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HC orders action over delay in removal of encroachments from land for bus stand

Jodhpur, Nov. 20 -- The Rajasthan high court expressed displeasure over the inordinate delay in addressing encroachments on land designated for a bus stand in Jodhpur's master plan while hearing a con... Read More


police seek nod for polygraph test on jodhpur murder accused

JODHPUR, Nov. 17 -- The Jodhpur Police has filed an application in the trial court seeking permission to conduct a polygraph test on the man accused of murdering a 50-year-old beauty parlour owner in ... Read More


NGT slams pollution board over operation of illegal brick kilns

Jodhpur, Nov. 17 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) criticised the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) for its failure to regulate illegal brick kilns operating in Bassi tehsil of Jaipur... Read More


Not caste names, says HC; dismisses charges

Jodhpur, Nov. 16 -- Words like "Bhangi", "Neech", "Bhikhari", "Mangani" are "not caste names", the Rajasthan high court has observed while dismissing charges under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled T... Read More


Not caste names, says HC; dismisses charges

Jodhpur, Nov. 16 -- Words like "Bhangi", "Neech", "Bhikhari", "Mangani" are "not caste names", the Rajasthan high court has observed while dismissing charges under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled T... Read More


'bhangi, neech' not caste names: hc drops charges

Jodhpur, Nov. 16 -- Words like "Bhangi", "Neech", "Bhikhari", "Mangani" are "not caste names" and hence not casteist, the Rajasthan high court has observed while dismissing charges under the SC, ST Ac... Read More


NGT asks industries to comply with permits for groundwater extraction

Jodhpur, Nov. 15 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) central zone bench, hearing a petition filed by Tahir Hussain on illegal groundwater extraction in Rajasthan, has directed the central ground wate... Read More


Rajasthan HC clears accused of charges under SC/ST Act in 2011 'casteist slurs' case

India, Nov. 15 -- The Rajasthan high court on Tuesday dismissed charges under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, against four individuals accused of using ... Read More


Police book RSRDC officials over poorly built HC building

Jodhpur, Nov. 14 -- A first information report (FIR) has been lodged against employees of the Rajasthan State Road Development and Construction Corporation Ltd. (RSRDC) following allegations of substa... Read More


High level of pollution in Gandhi Sagar: Report

JODHPUR, Nov. 12 -- Following directions from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on September 24 to investigate the pollution in Gandhi Sagar water body in Bhilwara, a joint committee filed its report ... Read More