Jaipur

Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Tuesday reaffirmed his govt’s commitment to zero tolerance against corruption, calling it a societal evil that blocks welfare schemes from reaching the last person in line and widens inequality.Speaking at the 68th Foundation Day of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) at Rajasthan International Centre, Sharma stressed that no one is…

Jaipur: ABVP will initiate a statewide campaign to demand the reinstatement of student union polls, commencing with a protest at Rajasthan University on Wednesday. Subsequently, protests will take place district-wise. Abhinav Singh, ABVP state secretary, said the student body firmly believes that student union polls must be conducted, and a statewide campaign will be conducted…

Jaipur: Police Tuesday arrested three more alleged arms smugglers from Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh on production warrants.Police said the men were already behind bars in connection with a murder case and were coordinating arms supplies from inside the prison. They are known members of the Uncle gang, which has been supplying weapons to several states,…

Jaipur: Environmental group ‘People for Aravallis’ has submitted a formal representation to the Union govt, Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma and the National Tiger Conservation Authority opposing the govt’s recent proposal to redraw the boundaries of the Sariska Tiger Reserve.In the letter to Union environment, forest and climate change minister Bhupender Yadav and others, the…

Jaipur: A five-year-old boy was killed in a hit-and-run accident Monday in Kolayat area of Bikaner district when a speeding vehicle struck him fatally, leaving his body completely mutilated. The boy was on a visit to his maternal grandfather’s house and was playing on the roadside. Police are reviewing the CCTV footage to trace the…