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JAIPUR: In Chomu, the local administration has begun demolishing illegal constructions in the Imam Chowk area on Friday, taking strict action against those involved in the December 25 stone-pelting incident. The operation is being carried out amid heightened security.Rajesh Gupta, ADCP, Jaipur West, stated, “The municipal council is taking action. Illegal constructions are being demolished,…

Jaipur: Former Nagaur MP Bhanu Prakash Mirdha passed away Thursday at his residence in Jodhpur after a prolonged illness. He was a prominent political figure from Rajasthan and a key member of the influential Mirdha family, which played a significant role in the politics of Nagaur for decades.His last rites will be performed Friday at…

Jodhpur: In a significant achievement, IIT-Jodhpur filed a record 86 Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in 2025, marking the highest number of IPR filings in a single year since the institute’s inception.This achievement reinforced IIT-Jodhpur’s emergence as a vibrant hub of research-led innovation and technology development.The IPR filings in 2025 included 77 patent applications, five design…

Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Thursday said the state govt took “new facts” emerging in the paper leak cases and Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) corruption matter of the previous regime very seriously.A govt statement issued after Sharma’s review meeting with Chief Secretary V Srinivas, DGP Rajeev Kumar Sharma and senior officials of the…

Ajmer: Villagers from Chundari in Ajmer’s Silora block protested at the district collectorate Thursday against a notification shifting the Silora gram panchayat office from Chundari to Badgao and submitted a memorandum to the district collector, warning of a larger protest.Villagers said Chundari became the gram panchayat headquarters in 2005, but a post-reorganisation notification moved the…