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Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress Monday accused the BJP-led state govt of deliberately delaying panchayati raj and urban local body elections in the name of “One State–One Election”, alleging that the delay was depriving people of grassroots development.Addressing a press conference at the Pradesh Congress headquarters in Jaipur, RPCC president Govind Singh Dotasra said, “The concept of…

Jaisalmer: Led by former MLA Mewa Ram Jain, hundreds of people raised slogans in front of the Barmer district collectorate office Tuesday against alleged deletion of thousands of voters’ names during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. On Monday, Baytoo MLA Harish Chaudhary along with Barmer MP Ummeda Ram Beniwal had led locals in a…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan police special operations group (SOG) Tuesday arrested the technical head and programmer of the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board (RSMSSB), along with three others, for digitally altering optical mark recognition (OMR) answer sheets to rig recruitments.SOG additional director general Vishal Bansal identified the accused as technical head of the board,…

Jaipur: Rajasthan Police will move all medical legal and post-mortem reports fully online from Feb 1.The shift follows directions from the Rajasthan high court which ordered that all medical legal cases and post-mortem procedures be carried out only through the MedLEaPR software and the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS).From Feb 1, police…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Monday rapped the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) over its functioning, noting that nearly 90% of its workforce being either contractual or on deputation was leading to administrative instability and ineffective governance. The court remarked that officials “come and go”, but there is little visible progress on the ground as the…