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Jaipur: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered Rajasthan’s top forest officers to personally intervene, initiate disciplinary action against officers responsible, and carry out fresh plantation over 400 hectares in forest areas near Kota city, as compensatory tree plantations there had “entirely failed”, while expenditure on plantation maintenance involved “misappropriation and financial misconduct”.Terming the matter a…

Jaisalmer: Police in Hanumangarh Tuesday recovered a foreign-made Glock pistol hidden in a Punjab-registered Scorpio car that was seized after 188 grams of heroin were found in it during a search on Jan 24, superintendent of police Harishankar said. The three men in the vehicle who were arrested on Jan 24 were planning to take…

Jodhpur: Taking a strict stance on unfit vehicles plying on Rajasthan’s roads and the so-called “jugaad system” operating in the transport department in the name of fitness certificates, the high court’s principal seat here directed that from April 15, vehicle fitness inspections across Rajasthan must be conducted only through automated testing stations.A division bench of…

Jaipur: Around 40 passengers were evacuated after a sleeper bus caught fire following a collision with a truck in Bikaner early Wednesday, police said.The accident took place around 5.15am near Shri Dungargarh, shortly after the bus crossed the town limits. The bus was travelling from Agra to Bikaner. Police said the bus hit a fodder-laden…

Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Ranji Trophy stalwart Vineet Saxena has been appointed as the batting coach of India A team for the upcoming T20 World Cup warm-up matches.Earlier, 45-year-old Saxena has served as batting coach in the Duleep Trophy and NCA’s high performance camp. The former Rajasthan batter was also the head coach of Rajasthan senior…