Jaipur, July 13 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that national security takes precedence over all other considerations, observing that unauthorised religious structures in sensitive border areas cannot be permitted in violation of the law. Delivering the judgment on Monday, a single-judge bench of Justice Sameer Jain dismissed petitions challenging notices issued for the removal of religious structures allegedly built without authorisation near the India-Pakistan international border. T…
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Jaisalmer, June 20 (IANS) How does a community produce paperwork for a shrine that has existed for nearly 250 years? That question lies at the heart of a growing controversy in Rajasthan’s border district of Jaisalmer, where an administrative notice seeking land ownership documents for the historic Mehmood Shah Peer Jilani shrine has sparked protests and a wider debate over faith, heritage and governance.The notice, issued under the administration’s ongoing “Operation Clean” drive against allege…
Jaipur, June 19 (IANS) Intensifying its crackdown on narcotics trafficking and organised crime, the Barmer police on Friday demolished an allegedly illegal house belonging to a key accused in an MD (Mephedrone) drug manufacturing case.The action was carried out jointly by the police, district administration and revenue department as part of the ongoing ‘Operation Clean’.The operation was conducted under the directions of Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar Sharma and the Inspe…
Patna, April 4 (IANS) The situation in parts of East Champaran in Bihar has turned grim, as the hooch tragedy continues to deepen its toll. In the Turkaulia and Raghunathpur areas of the district, fear and mourning now define everyday life, with the death toll rising to six after one more victim succumbed during treatment on Saturday.Over 15 individuals remain hospitalised, fighting for survival. Some of them permanently lost their eyesight.So far, Pramod Yadav, Chandu Kumar, Parikshan Manjhi, S…