Jaipur

Jaisalmer: Residents of Indira Colony in Jaisalmer, including several women, Monday gathered outside the PHED office and banged empty vessels, chanted slogans, and offered bangles to officials, in protest against a drinking water crunch that has grown acute over the past several days.During the protest, a woman approached junior engineer (JEN) Poonam Parihar and put…

Bhilwara: The Pur police in Bhilwara district arrested two men Monday for possessing a pistol and an empty magazine. A case has been registered under the Arms Act and the purchase and sale of weapons is under investigation.Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh Yadav said that a special team was formed under the supervision of Sahada ASP…

Jaipur: Although state govt plans to issue a circular advising all urban local bodies (ULBs) to implement Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme following Supreme Court’s recent directives, the initiative has encountered obstacles before its rollout.Since the ABC programme has been irregular and predominantly limited to Jaipur, the state now faces a shortage of experts and…

Jaipur/Udaipur/Kota: Heavy rainfall was witnessed in multiple areas across the state Monday, severely disrupting daily life and leaving many stranded in their respective villages in Udaipur, Nagaur, and Jalore districts.On Monday, a man died when a thatched house collapsed at Padedi village in the Rishabhdev area of Udaipur. According to police, Dungar Meena was sleeping…

Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Monday urged MPs, MLAs, and party office bearers to actively monitor the implementation of flagship schemes, including the Jal Jeevan Mission, Ram Jal Setu Link Project (RSLP), the initiative to make 5,000 villages poverty-free, daytime power supply to farmers by 2027, and preparations for the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment…