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Jaipur: With Rajasthan board examinations scheduled for March 4 coinciding with Holi celebrations in many parts of the state, parents and teachers have expressed concern and urged the state govt to reconsider the exam date.Teachers said the exam schedule remains unchanged as the state govt declared holidays on March 2 and 3. However, in several…

Jaipur: A special court dealing with communal riot cases under the jurisdiction of the Rajasthan High Court Friday acquitted 14 accused in a 25-year-old double murder case arising out of the communal riots that took place on July 10, 2000, in the Malpura police station area of Tonk district.Special Judge Shweta Gupta granted the accused…

Jaipur: The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) will expand the dairy cooperative movement to 75,000 villages across the country over next five years, including nearly 8,000 villages in Rajasthan, NDDB chairman Meenesh Shah announced Friday.Addressing farmers and stakeholders at the inauguration of ‘Rangeelo 2026′, a two-day dairy and livestock festival organised by NDDB and its…

Bhopal: A three-and-half-year tigress was tranquilised, medically examined and translocated from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Madhya Pradesh to Mukundra Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan on Thursday as part of a wildlife management exercise.Forest officials said the operation took place in beat Jagua of the Panpatha Buffer Range in the presence of senior forest officials, including…

Jaipur: The state govt decided to extend the deadline for residents to submit suggestions on the Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) for Jaipur by another seven days, till March 6, after receiving a huge response.The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), in collaboration with RITES, prepared the report with proposals on traffic-related infrastructure to cater to a projected…