Jaipur

JAIPUR: CCTV footage captured the moments before a speeding luxury car mowed down people gathered along the roadside near Kharbas Circle off Vande Matram Road in Mansarovar on Friday night, killing one person and injuring at least 15 others. Police said the Audi car was allegedly racing with another vehicle when it struck a road…

Jaipur: A male tiger, T-2408, was Friday relocated from Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (RTR) to Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) in Kota under the approved tiger translocation programme, after clearance from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).The operation was carried out in the early hours of the day following standard operating procedures. A joint team of…

Jaipur: The appetite for a lifestyle upgrade proved costly for a PHED superintending engineer (SE) in Jhalawar Friday, when the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught him red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe, not in cash but in the form of a coveted Apple iPhone.The ACB’s Jhalawar unit said SE Vishnu Chand Goyal was picked up from…

Jaipur: Governor Haribhau Bagde Friday granted prosecution sanction against former (2018-2023) Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) minister Mahesh Joshi after prima facie evidence of money laundering was found under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, according to an official statement.The sanction permits trial before a competent court for offences under Section 3 read…

Jaipur: While govt schools across Rajasthan remained shut during the Covid-19 lockdown and children were deprived of their assured mid-day meal, officials allegedly colluded with cooperative bodies and private suppliers to squander public funds running into nearly Rs 2,000 crore.The ACB Wednesday registered an FIR after preliminary findings exposed serious irregularities in procurement under the…