Jaipur

Jaipur: Four years ago, during the Congress govt’s tenure, Jaipur introduced the concept of Jaipur Chaupatis to boost tourism and provide the residents with a new hangout destination. Two chaupatis were built—one at Mansarovar on Dwarkadas Marg and the other at Pratap Nagar, Sector-23, on Haldighati Marg. The Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) invested nearly Rs…

Jaipur: The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) made the process of issuing leases and lease deeds completely online. From Wednesday, citizens will no longer need to come to the JDA office and will be able to complete the entire process from home.“Under this new digital initiative, the entire process from application to issuance of lease has…

Jaipur: City police Tuesday exposed a staged Rs 9.55 lakh robbery on SL Marg under Bajaj Nagar police station, finding that the supposed victim himself colluded with cyber criminals to mislead investigators.ACP (Bajaj Nagar) Aditya Poonia said the mastermind, Chailu Singh (22), a resident of Bhagat Ki Kothi in Jodhpur, was arrested on a production…

Jaipur: Rajasthan’s tourism department failed to utilise its budget allocations in recent years, with shortfalls reaching up to 50% in some instances.For example, during the 2020-21 fiscal year, the state budget approved project proposals worth Rs 120.46 crore for various development works and publicity and promotion. The budget was later reduced to Rs 80.78 crore…

Jaipur: State Election Commission (SEC) commissioner Madhukar Gupta Tuesday said that One State, One Election (OSOE) is not possible until the Constitution is amended. Speaking to mediapersons, Gupta said following the Rajasthan High Court’s directive, the urban body and panchayati raj elections in the state would be conducted soon where the five-year term has completed….