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Jaipur: Monday’s heavy rainfall washed away patchwork repairs of potholed and caved-in city roads which the civic bodies started last week, officials said Tuesday. Admitting that the patchwork created more problems for them to fix, JDA officials said they waited for the weather to clear before resuming work. “We started repairing damaged roads and resolving…

Edited 303Jaisalmer: Kalyanpur panchayat samiti in Balotra district Monday issued a notice to residents of Araba Purohitan village to leave immediately after rainwater mixed with chemical waste from textile factories inundated homes, schools, and fields. About 300 people living in 50 houses in Araba Purohitan are now relocating to govt buildings and fields outside the…

Jaipur: City police Tuesday arrested a 21-year-old man accused of raping his two-year-old daughter on July 25. The child’s mother filed a complaint at Muhana police station Monday evening.According to the FIR, the woman had stepped out to a neighbour’s house, leaving the toddler with her husband. In her absence, the accused allegedly committed the…

Jaipur: Appointment of 1,700 medical officers under the 2024 recruitment has hit another hurdle, leaving selected candidates frustrated. Health department says the process is being slowed down to develop a system that allows candidates to choose their place of posting, aiming for greater transparency and fairness.According to officials, all chief medical health officers (CMHOs) have…

Jaipur: A police constable was killed and another injured early Tuesday when their motorcycle was hit by a car near MI Road while they were en route to join deputy chief minister Prem Chand Bairwa’s security escort.The deceased was identified as Ram Avtar Bunkar, while constable Manoj Meena sustained injuries. Both were assigned to escort…