Jaipur: Rajasthan continued to reel under severe heat wave for the seventh consecutive day Tuesday.The meteorological department forecast continued scorching temperatures, with potential relief in Udaipur and Kota divisions. Sriganganagar remained the hottest in the state where a maximum temperature of 46.3 degrees Celsius was recorded, the Met reports said.There was, though, a minor dip…
Jaipur: A division bench of Rajasthan High Court Tuesday asked the state govt to comply with its Feb 25 order by July 7 in the case of 19 illegal buildings running commercial activities in residential area of Walled City. The bench of Justice Indrajit Singh and Justice Anand Sharma gave this order while hearing the…
Jaipur: Despite a successful auction and award, gold mining in Bhukia-Jagpura village in Banswara district remains stalled, with the Australian firm that conducted the initial survey dragging the dispute to an international arbitration tribunal. Last year, Rajasthan became the fourth the state—after Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Jharkhand—to be identified as gold-yielding, with a mining licence…
Jaipur: A senior professor from Rajasthan University’s geography department began an indefinite hunger strike outside the vice-chancellor’s secretariat Monday. Professor Mahipal Singh Sihag alleged that he was removed from the post of head of department within four months of joining in July 2023, while officially, the tenure should be for three years. He said that…
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has directed Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) to submit its detailed plan for removing the remaining encroachments along Sirsi Road by May 23. The directive comes as part of ongoing road widening from Jharkhand Mahadev Mod intersection to the 200 Feet Bypass.During the hearing of a contempt petition filed by Vijay Kumar…
