Jaipur: Social justice and empowerment minister Avinash Gehlot Wednesday assured that the demand for 4% reservation for persons with disabilities in Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local body elections is under the govt’s consideration and that an appropriate decision will be taken at the appropriate time, as the issue involves policy matters.Disability Rights Federation, Rajasthan,…
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Jaipur: A new app-based transport service, Barat Taxi, began trial operations in Jaipur Thursday, offering bike taxi, auto-rickshaw and cab services in the city.The launch brings Jaipur into the Bharat Taxi network, which has already expanded to cities including Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh and Lucknow. According to officials, nearly 13,000 drivers in Jaipur have registered with the…
JAIPUR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has alleged that tenders worth more than Rs 979 crore under the Jal Jeevan Mission were secured using forged documents and fabricated work-completion certificates, according to a chargesheet filed on Thursday against retired IAS officer and former additional chief secretary of the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Subodh Agrawal.The 17,500-page…
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Jaisalmer: A man who was missing since June 2 was found dead in a tank near Malpura under Sadar police station area in Barmer district Thursday. His family alleged that his wife had murdered and dumped his body in the water.The deceased was identified as Tejaram (42), a resident of Garal village.According to police, Tejaram…
Jaipur: The state govt is planning to start a pilot project to develop prefabricated anganwadi centres, starting with those centres that are being operated from rented spaces.In a departmental review meeting Thursday, a presentation was delivered before Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari, during which various designs for prefabricated model anganwadis were discussed.The action plan for…
Jaipur: Four Delhi-bound flights, including two international flights, were diverted to Jaipur Thursday due to bad weather in the national capital.The diverted flights include an Indigo flight 6E 1074 from Phuket to Delhi, an Oman Air flight WY 245 from Muscat to Delhi, an Air India flight AI 422 from Amritsar to Delhi, and another…
Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Thursday directed officials to ensure continuous monitoring of road construction works and ordered strict action against officers and engineers found responsible for substandard construction.He said misuse or wastage of public funds would not be tolerated at any level, and accountability must be fixed wherever…
KOTA: A student from Uttar Pradesh preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) was found hanging in his hostel room in Kota, Rajasthan.The incident took place under the jurisdiction of the Jawahar Nagar Police Station. Police said on Thursday that the student had been staying at the hostel for over a year.The deceased has been…
