Jaisalmer: An air raid rehearsal, including a blackout and mock drill, will be conducted Friday at district headquarters across Rajasthan, including border districts Jaisalmer and Barmer, as per directions of the ministry of home affairs. Civil defence and other depts have been asked to ensure adequate preparations and treat the exercise with seriousness and realism.Jaisalmer…

Jaisalmer: A seven-year-old boy was crushed to death Monday when the entrance pillar and gate of a govt-run girls’ school collapsed in Poonam Nagar village, around 50km from Jaisalmer, intensifying public fury over unsafe school infrastructure in the state.The death of Arbaz Khan — a Class 1 student from a nearby boys’ school — came…

Jaisalmer: Barmer police arrested a man’s wife and her alleged lover for abetment of suicide in the Sawairam death case reported from Manglasar Konra on March 12, officials said Friday. The accused, identified as Samda Meghwal and Shakardeen, were held following a week-long probe that ruled out murder and pointed to sustained harassment.Acting SP Nitish…

Jaipur: The Union home ministry on Wednesday approved the premature repatriation of senior IPS officer Rajeev Kumar Sharma to his home cadre, clearing the deck for his appointment as the next director general of police (DGP) of Rajasthan.Though a formal Rajasthan govt order announcing his appointment was awaited at the time of going to the…

Jaipur: To bring transparency to the lottery process for allotment of units in three housing schemes, Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has arranged for live streaming of the entire process. The lottery for the three housing schemes will be held together on July 2“We are going to organise the lottery for the three housing schemes –…