Visit in Jaipur

Jaipur: The LEAD-I@MGD programme is being conducted at the Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls’ School this week, focusing on developing leadership qualities among students and give them cultural exposure.The programme started Monday with Lakshayraj Mewar of the erstwhile Udaipur royal family, who inaugurated the series with a talk on ‘Incredible India,’ exploring the country’s rich history…

Jaipur: Labour inspector Shankar Lal Balai was popular in his native village of Bokdawas near Phagi for helping locals with education and employment. “Balai was deeply rooted in the village. He helped students in need and even secured factory jobs for several youths,” said Mehraj Singh, a resident of Bokdawas.“Though he moved to Jaipur, he…

Jaipur: Ten years ago, Suraj Bhan’s life hung by a thread. Today, the 42-year-old farmer from Hanumangarh ploughs his cotton fields with a steady hand and a strong heart—one that once beat in the chest of an 18-year-old donor. Rajasthan’s first heart transplant, performed on Aug 2, 2015, not only gave Suraj Bhan a second…

Jodhpur: Timely and swift action by an army captain saved the lives of a family of three, including a toddler, whose car lost control due to a tyre burst and flipped two to three times before getting stuck in a roadside ditch amid bushes, quite distant from the main road near Kaparda on the Jodhpur-Jaipur…

Bhilwara: Chittorgarh Police arrested four men Thursday and paraded them in Sadar police station area for allegedly assaulting, vandalising a vendor for refusing to pay extortion money on Jan 6.Chittorgarh SP Manish Tripathi said Shankar Lal Dangi had set up his pani puri cart outside Rajiv Gandhi Park when the accused, identified as Deepesh Gameti,…