Jaipur: School education minister Madan Dilawar Tuesday ordered immediate start of classes in newly constructed school buildings across the state without waiting for inaugurations. In a directive, issued to district education officers, Dilawar said officials should not be in any kind of confusion regarding the safety of children. “The govt is surveying the school buildings…
Jaipur: After having a 20-minute closed-door meeting with former chief minister Vasundhara Raje Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Tuesday, setting off speculation over cabinet expansion, political appointments and internal power recalibration within the state BJP.The back-to-back meetings come days after a school building collapse in Raje’s constituency which drew…
Jaisalmer: Red shards glinting in desert sand. A kiln with a central column, long buried. Chert blades and terracotta cakes from a civilisation 4,500 years old. History has stirred beneath the dunes of Thar’s scorching crust.A Harappan site has surfaced at Ratadiya Ri Dheri in Jaisalmer district, marking the first known Indus Valley settlement in…
Jhunjhunu: In a plea for justice, widow of an Army martyr reached Jhunjhunu collector’s office Tuesday to return her honours and request permission for euthanasia.Om Kanwar, the 55-year-old widow of Naik Surendra Singh, hailing from Chinchdoli village in the district, expressed her despair over an unresolved land dispute that has persisted for eight months, leaving…
Jaipur: Deteriorating infrastructure plagues numerous govt schools across Jaipur, with crumbling walls and water seepage through roofs being common issues. The tragic school building collapse in Jhalawar, which resulted in seven children losing their lives, has only highlighted inadequacies in the govt’s safety measures for students.An inspection of several schools in Jaipur by TOI revealed…
