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Jaipur: Former minister Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya’s exit from Bharatiya Janata Party after 23 months was the outcome of his “style of functioning” in southern Rajasthan, party sources said Monday.According to BJP insiders, Malviya’s approach to organisational functioning increasingly caused discomfort among party’s tribal leaders and representatives across Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara and Pratapgarh. Sources said Malviya…

Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Monday said that the energy, enthusiasm and talent of youth are shaping Rajasthan’s future, and the state govt is working continuously to empower young people through education, skill development, employment, entrepreneurship and innovation.Addressing the closing ceremony of the state-level Youth Festival at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Sharma said,…

Rajasthan Police have detained one suspect in Gujarat for the alleged abduction and gang-rape of an 18-year-old girl in Bikaner on January 6 (AI image) JAIPUR: Rajasthan Police Monday detained one person in Gujarat for the alleged abduction and gang-rape of an 18-year-old girl in a moving car in Bikaner district on Jan 6. The…

Jhunjhunu: Days after BJP accused three Congress MPs of using their local area development funds in neighbouring Haryana, Jhunjhunu MP Brijendra Ola dismissed the allegeations and said the alleged “diversion” of funds was as per law authorised by the BJP-led Modi govt. Ola also said that while he used the funds for public welfare, several…

JAIPUR: A minor incident of road rage escalated into multiple serious crimes after a lawyer involved in a brush-up with another vehicle in the city’s roads was assaulted, kidnapped and his family subjected to extortion demands, police said. Following a complaint from the family, Sanganer police rescued the kidnapped lawyer from a village in Dausa…