Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Public Health Engineering Department is heading into peak summer with more than 40 engineers, including four chief engineers, either jailed or awaiting posting orders, raising fears of severe pressure on water supply operations.Officials said the arrest of former PHED secretary Subodh Agarwal in the alleged Jal Jeevan Mission irregularities has further unsettled the…
Jaipur: Anticipating a rise in passenger traffic ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections 2026, the North Western Railway (NWR) decided to operate at least five special trains connecting Rajasthan with West Bengal. Railway officials said bookings on major routes are already running at full capacity, prompting urgent measures to manage the seasonal…
JAIPUR: A 58-year-old broker allegedly duped a man of Rs 90 lakh on April 3 in Murlipura by threatening him with a fake income tax raid and persuading him to stash the cash in a vacant house, from where it was later stolen.Police have identified the accused as Babulal Verma alias BL Goyal (58), originally…
Jaipur: A political storm erupted on Friday after Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, speaking at the curtain raiser of the Global Rajasthan AgriTech Meet (GRAM 2026) to be held in Jaipur from May 23 to 25, made remarks on farmers that drew sharp criticism from the Opposition.Sharma said, “My farmer, who secured first position earlier,…
Jaipur: In a significant relief to a 74-year-old retired govt officer, the Rajasthan High Court has quashed a long-pending disciplinary case, terming the proceedings “an abuse of power” and an act of “vengeance” by authorities.The order was passed by Justice Munnuri Laxman on April 9, and the copy of the order was uploaded Friday. The…
