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Times News NetworkJaipur: The state forest department has received Union defence ministry clearance to use a helicopter to airlift its first tigress from Madhya Pradesh’s Pench National Park to Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve (RVTR) as early as this week.This will mark Rajasthan’s first interstate tiger translocation by air and only the second helicopter-based operation in…

Times News NetworkJaipur: Lack of daytime demand, insufficient grid and transmission infrastructure are leading to significant wastage of solar and wind power, pointed out an internal assessment of the Rajasthan energy department conducted to determine the extent of the problem and identify areas for intervention. The report raised concerns that the continuous wastage of renewable…

Times News NetworkJaipur: The Central Zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Bhopal has issued notices to the central and state govts, the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO), and other authorities after admitting a petition alleging that nearly three hectares of the reserved forest land within the Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary…

Jaipur: Moved by the hardship faced by villagers who have to travel long distances across the desert for basic medical care, 55-year-old farmer Devidan of Mekuba gram panchayat of Jaisalmer’s Bhaniyana tehsil has donated one bigha of his agricultural land to the state govt for constructing a sub-health centre.No govt land was available for a…

Jaipur: Twenty-five people had food poisoning in Jhunjhunu Sunday after they attended a wedding ceremony at Jamuna Resort the previous night. All of them complained of vomiting and stomach aches.According to sources, the wedding ceremony had been organised by the family of Uttrasar resident BJP leader and former panchayat samiti member, Ganesh Singh Shekhawat. Several…