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Jaipur: Along the busy stretch between Jaipur railway station and Sindhi Camp bus stand, several restaurants and dhabas have stopped serving tawa roti, shifting instead to tandoori roti, which can be prepared in traditional clay ovens using coal or wood, the only fuels left in the absence of commercial LPG.TOI Saturday spoke to owners of…

Jaipur: Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have put in place new categories for LPG supply, defining priority for households and industries at a time when demand is outstripping availability.Under the revised framework, domestic consumers, hospitals, and education institutes will continue to receive 100% of their previous usage. Other essential sectors, including pharmaceutical units, seed processing facilities,…

Jaipur: Special operations group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police Saturday arrested a physical training instructor (PTI) posted at a govt school in Bhilwara for allegedly facilitating forged taekwondo certificates in exchange for Rs 6 lakh.Police have identified the accused as Yogendra Singh, a PTI who allegedly acted as a middleman in arranging fake sports certificates for…

Jaipur: Amid rising temperatures in Jaipur, a small ‘Net Zero Cooling Station’ on VT Road has become a place of relief for pedestrians, daily wage workers, and passengers waiting for buses. The facility, located near City Park, was started in Dec by Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) in partnership with Mahila Housing Trust under a CSR…

Jaipur: CM Bhajan Lal Sharma Saturday launched the statewide cleanliness pledge and awareness programme from Albert Hall to mark the start of Rajasthan Day celebrations on March 19. The CM performed ‘shramdaan’ (voluntary labour) and distributed PPE kits to municipal corporation sanitation workers. He also handed out symbolic cheques to beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Svanidhi…