Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Monday said India’s development was possible only through women’s empowerment. He was addressing a women’s empowerment conference at Dudhalia in Jhalawar, organised as part of celebrations marking two years of the BJP govt in the state.Sharma said his govt was firmly committed to the conservation of the Aravallis and…

Jaipur: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan police Monday arrested an accountant posted at the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) and his brother-in-law in connection with the Forest Guard Recruitment Examination, 2020, paper leak case.The accountant is accused of helping his brother-in-law cheat on the exam and secure a govt job by using a leaked…

Jaipur: Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jaipur, has granted interim relief to IPS officer Pankaj Choudhary by directing the Rajasthan govt to consider his pending promotion on a provisional basis in the forthcoming departmental promotion committee (DPC) meeting.Choudhary, who is currently serving as superintendent of police and nodal officer, community policing, Rajasthan, had approached the CAT…

Jaipur: After mobilising thousands of farmers and cattle, sheep, and goat grazers in a mass protest Jaisalmer in Sept, conservationist Sumer Singh Bhati and communities across Western Rajasthan are still awaiting a govt decision to protect 8,000 acres of pasture and oran land (sacred, community-conserved groves).The agitation was suspended in Oct after the state govt…

Jaipur: Private bus operators in the state are gearing up for a protest against the issuance of challans for luggage carriers on stage carriage buses. The operators argue that these actions are unjustified, as no official order has been released by the department prohibiting luggage carriers.According to the guidelines from the Union ministry for road…