JDA issuing pattas of unapproved colonies through its Urban Service Camps Jaipur: Even as the state govt publicly voices concern over rising encroachments and unauthorised colonies, its decision to regularise such settlements through Urban Service Camps has drawn criticism from town planners and municipal officials, who say the policy rewards violations and weakens enforcement.Officials argue…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) has arrested a wanted accused, allegedly involved in arranging fake BPEd degrees used by candidates to secure appointments through the Physical Education Teacher Recruitment Examination-2022.ADGP (SOG) Vishal Bansal identified the accused as Pankaj Kumar Jain and said the arrest was made in connection with an ongoing investigation into…
Jaipur: Following multiple post-caesarean deaths in Kota and Bikaner since last month, and complications following similar procedures in Jodhpur more recently, the Rajasthan health department has barred govt medical institutions from directly administering locally-purchased medicines to patients until they receive laboratory clearance.Detailed guidelines to this effect were issued Tuesday following a TOI report that highlighted…
Jaipur: With Rajasthan facing rising temperatures, recurring heat waves, erratic rainfall and mounting water stress, the state govt plans to set up a Climate Change Centre in collaboration with IIT-Jodhpur to strengthen climate research, forecasting and policy planning.The proposed centre, details of which were shared in the Rajasthan Assembly on June 23, will function as…
Jaipur: A 40-year-old trader was found dead in a hotel room in Jaipur’s Narayan Vihar area Wednesday, leading police to probe allegations of murder levelled by his family and examine the role of a few friends who were allegedly in the room with him the night before.Police said the deceased, Guru Prasad Chaudhary, was a…
