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Jaipur: A mining lease cleared by National Board for Wildlife has allegedly been found excavating marble stone within the protected area of Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR), posing a threat to the big cats.Documents accessed by TOI reveal that 1,876 sq metre of forest land lie within the lease boundary. A report by DFO, dated June…

Jaipur: Days after Ranthambore’s feted tigress Arrowhead succumbed to what was believed to be a cancerous tumour, another 7-year-old male tiger, Ganesh (T-120), has shows signs of a suspected bone tumour.Despite the steady increase in the population of big cats, this has triggered concerns over recurring health issues affecting several tigers in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve….

Jaipur: A Union govt team of technical experts team inspected SMS Hospital Saturday for long-term solutions to problems such as ageing infrastructure and crowd management. The team evaluated the buildings, wiring, leakage, and other related issues causing inconvenience to patients. Hospital superintendent Dr Sushil Bhati said, “Apart from inspecting construction of new buildings, the team…

KOTA: A teenager was among three people who drowned in a dam and a pond in two separate police station areas of Bundi district on Friday. The teenager is still missing, and a search operation is underway. The other two bodies were handed over to their families after post-mortem examinations on Saturday morning.In the first…

Jaipur: Amid concerns over deteriorating cleanliness at the city’s iconic tourist locations, Jaipur Municipal Corporation-Heritage (JMC-H) has launched a special sanitation drive to restore the city’s image. The campaign kicked off Friday with a clean-up operation along the promenade at Jal Mahal.The drive was initiated following instructions from Nidhi Patel, commissioner of JMC-H, who inspected…