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Jaipur: Rajasthan Assembly has approved former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s application for pensionary benefits for his tenure as former Rajasthan MLA. Dhankhar, who represented Kishangarh as Congress MLA between 1993 and 1998, had sought restoration of his pension as former legislator under provisions of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Officers and Members Emoluments and Pension) Act,…

Jaipur: The state govt Thursday denied any move to rename Khairthal-Tijara district as Bhartrihari Nagar and shift its headquarters to Bhiwadi, amid political controversy over the issue. Congress MLA Lalit Yadav sought clarification from the govt in the Assembly on whether the district would be renamed and its headquarters shifted. However, due to chaos in…

Jaipur: The state govt Thursday denied any move to rename Khairthal-Tijara district as Bhartrihari Nagar and shift its headquarters to Bhiwadi, amid political controversy over the issue. Congress MLA Lalit Yadav sought clarification from the govt in the Assembly on whether the district would be renamed and its headquarters shifted. However, due to chaos in…

Jaipur: Almost a year after two brothers lost their way in the Nahargarh Hills—one found dead, the other missing—the city police are now examining DNA samples to determine if skeletal remains recovered last month belong to the 25-year-old still unaccounted for.DCP (north) Karan Sharma said that while Ashish Sharma, 22, was found dead last year,…

Jaipur: Residents of Indira Gandhi Nagar have been waiting since a year for the completion of a mere 100 metre stretch of road near Kundanpura on Ganga Marg. The unfinished road, riddled with potholes, has turned into a daily hazard, with two-wheeler accidents becoming routine during the monsoon.The Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) constructed nearly 5km…