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Jaipur: Despite a successful auction and award, gold mining in Bhukia-Jagpura village in Banswara district remains stalled, with the Australian firm that conducted the initial survey dragging the dispute to an international arbitration tribunal. Last year, Rajasthan became the fourth the state—after Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Jharkhand—to be identified as gold-yielding, with a mining licence…

Jaipur: A senior professor from Rajasthan University’s geography department began an indefinite hunger strike outside the vice-chancellor’s secretariat Monday. Professor Mahipal Singh Sihag alleged that he was removed from the post of head of department within four months of joining in July 2023, while officially, the tenure should be for three years. He said that…

Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has directed Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) to submit its detailed plan for removing the remaining encroachments along Sirsi Road by May 23. The directive comes as part of ongoing road widening from Jharkhand Mahadev Mod intersection to the 200 Feet Bypass.During the hearing of a contempt petition filed by Vijay Kumar…

Jaipur: Sindhi Camp police Tuesday arrested an engineering student from a private college in Kukas for allegedly masterminding a cryptocurrency scam using fake identities and online fraud. The accused, identified as Divyanshu Singh (21), allegedly kidnapped a man from Churu district with the help of his accomplices and forced him to transfer cryptocurrency worth Rs…

Jaipur: Vocational education trainers across the state began a protest in Jaipur Tuesday to demand timely postings in schools and resolution of pay anomalies. They also alleged delays in tenders for appointment of vocational teachers.Raghupal Singh, president of vocational trainers welfare association, Rajasthan, said, “As part of National Education Policy 2020, the focus is on…