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Ajmer: The District Rural Congress Monday filed a petition at the district election office, demanding re-delimitation of panchayat samitis in Ajmer district. The petition, presented by district rural President and Congress MLA Vikas Choudhary, also demanded cancellation of the current delimitation, alleging that the new delimitation was under pressure from the BJP govt.With the local…

Jaipur: As the country’s technology investment map expands beyond traditional hubs such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune, tier-II cities are emerging as the next engines of growth, a senior Madhya Pradesh official said Sunday.Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, in Jaipur, to pitch the state as a preferred destination for IT and ITeS, global capability centres (GCCs),…

Jaipur: The state govt intensified its crackdown on illegal mining and mineral transportation, carrying out 552 enforcement actions over the past 7 days, as per the official data.The drive led to the registration of 76 FIRs, arrest of 17 people, and the seizure of more than 500 vehicles and equipment, including excavators, JCBs and cranes….

Ajmer: A community participation-based pilot project to revive two baoris (stepwells) in Ajmer is being initiated in a collaboration of Ajmer Municipal Corporation (AMC), the local community, and Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), New Delhi, officials of AMC said Monday.The two water bodies aimed to be revived are TT College Baori and Malusar Baori, both…

Bhilwara: The large deg (pot) that was dug out by police and civil administration from grazing land near Sidda village in Tonk district Saturday evening was found to contain only soil, police said Monday.The sealed pot, which was secured for assessment by an archaeology department team, was examined in Niwai on Monday in the presence…