Jaipur

Jaipur: Continuous rainfall has once again exposed the fragile state of civic infrastructure in the city, with waterlogging, potholes and caved-in roads crippling daily life. Anger against the municipal corporations is mounting, as residents resorted to protests and even posters to highlight official apathy.In Ward 12 under Jaipur Municipal Corporation-Heritage (JMC-H), residents of Maan Bagh…

Jaipur: School education department has launched an electoral literacy initiative under which schools will establish a “democracy room” and identify students eligible for voter cards upon attaining the age of 18 years. “One room in each secondary or higher secondary school should be set up as a ‘Democracy Room’ to display SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education…

Jaipur: Public Works Department (PWD) will declare a 7-km stretch from Jaipur Police commissionerate headquarters to OTS crossing on JLN Marg as a “model corridor” Wednesday. Officials said PWD and the higher education department have initiated a state-level programme—SUSMA (Surakhshit Sadak Marg Abhiyan)—from Aug 9. Under this initiative, the department has demarcated 19 stretches of…

Jaipur: Even as the state govt is advocating simultaneous elections across all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Dec 2025 under the “One State, One Election” initiative, the state election commission is moving ahead with bypolls in four municipal wards across three different districts on Wednesday.The bypolls will take place in Ward 63 of the Jaipur…

Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has approved the construction of two key Greenfield Expressways: the Kotputli-Kishangarh alignment and the Beawar-Bharatpur alignment. The decision, confirmed by well-placed sources on Tuesday, marks a crucial step towards enhancing the state’s transportation network. The Kotputli-Kishangarh alignment will stretch 181 km, while the Beawar-Bharatpur alignment will cover 342 km….