Jaipur: The third meeting of Rajasthan’s ministerial committee to discuss Gurjar community’s seven-point demands agreed Thursday to grant compassionate appointment to the dependent of Sikandra’s Roopnarayan Gurjar, who died in the 2016 Gurjar agitation in Jhijhan, Dausa. The panel also approved financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to Gurjar’s next of kin.The meeting also conceded…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Police’s special operations group (SOG) Thursday arrested Dinesh Kumar Meena, a junior clerk posted in Tonk district, who was on the run in the case of a cheating racket in the 2021 patwari recruitment exam. Police had announced a cash reward for his arrest. Three others were arrested for allegedly helping him while…
Jaipur: A man secured the position of assistant professor of geography at a govt college in Rajsamand by claiming he was hearing-impaired—until a fresh medical test at Jaipur’s SMS Hospital exposed his lie. Another 30-year-old faked visual impairment to obtain a teaching job in Bikaner but was found to be fully fit. They are among…
Jaipur: Cabinet minister Madan Dilawar announced Wednesday that only Made in India products must be used in education, Panchayati Raj, and Sanskrit education departments. He said only products not available in the country and requiring imports can be used after approval from the minister.“This initiative has been started to realise the vision of Prime Minister…
Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Wednesday ordered the mandatory retirement of nine police inspectors from the home department, in what was deemed as the govt’s strict stance against “incompetence, indolence, and unsatisfactory performance” of state govt employees.Sharma also allowed initiation of proceedings under Rule 8 of the All-India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules 1969…
