Jaipur: Former IAS officer Subodh Agarwal was arrested Thursday, ending a 50-day, multi-state Anti Corruption Bureau manhunt in the Jal Jeevan Mission tender case, estimated at Rs 20,000 crore.ACB director general Govind Gupta said Agarwal was detained in New Delhi and formally arrested in Jaipur for alleged misuse of office. Gupta said the investigation has…
Jaipur: City police on Thursday arrested two more suspects in the alleged harassment of a Japanese tourist near Jaigarh Fort earlier this week, taking the total number of accused in custody to four.The arrested men have been identified as Arshad Khan from Ramganj and Sahil Khan from Balaji Ka Rasta in Ghat Gate. Officials said…
Jodhpur: The principal seat of Rajasthan high court in Jodhpur has ruled that magistrates cannot order an FIR against a public servant under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) without first giving the officer a real chance to be heard and calling for a factual report from the competent superior authority.Quashing a…
Jaipur: Former BJP state president Satish Poonia on Thursday accused the Congress of delaying the Pachpadra refinery project, inflating costs, and claimed the BJP govt saved Rs 40,000 crore by reviving it.Targeting the opposition, Poonia alleged a “culture of delay and diversion” led to setbacks during Congress rule. “Had the project not been stalled, Rajasthan…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani Thursday constituted 16 House committees for 2026-27, naming chairpersons and members, with former chief ministers Vasundhara Raje and Ashok Gehlot, and former deputy CM Sachin Pilot nominated to the Rules Committee.Devnani will be the ex-officio chairperson of the Rules Committee. The committees’ tenure will run until March 31 next…
