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Jaipur: Of the 314 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across Rajasthan, the state govt has never implemented the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme in more than 300 ULBs, figures came to light after the state govt compiled data from different ULBs.“Subsequent govts in Raj never took the ABC programme seriously. That is the reason why this…

Jaipur: Rajasthan’s transport department has sanctioned the issuance of e-challans via SMS, WhatsApp, and email to traffic violators through a notification issued on Oct 24. For this, the department has set a deadline for vehicle owners to update their mobile numbers on the govt’s Vahan portal by Nov 24. Post-deadline, e-challans will be considered served…

Bhilwara: One gate of the Bisalpur dam in Tonk district was opened at 12:50pm on Tuesday to resume the discharge of 3005 cusec of water after rainfall from a cyclonic storm increased inflow via the Triveni river. The major dam supplies water to Tonk, Jaipur, Ajmer and Byawar districts.The storm brought rain to Bhilwara, Chittorgarh,…

Jaipur: The forest department Tuesday ordered officials to file an FIR against a guide in Ranthambore National Park for allegedly tampering with an official safari ticket and attempting to mislead authorities.The department also barred the guide, identified as Mohammad Rafiq, who also served as president of Nature Guide Association for nearly a decade, from entering…

Jaipur: After the bus accident in Jaipur’s Manoharpur, the state transport department instructed all regional transport officers to take strict action against buses registered without having the bus body checked.The department instructed that notices should be issued to owners of all buses registered without the bus body being ready. The department also asked RTOs to…