Jaipur: Alarmed by an escalating financial crisis in state-funded universities, vice chancellors of 17 govt institutions in Rajasthan have urged the state to immediately increase financial assistance to prevent what they described as an imminent “collapse of higher education standards”.In a virtual meeting held with chief secretary V Srinivas Saturday, the VCs shared stark accounts…

Jaipur: Vocational education trainers across the state began a protest in Jaipur Tuesday to demand timely postings in schools and resolution of pay anomalies. They also alleged delays in tenders for appointment of vocational teachers.Raghupal Singh, president of vocational trainers welfare association, Rajasthan, said, “As part of National Education Policy 2020, the focus is on…

Jodhpur: In order to streamline and bring transparency to the transfer of sanitation workers and master data management, the Jodhpur Municipal Corporation (JMC) launched Employee Management System (EMS) portal.Developed by the corporation’s IT Cell (DOIT&C), the entire transfer process for all sanitation personnel is now completely online through this EMS, ensuring both time savings and…

Rajasthan accounted for 8,264 noise pollution cases in 2024 — the highest in the country by a wide margin Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded the second-highest number of environment-related offences in the country in 2024 and topped India in noise pollution violations, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, highlighting the growing enforcement challenge…

Alwar: A 27-year-old widow allegedly poisoned herself and her three young daughters in Deeg late Sunday night, a month after losing her husband, police said. While the woman later died while undergoing treatment at a Jaipur hospital Monday, her three daughters, aged two, four and seven years, are now reported to be out of danger.Police…