Jaipur: The OBC Adhikar Manch, Rajasthan, formally extended its support to the Gurjar Arakshan Manch in their ongoing demand for the full constitutional implementation of the 5% reservation granted to Gurjars, Rebaris, Banjaras, Labanas, and Gairis under the Most Backward Classes (MBC) category in Rajasthan.Lokendra Gurjar, state spokesperson of the OBC Adhikar Manch, released a…
Bhilwara: A 51-year-old man died by suicide in Bhilwara Wednesday, with his family alleging that he had been under pressure from moneylenders, police said.Police said the deceased, Surya Prakash Dadhich, was working as a lower division clerk at a nursing college in Jodhpur and lived in the Subhash Nagar area. He was found unconscious at…
Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot Jaipur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot Wednesday wrote to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Menstrual Hygiene Day, demanding the immediate resumption of free sanitary napkin distribution under the Udaan Yojana in the state.In his letter, Gehlot said menstrual hygiene is not merely a health issue but a fundamental right…
Jaipur: Tribal organisations across southern Rajasthan have denounced recent legal and administrative moves that weaken protection of the Aravalli hills, warning that the region—already the worst affected by mining—now faces an existential threat to its land, culture, and livelihoods.On Saturday, tribal youths from Banswara and Dungarpur climbed hill stretches as part of a widening campaign…
JAISALMER: A powerful sandstorm and dust whirlwind, driven by a Western Disturbance, swept into the border district of Jaisalmer from across the Pakistan border late on Tuesday night and continued for a third day, creating a dramatic and terrifying spectacle as it passed directly over the world-famous Living Fort of Jaisalmer, popularly known as the…
