New safety guidelines for private schools aims to prioritise child safety Jaipur: Amid recurring complaints of safety violations and regulatory lapses in private schools, the state education department has issued a comprehensive 38-point safety and security protocol, directing institutions to strengthen child protection measures, improve infrastructure and strictly adhere to fee and admission norms.In an…
Kota: Kota Development Authority (KDA) Friday suspended three engineers and imposed a penalty of Rs 17 lakh upon the contractor after retired school principal Rameshwar Rawal died by falling into an open drain, under Borekheda police station area late Wednesday night.Taking a dig at govt apathy and inaction, former CM Ashok Gehlot and Leader of…
Bhilwara: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) conducted a trap operation Friday and arrested two staff members of Dr Kedar Narayan Modi University in Tonk district while they were allegedly accepting a Rs 20,000 bribe. The action followed a complaint regarding an alleged bribery racket operating in the institution.The arrested accused were identified as BEd department HOD…
Bhilwara/Jaipur: Eleven stone slabs forming the roof of a verandah collapsed Thursday night at the Govt Higher Secondary School in Jashma village of Chittorgarh district. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident as it happened at night while the school was closed for summer vacations.The incident has, however, raised fresh concerns over the condition…
Jaipur: Refusing to grant a lengthy extension of the deadline for conducting the long-pending Panchayati Raj and urban local body (ULB) elections in the state, the Rajasthan High Court Friday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to complete the entire election process by July 31. The court also ordered that delimitation and revision of electoral…