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Jaipur: Even as deputy chief minister Diya Kumari champions the preservation of Jaipur’s 300-year-old heritage, a historic football ground linked to her own royal lineage faces an uncertain future.The Union Football Club, founded in 1889 by Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II inside Ramniwas Bagh, is still waiting for the return of its original ground—a year…

Jaipur: As Jaipur Municipal Corporation–Greater rolls out fresh initiatives to boost sports infrastructure, concerns are mounting over the maintenance of recently launched projects.A case in point is the Triveni Pulia sports complex, which was shut down within a month of its inauguration due to poor upkeep—despite an investment of Rs 12.5 lakh.On Friday, the foundation…

Jaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Friday arrested an executive engineer of public works department (PWD) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh from a contractor at his private residence in Gangapur City.The engineer, identified as Bhawani Singh Meena, is posted at Hindaun City, Karauli district.According to the ACB, the contractor who filed the…

Jaipur: The Supreme Court Friday pulled up the Rajasthan govt, especially the Kota police, for its failure to register an FIR in the recent suicide of a NEET aspirant in the country’s coaching hub. In the last hearing on May 13, the state govt admitted that only an inquest report was registered in the matter.The…

Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma approved allocation of 1,102.72 hectares of land to the forest department under the forest land diversion process, aiming to fast-track the Ramjal Setu Link Project (RSLP), also known as the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP).The approval covers four separate proposals involving the diversion of forest land impacted by key…