Jaipur: As part of the ease of doing business reform initiatives, the revenue and environment departments have been tasked with creating a land bank comprising degraded forest and non-forest land to facilitate industrial expansion. By pooling degraded forest and non-forest land, the govt aims to provide industry with readily available parcels for expansion, cutting through…
Jaipur: A special CBI court in Jaipur has convicted a former Chief Office Superintendent of West Central Railway (WCR) and sentenced him to five years of rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case, officials said Tuesday.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the convict, Jalandhar Yogi, who was posted in the office of…
Jaipur: Tension gripped Pratap Basi area in Bikaner Monday night after an alleged sexual harassment incident triggered a violent clash between two groups. The incident occurred around 11pm, when a verbal altercation quickly escalated into stone-pelting and physical confrontation, with people from both sides arriving armed with sticks and rods. On Tuesday, police registered FIRs…
Jaipur: Concerns over the possible privatisation of Jodhpur discom or some of its zones took centre stage as a delegation of the Rajasthan Vidyut Shramik Mahasangh (BMS) met senior officials of the energy department Monday.Led by state president Lakhan Singh Gurjar, the delegation expressed strong apprehension over recent administrative discussions related to the financial condition…
Jaipur: Beginning with their own experiences, judges across Rajasthan are stepping into classrooms to warn students about cyber fraud and safe online behaviour under a new legal literacy campaign called ‘Transformative Tuesdays’. Launched by the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority, the initiative is being held in govt and pvt schools for students of Classes 8…
