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Jaipur: After adding the country’s largest solar capacity in 2025, the state is now preparing to showcase its large-scale battery storage project before 50 CEOs of the leading solar firms at the Bharat Renewable Expo, which kicks off from Friday.Sources said that senior state govt officials will reach out to the CEOs, positioning the Pugal…

Jaisalmer: The house of a 22-year-old man accused of eloping with a minor girl was allegedly vandalised and set on fire by members of the girl’s family in Chhayan village near Ramdevra in Jaisalmer district Tuesday.According to the police, the village panchayat had called for a meeting between both families earlier in the day to…

Edited 188 Alwar. Locals hurled stones at a forest department team that arrived to stop illegal mining in Sarmathura sub-division of Dholpur district Wednesday. Three official vehicles were damaged in the stone-pelting and forest personnel narrowly escaped. Locals also freed a crane seized by forest officers. Police, arriving after receiving information about the stone pelting,…

Ajmer: The Anti-Corruption Burea (ACB) Wednesday arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) while taking a bribe of Rs70,000 at a tea stall outside the Civil Lines police station in Ajmer. The accused, ASI Hariram Yadav, was posted at the Civil Lines police station. According to ACB officials, they had received a complaint alleging that Yadav, who…

Jaipur: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) flagged persistent policy and implementation hurdles, saying they can undermine investment potential unless addressed at the earliest.During a pre-Budget consultation meeting with the Chief Minister and other cabinet colleagues and senior officials of the govt, it said the state’s ambitious target of becoming a $350 billion economy by…