Jaipur

Jaipur: Tele-MANAS, the state govt’s toll-free mental health support service, has received 3,720 calls from people reporting suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts since the beginning of 2023, accounting for 3.4% of all the total calls. Officials said counsellors on the 24/7 helpline, available at 14416, responded to crisis calls through immediate counselling, psychotherapy, psychiatric consultations,…

Prakhar Asawa of Rambagh Golf Club produces a fine show on the third day with 7 birdies and 1 bogey to jump to tied 9th at the Chennai Open Jaipur: Prakhar Asawa of Rambagh Golf Club, the No. 1 ranked golf player from Rajasthan, displayed an excellent performance on the third day with 7 birdies…

Jaipur: Pilani, Rajasthan’s only city with two municipal councils, votes Friday in a civic election shaped by an unusual administrative history: one municipality for its famed education hub, another for the rest of town.Vidya Vihar Nagar Palika, covering BITS Pilani and adjoining educational institutions and residential areas, has 25 wards, 8,815 voters and 25 polling…

Jaipur: The college education department of Rajasthan has announced that it will only grant No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to colleges that have operational toilets with reliable water supply. The directive comes in compliance with the orders from the high court, emphasising the importance of basic sanitation facilities for educational institutions.A circular issued on Sept 3…

Polling parties dispatched from Bhawani Niketan ahead of JMC election in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 10 September 2026 Jaipur: Voting for Jaipur Municipal Corporation’s 150 wards will be held Friday, with 723 candidates contesting the elections. Around 24 lakh voters are eligible to elect 150 councillors at 2,256 polling booths across the city. Of these, 652…

Jaipur: A mobile phone was recovered from former Behror MLA Baljeet Yadav during a search at Jaipur Central Jail Wednesday, with jail officials alleging that he had hidden the device inside a blanket.The search was conducted around noon in Ward No. 5 of the jail. Officials said a Kachoda company mobile phone was found in…

Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court Thursday issued notices to the Centre and the state govt on a Public Interest Litigation over delay in widening and developing Nindar Valley Road in Jaipur.The road, which passes through hilly terrain and has several blind and dangerous turns, has remained narrow and in poor condition despite administrative and financial sanction…

Jaipur: The state govt has incurred budgetary expenditure of Rs 92,316.14 crore till Aug 2026 which is 24.51% higher than the expenditure during the corresponding period of the previous year.Of the budget announcements made between 2024-25 and 2026-27, 1,373 have been completed, while work on 1,518 is in progress.This was stated during a review meeting…

CCTV grab showing family attempting to stop white car Kota: City police detained a youth Thursday in connection with allegations of stalking a minor coaching student for several days, police said.The girl’s parents lodged a complaint at Borekheda police station, alleging that occupants of a white Creta and a black Thar had been following their…

Jaipur: Rajasthan Food Safety and Drug Control Commissionerate has launched a manufacturer-level investigation after five medicine samples seized during a raid on an unlicensed drug warehouse in Bhiwadi on Sept 1 were found substandard.Drug Control Wing had collected 18 samples of medicines belonging to various manufacturers and marketers for quality testing. Reports for 16 samples…