Jaisalmer: A 17-year-old student of Class XII died by suicide Monday in Barmer, following an incident in which a 21-year-old man entered her house on Sunday night. The man fled after being seen by the minor’s sister-in-law.The girl’s family filed a case under various sections of POCSO at the women’s police station. Police conducted the…

Former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi Jaipur: Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Wednesday filed a chargesheet against former Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) minister Mahesh Joshi and private individual Sanjay Badaya in connection with its investigation into alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), officials said.The chargesheet, running into nearly 3,000 pages, was…

Jaipur: Close on the lines of BCCI’s ‘Naman Awards’, the Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) organised its inaugural ‘Divyam Awards’ ceremony here on Thursday.The Rajasthan Disabled Cricket Association (RDCA), under the guidance of the DCCI, successfully hosted the Physical Disability Annual Awards 2025. This historic occasion was held to honour the extraordinary contributions…

Jaipur: The state education dept has extended the deadline for parents to upload documents for RTE admission verification till April 9 after complaints of technical glitches on the portal and inaccurate documents being uploaded.Many parents have said they were unable to upload documents because the system was not functioning properly, while others reported applications being…

Kota: An 8-year-old boy’s call to Childline 1098 Sunday helped stop the child marriage of his 8-yr-old schoolmate, scheduled for Akha Teej on Sunday night, officials said.“Bhaiya/Didi, please stop my friend’s marriage … she is very young … we play together, go to school … she doesn’t want to get married, she wants to study,”…