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Jaipur: The state govt has directed the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC) to operate additional buses as per need to manage the festive travel rush ahead of Diwali. Officials have been instructed to continue the crackdown on private bus operators found violating transport and safety norms. In a late night review meeting held Thursday,…

Jaipur: A three-member team from the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) was assigned to investigate claims that individuals from non-SC/ST communities were improperly included in the lottery for a govt residential complex in Bhilwara.On Thursday, the lottery process was halted after a significant uproar from applicants, prompting the intervention of urban development and housing (UDH) Minister…

Jaipur: Condemning health minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar’s alleged remark holding parents responsible for the deaths of children who were administered cough syrup containing dextromethorphan hydrobromide, the father of Nityansh, a boy from Sikar who died after consuming the cough syrup, alleged a “conspiracy to hide the truth” and said he was ready for exhumation of…

Jaipur: State govt has proposed leasing out all 75 properties of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC), expanding the earlier Cong govt’s plan that aimed to lease only 37.The initiative to lease RTDC hotels and motels has been pending for over two decades, with recent efforts in the past two years making little headway. Officials stated…

Jaipur: City police Thursday said they had arrested six people for burglary of gold and diamond ornaments worth Rs 1.5-crore at a jeweller’s manufacturing unit in the congested lanes of Manak Chowk in June. Among those arrested is the man who allegedly masterminded the crime and roped in insiders to carry it out, DCP (north)…