Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Election Commission (SEC) has capped campaign expenditure for candidates and sanctioned Rs 10.31 crore for conducting elections in 10 municipal corporations, with Jaipur receiving the highest allocation for the 2026 urban local body polls.As per the SEC guidelines, candidates contesting municipal corporation ward elections can spend up to Rs 3.5 lakh,…
Residents of colonies off Gopalpura Bypass Road having harrowing times Jaipur: Residents of colonies along Gopalpura Bypass Road have accused Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) of delaying implementation of Supreme Court’s directions to tackle the coaching hub crisis, alleging that repeated surveys have replaced concrete action even after the apex court sought remedial measures within three…
The Supreme Court building in Delhi Jaipur: In an order aimed at restoring the polluted Jojari-Bandi-Luni river system, Supreme Court Friday directed Rajasthan govt to constitute an integrated coordination group within seven days, establish an independent river commission, prepare a comprehensive resolution plan within three weeks, and launch a QR code-based public grievance mechanism for…
File photo of Jaipur’s Coaching Hub at Pratap Nagar in Jaipur Jaipur: Smaller coaching institutes have urged the Rajasthan govt to exempt them from the proposed relocation to the Pratap Nagar Coaching Hub, saying the move could increase operating costs, force fee hikes and make competitive exam coaching unaffordable for students from economically weaker families.The…
DCM Prem Chand Bairwa, Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Jogaram Patel during the Cabinet Meeting at CMO in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 07 August 2026 Jaipur: Rajasthan Cabinet Friday approved the recommendations of the Rajasthan Other Backward Classes (Political Representation) Commission, clearing the way for OBC reservation in urban local bodies and Panchayati Raj institutions and…
Alwar: Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee on Aravalli protection held a public consultation at Circuit House on Friday, hearing submissions from environmentalists, villagers, NGOs, conservation experts, mining lease holders, workers, farmers and project proponents.Memorandums sought sustainable development alongside conservation, action against illegal mining and encroachment, environmental and social assessment of the region, protection of local livelihoods,…
Jaipur: The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Rajasthan, Friday urged the state govt and Central Bureau of Investigation to challenge the acquittal of all accused in the 2015 Dangawas Dalit killings case before the Rajasthan High Court, describing the verdict as a setback in the fight against caste violence.In a statement issued Friday, two…
Jaipur: With Rajasthan recording growth in enrolment in govt schools for the first time in five years, the state education department Friday said that girls have outnumbered boys this year. The state govt schools now have 1,143 girls per 1,000 boys.As per official records, 53.3% of enrolment in govt schools are girls this year, while…
Jaipur: A highway eatery manager who survived an accidental shooting died hours later when the ambulance taking him to a hospital in Jodhpur overturned in Nagaur district early Friday after the driver swerved to avoid cattle. The first incident occurred around 3.30am at a hotel under Nagaur Sadar police station limits. Ram Kumar alias Ramdas…
Potholes filled with rain water near Khasa Kothi An area filled with wate after rains on Maharana Pratap Road Vehicles wade through waterlogged stretch on Kalwar Road Potholes filled with rain water near Khasa Kothi An area filled with wate after rains on Maharana Pratap Road Vehicles wade through waterlogged stretch on Kalwar Road Potholes…
