Jaipur: In a lottery drawn for 362 sarpanch positions in Dausa district Thursday, only 23 posts were reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), amounting to less than 7%, despite a 21% quota mandated by state govt.Gujjar representative Himmat Singh Gurjar has accused BJP govt of intentionally reducing OBC representation, claiming it undermines social justice and…

Jaisalmer: A 16-year-old girl from Bihar was allegedly sold for Rs 2 lakh by her father, in connivance with his second wife and others, and married to a 28-year-old man in Pokhran, police said. The minor was rescued within an hour of her uncle approaching Jaisalmer SP Thursday. The man who allegedly bought her was…

BJP’s Anusuya Goswami secures victory in the Kota mayoral election amid cross-voting. Kota: BJP’s Anusuya Goswami was elected mayor of Kota Municipal Corporation Friday, defeating Congress’s Sunita Suman 65-35 in the 100-member House.Goswami, a councillor from Ward 98, secured eight votes more than BJP’s strength of 57, while Suman polled four fewer votes than Congress’…

BJP’s Prasann Chand Mehta celebrates win with party workers in Jodhpur Friday Jodhpur: In a tightly contested mayoral election, BJP emerged victorious as Prasann Chand Mehta was elected mayor of the Jodhpur municipal corporation Friday. Mehta defeated Congress candidate Rajendra Singh Solanki by a margin of six votes, securing 53 votes compared to Solanki’s 47.The…

Jaipur: New mayor Sunil Kothari faces the task of restoring civic services after Jaipur went without an elected board for 10 months. In his maiden interview with TOI’s Prasidhi Sharma, Kothari said cleanliness would be his priority. He spoke about encroachments, illegal construction, heritage protection and retaining Jaipur’s UNESCO tag, while promising to remain accessible…