Rajasthan

At least five motorcycles that were parked in residential colonies of Barkat Nagar and Mahesh Nagar were set ablaze in a span of two hours in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. One two-wheeler was found burnt in the same area and a car’s glasses were broken in Civil Lines area. According to city police, these incidents occurred between 11.30 pm to 1.30 am on Sunday-Monday night. One incident occurred on 80-feet road in Mahesh Nagar area where advocate Akhilesh Mishra’s bi…

Multiple agencies involved in the distribution of water supply in Jaipur are making matters worse for the thirsty public. On Thursday, in a mismanagement of multi-agency coordination, workers of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) caused a breakage in a water pipeline while they were cleaning a drain which resulted in contaminated water being supplied to around 250 houses in Baas Badanpura area on Delhi Road."The water supply in the areas was found contaminated and we replaced the dama…

The Congress workers in Bhilwara have come in open against the district administration for mismanagement under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA). Party workers in the district gave a memorandum to panchayati raj minister Bharat Singh during his Bhilwara visit this week and have also sent a detailed complaint to the chief minister that village panchayats are being bypassed for allotment of work under the MNREGA. Bhilwara is parliamentary constituency of Unio…

The continuous rising temperature and heat wave conditions have increased power consumption in Ajmer discom. Around 13% consumption has increased in the month of April, which is almost 40 lakh unit more in comparison to last year. As such, Ajmer discom has started taking measures to meet electricity demand.The rising mercury that is roughly touching 40 to 45 degree Celsius on average has compelled consumers to use fan, cooler, refrigerator and air-conditioner abundantly. Furthermore, hi…

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot said on Monday that the state government was committed to act stringently against the adulterators. ?Nobody is allowed to play with the health of people,? he said while launching mobile laboratory scheme in the city. Addressing the gathering at Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sansthan, Gehlot said that if required the state government will amend existing laws as well. ?No section of the society likes adulteration of food products as everybody is affected b…