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Jaipur: Residents of Jaipur Municipal Corporation–Heritage (JMC-H), particularly in the old Walled City, have long struggled with irregular garbage collection as hoppers often fail to arrive on time, leaving streets unhygienic. To tackle the issue, JMC-H has rolled out a new system from Sept 1, affixing QR codes on garbage hoppers and in public spaces…

Jaipur: In Jaipur, the suspension of elephant rides at Amber Fort following the collapse of a section of Rambagh’s wall during the rains, along with a decline in tourist footfall at Hathi Gaon, has left elephant owners facing severe financial difficulties.The Hathi Gaon Vikas Samiti has written to the chairperson of the Elephant Welfare Fund,…

Jaipur: A day after five schools in the city received bomb threats, two more schools in Mansarovar were targeted with similar emails Tuesday morning, including one that had already been threatened on Monday.Police said the first mail reached a school’s inbox at 7.30 am, claiming a bomb had been planted on the premises of a…

Jaipur: An FIR has been registered against the owner of the dilapidated building that collapsed on Sept 6 in Subhash Chowk, killing a 33-year-old man and his five-year-old daughter. SHO (Subhash Chowk) Likhma Ram said the case was filed against Shahbuddin, a native of Bardhaman district in West Bengal, who owns the structure. He was…

Jaipur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Central Zone Bench in Bhopal has mandated the Rajasthan forest department to assist in resolving the land identification and demarcation dispute within the Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary (NWS). The hearing took place Monday, presided over by Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and expert member Sudhir Kumar Chaturvedi. Applicant’s counsel, Vaibhav Pancholy,…