Jaipur

Jaisalmer: Three workers died at a textile factory in Balotra Friday after being exposed to toxic gas while descending into a sludge tank they were supposed to clean. A fourth worker from the group was rescued from the site with injuries, reports Vimal Bhatia.Officials said the incident occurred at Lalji Wala Mills inside Balotra Industrial…

Jaipur: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday said the Centre would take seriously the concerns raised by Banswara MP Rajkumar Roat while highlighting the implementation of several central welfare schemes in the tribal-dominated region.Replying during discussion on the supplementary Budget in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman referred to Roat’s remarks made a day earlier in which…

Jaipur: A special court hearing Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) cases Friday issued arrest warrants against retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal and three others in connection with the alleged Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam.The other three accused were Jeetendra Sharma, Sanjeev Gupta and Mukesh Goyal.A senior official said the warrants were issued by ACB Court Number 1…

Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Friday said the state govt remained committed to farmers’ welfare, noting that more than Rs 1,355 crore was transferred to the bank accounts of over 66.76 lakh farmers in Rajasthan under the 22nd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme.Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the latest…

Bhilwara: Rayla police in Bhilwara district, along with the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), carried out a joint operation against illegal narcotics Friday, seizing 21kg 739 grams of opium from a pickup vehicle and arresting three alleged smugglers.Bhilwara superintendent of police Dharmendra Singh said the action was part of a special campaign against narcotics smuggling in…