inspector recruitment examination paper leak case, further unravelling a complex web of corruption in the recruitment process.The arrests include two assistant accounts officers (AAOs)—Purushottam Dadhich (35) and Sandeep Kumar Lata (43)— and a Grade III teacher, Kundan…

Jaipur: Supreme Court Thursday granted bail to Devesh Raika, son of former RPSC member Ramuram Raika, in connection with the 2021 sub-inspector recruitment paper leak case. This development comes shortly after his sister, Shobha Raika, was granted bail by the apex court on June 2.The siblings, who had secured impressive ranks in the 2021 SI…

Jaipur: Two members of the so-called ‘Tangdi Gang’ who specialised in tripping up pedestrians to snatch their money, were arrested by city police Thursday. The accused were involved in over half a dozen incidents of petty but persistent street crime. DCP (east) Tejaswini Gautam said the two gang members, Abdul Mehraj and Irfan alias Shaktiman,…

Jaipur: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued a draft notification for the declaration of an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) surrounding the Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve in Bundi district, Rajasthan. The draft has been opened for public consultation for a period of 60 days, during which stakeholders and residents of the 184 villages…