Jaipur: The state govt has long tried to cultivate Jaipur’s image as a city safe for women. However, the National Annual Report & Index on Women’s Safety (NARI) 2025 shows that harassment in public spaces here is higher than the national average. Eight percent of women reported such incidents last year compared to 7% across…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Cabinet Sunday approved amendments to the Sewerage and Wastewater Policy-2016 aimed at reducing environmental pollution and health risks caused by untreated wastewater. Deputy chief minister Prem Chand Bairwa, announcing the decision, said, “This revised policy is fully aligned with the vision of the Swachh Bharat Mission. Our goal is to establish a…
Jaipur: Rajasthan law and legal affairs minister Jogaram Patel Sunday announced that the state govt will introduce the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Bill, 2025, in the upcoming session of the Assembly.The bill seeks to curb religious conversions carried out through inducement, coercion, misrepresentation, or fraudulent means, with far stricter punishments than those proposed…
Jaipur/Bhilwara: Congress general secretary Sachin Pilot Sunday criticised the state govt over the Rajasthan high court‘s order recommending the cancellation of the SI recruitment exam, saying the court’s judgment was a slap in the govt’s face.Pilot said he had always been a votary of reform in the Rajasthan Public Service Commission, pointing to the many…
Jaipur: Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly, Tikaram Jully, said Sunday the Bhajan Lal Sharma govt’s decision to introduce the anti-conversion law in the monsoon session of the legislature is an attempt to tarnish the atmosphere of brotherhood in the state, and to distract people from pressing issues like inflation, unemployment, corruption, broken roads,…