Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma launched the Vande Ganga’ water conservation campaign Thursday, coinciding with World Environment Day and Ganga Dussehra. The initiative aims to address water scarcity and environmental protection across the state through multiple interventions.In the evening, Sharma conducted an aerial inspection of various components under the revised Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal Link Project in…
Jaipur: A PMLA court in Jaipur issued a notice to ED on Thursday after the defence counsel challenged the credibility of the witness’ statement against former Congress minister Mahesh Joshi, currently in jail in connection with Jal Jeevan Mission scam, for want of video proof of the deposition. The court, hearing Joshi’s bail plea, posted…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS) mains examination candidates sat down for an indefinite strike on Rajasthan University campus Thursday night, demanding postponement of the exam scheduled June 17-18.The applicants said interviews for RAS 2023 were in progress, so holding the RAS mains 2025 exam before publishing the previous exam’s results could result in candidate overlap.Deepak…
Jaipur: In a significant move to empower young women, Rajasthan govt has started giving 5% bonus marks to girls who have a black belt in self-defence in its admission policy for state-run colleges. This initiative started last year, but only 15 students benefited from it. This year, officials said, the college education department is spreading…
Rahul Gandhi faces backlash for ‘lame horse’ remark; disability rights group files protest (Photo: PTI) JAIPUR: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi‘s remarks on underperforming Congress workers made at a party meeting in Bhopal on Tuesday seems to have boomeranged. While his party workers may have taken the remark in their stride, an advocacy group for…