Jaipur: The state govt intensified its crackdown on illegal mining and mineral transportation, carrying out 552 enforcement actions over the past 7 days, as per the official data.The drive led to the registration of 76 FIRs, arrest of 17 people, and the seizure of more than 500 vehicles and equipment, including excavators, JCBs and cranes….
Ajmer: A community participation-based pilot project to revive two baoris (stepwells) in Ajmer is being initiated in a collaboration of Ajmer Municipal Corporation (AMC), the local community, and Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), New Delhi, officials of AMC said Monday.The two water bodies aimed to be revived are TT College Baori and Malusar Baori, both…
Bhilwara: The large deg (pot) that was dug out by police and civil administration from grazing land near Sidda village in Tonk district Saturday evening was found to contain only soil, police said Monday.The sealed pot, which was secured for assessment by an archaeology department team, was examined in Niwai on Monday in the presence…
Ajmer: A retired official from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, now settled in Ajmer, was digitally arrested for 13 days by cyber fraudsters who posed as CBI officers. They accused the retired official of using his Aadhaar card for money laundering and duped him of Rs 57 lakh. After recovering from the trauma, the…
Jaipur: The route to the Trinetra Ganesh temple inside Ranthambore Tiger Reserve was briefly closed Monday morning after tigress T-107, known as ‘Sultana’, was sighted moving with her cub.The 2.5 km stretch leading to the Trinetra Ganesh temple remained closed for about 0.5 hour. A forest official said, “The route reopened once the tigress moved…
