Jaipur: Two armed men robbed a school director’s car in Brahmpuri Saturday morning and fled with the vehicle and the director’s pet dog, before abandoning both during a police chase. Police later arrested a woman who was travelling with the robbers, while the two men managed to escape. DCP (north) Karan Sharma said the incident…
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…
Jaipur: Large parts of Rajasthan experienced a sudden change in weather Saturday as active western disturbances triggered mild to moderate rainfall. Hailstorms were reported in pockets of Ajmer, Bhilwara and Dausa, officials of the meteorological dept said. The spell of inclement weather brought a drop in temperatures and disrupted normal life in several districts.Alwar emerged…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Police’s Special Operation Group found that 24 ‘toppers’ of the 2021 sub-inspector (SI) recruitment exam cleared the test through dummy candidates or leaked papers, including the candidate who secured the top rank.Naresh Kumar, the 2021 exam topper and a resident of Sanchore, once hailed as a role model, was propped up by leaked…
Jaipur: Union tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Sunday said that the govt is targeting to make the country one of the top 10 destinations in the world. It ranked 39th in the World Economic Forum‘s Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024 globally and 54th 2022.He mentioned that meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) would be…
