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Jodhpur: Expressing displeasure over the common practice of arrestees being photographed in front of police stations and their images being circulated via news reports and social media posts, the Rajasthan High Court Tuesday directed the Jaisalmer superintendent of police to make all necessary arrangements to ensure the immediate removal of such content from web portals,…

Jaipur: The education dept Tuesday appointed 41 district in-charges for the inspection of PM Shri schools on Jan 22 before parent-teacher meeting.Officials will assess infrastructure facilities and identify necessary improvements, ensuring that repairs are completed before the upcoming academic session starts in April. The district in-charges were instructed to visit govt schools as needed under…

Jaipur: After a gap of eight years, the forest department will resume the process of relocating a village located on the periphery of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR), as rising big cat numbers continue to put pressure on available habitat.The progress of the relocation exercise was reviewed in a recent meeting chaired by forest minister Sanjay…

Ajmer: Burglars broke into a Bank of Baroda branch located just 100 meters from the local police station in Sawar town in Ajmer district, successfully fleeing with over 1 kg of gold jewellery from two lockers. The burglary event came to light Monday morning after the bank reopened following the weekend holidays.According to additional superintendent…

Author and Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) co-director Namita Gokhale discusses the essential, steady work of fostering literary translation, the perils of overstatement, and the need to rebuild India’s multilingual fabric with Tina Shashikanth.Q: As both an author and festival director, you occupy a unique space between creation and curation. In your experience, how can festivals…