Jaipur: A leopard that killed a three-year-old girl in Dumoda village was captured by the forest department after a sustained rescue operation in Dumoda, Kailashpuri and adjoining areas of Sawai Madhopur.The leopard had been active in the area for several days, prompting the forest department to launch a surveillance and rescue operation. More than 40…
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has ordered authorities to plant 10 saplings for every tree removed during construction or widening of a road in Sriganganagar.The court also directed authorities to count every affected tree and plant, prepare an inventory and submit a compliance report.The principal bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, while disposing of a batch…
Only on DEOs’ direction civic officials can continue with regular maintenance works Jaipur: The Local Self Government (LSG) Department has barred candidates in the upcoming civic polls across 309 urban local bodies from using govt or municipal vehicles for campaigning after the Model Code of Conduct came into force.The order, issued by LSG Department director…
CJP National Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka Jaipur: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said Saturday it sought police help during an attack on its members in Bagru but officers did not turn up, with party’s national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka alleging police were “hand in glove” with ruling BJP functionaries.“The sad part was that police were called, but they…
State of govt-run schools in Rajasthan Jaipur: As many as 611 govt schools across Rajasthan do not have buildings of their own, while 2,047 schools with buildings lack toilets for children and 1,049 do not have drinking-water facilities, according to data tabled by the state govt in the Assembly.The figures, based on UDISE data for…
Jaisalmer: Several govt schools in Rajasthan’s border districts of Barmer and Jaisalmer are still functioning without permanent buildings, forcing students to attend classes in makeshift huts or in the open.In Barmer’s Ramsar panchayat, Govt Upper Primary School Azad Nagar in Gangala gram panchayat is a stark example. Sanctioned under the 2022-23 Budget and started in…
Alwar: A viral video of a govt school principal bathing in dam waters with school girls and lifting some of them on his lap has prompted villagers’ protests and a departmental inquiry in Alwar’s Pratapgarh police station area.Villagers reached the school Saturday, objecting to principal Lal Chand Meena’s conduct. The head of Govt Senior Secondary…
Jaipur: State Election Commission (SEC) Saturday revised polling phase dates for all 19 urban local bodies in Jhunjhunu district after the administration flagged a large influx of devotees for the annual Bhadav Amavasya religious event on Sept 11.The commission earlier announced municipal elections across Rajasthan to be held in two phases on Sept 9 and…
A crucial organisational and strategic meeting of the BJP HQ was held regarding preparations for the upcoming municipal body elections. During the meeting, the municipal election in-charge and Cabinet Minister Jogaram Patel conducted a detailed review of election preparations with Members of Parliament, MLAs, public representatives, and party office-bearers. Jaipur: BJP has begun the process…
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has ruled that a divorce decree obtained by a husband cannot, by itself, be a ground for quashing a criminal case alleging cruelty and dowry harassment by his wife.The court said that once allegations of matrimonial offences form part of an FIR, their veracity has to be tested during trial and…
