Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Since 2009, when a campaigning Rahul Gandhi sold Jaipur a “world-class city” dream, residents had been under the impression that such a city had almost arrived. Touristy Jaipur soon had a Metro system approved; its Jantar Mantar was inscribed on Unesco’s World Heritage Sites list; a new master plan for …
Jaipur gets respite; adjoining districts of Dausa, Sikar and Sawai Madhopur continue to suffer Rains continued to batter half a dozen Rajasthan districts in the eastern and northern parts for the second day on Thursday taking the toll of casualties to 26 in the past 48 hours. Though there was …
Heavy rains killed at least 14 persons and rendered hundreds homeless in Rajasthan in the wee hours of Wednesday. Over 300 mm of rain was recorded in Jaipur tehsil and 170 mm in Jaipur city killing eight in the capital and two each in Jaipur rural, Dholpur and Dausa district. …
JAIPUR: Incessant rain threw life completely out of gear in the state capital and other districts. The rain that began as a drizzle soon turned into a fury by Tuesday midnight and claimed 14 lives in the state - eight in the state capital, two each in Jaipur rural, Dholpur …
Jaipur: The heaviest downpours in more than three decades flooded large parts of the capital of the desert state of Rajasthan on Wednesday, leaving eight people dead and forcing the administration to shut down schools. At least 14 people, including eight in Jaipur, two each in Jaipur rural and Dholpur …
Jaipur: The alleged threat of radiation from mobile towers has now made the high court look up. The Rajasthan high court, while hearing a case related to heath hazards due to mobile tower radiations on Thursday, demanded statistics from the state government on the number of cancer patients undergoing treatment …
Jaipur: The Rajasthan high court, while hearing a case related to heath hazards due to mobile tower radiations, on Thursday sought data from the state on the number of cancer patients undergoing treatment and those who have died in Jaipur. The HC asked the government to submit the data and …
JAIPUR: Underweight newborns are not only common in rural areas but also in big cities of the state. The annual health survey released by the Centre recently said it is common problem of both urban and rural areas. In Jaipur 31.7% infants have weights less than 2.5kg at birth. Infants …
Jaipur: The recently notified buffer zone for the Sariska tiger reserve seems to have got a better deal. About 250 sq km was added to the CTH of the reserve. According to sources, “The buffer zone here is a continuous chain of land unlike the fragmented buffer of Ranthambore. However, …
JAIPUR: The work on the Ghat ki Guni tunnel project has hit another roadblock, this time, in the form of protests by residents on acquisition of land for widening of the road from Jawahar Nagar end to the tunnel. The project on the Jaipur-Agra national highway has already missed its …
JAIPUR: Six new antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres will be opened this year in the state to provide free drugs to people living with HIV, as the National Aids Control Society (NACO) has approved funds for the purpose in its annual action plan 2012-13. The new centres would come up at …
Jaipur: The state government on Monday filed a detailed report on the shops and sculpture manufacturers working in Khajanewalon Ka Rasta in the old Walled City and stated that no manufacturing work will be allowed as it has resulted in air and noise pollution. The government also clearly stated before …
JAIPUR: Natives of Panchayawala village woke up to panic a day after the area witnessed ammonia gas leak; the gas started leaking again on Tuesday morning from the storage tank of the same ice factory. After the police officials, civil defense and fire department temporarily sealed off the leakage on …
JAIPUR: In order to make the Ghat Ki Ghuni tunnel pollution free, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) will be installing twenty high speed ventilation fans. These fans will be imported from Germany. A JDA senior official said, "After the tunnel will be made open for traffic, it is expected around …
JAIPUR: With the monsoon approaching and farmers gearing up to sow their next crop, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) on Tuesday directed all officials concerned to keep a strict vigil during a review meeting of the ring road project. A senior official present in the meeting said as the clouds …
JAIPUR: Climate change, the greatest global challenge, is already a reality for the farmers of Rajasthan. It is increasing the pressure on already scarce resources and if proper measures are not taken, migration towards the cities will soon reach new heights. According to the Rajasthan State Action Plan on Climate …
JAIPUR/ALWAR: After being pulled up by the Rajasthan High Court for failing to curb illegal mining, the Alwar police kicked off a campaign against the menace in Tapukada and Behror area late on Wednesday night. The authorities seized a large number of mining equipment and cordoned off a huge area …
The country’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp (HMCL) on Monday announced that the company will invest Rs 800 crore in Rajasthan for projects spanning across verticals like manufacturing, research and development (R&D;) and a global sourcing hub. “We will be setting up our fourth plant at Neemrana in Rajasthan. The …
JAIPUR: Just five days after a labourer was killed and several others had a narrow escape in Harmara area, villagers alleged that unsafe mining practices have resumed in over 50 licensed stone mines in the area. They said that though only a couple of mines have permission to use explosives, …
JAIPUR: The medical, health and family welfare department managed to achieve only 85.09% of target set for full immunization of infants against various diseases in the financial year 2011-12. The latest figures released by the health department shows that nine districts have failed to touch even 80% of the set …
