Jaipur: With onion prices plummeting by nearly 50% in September — the sharpest decline since Feb 2019 — distressed farmers in Rajasthan have petitioned the govt for urgent intervention to help them tide over the agrarian distress. Government estimates place the production cost of onions between Rs 8 to Rs 10 per kilo, but farmers…
Alwar: Two constables posted at Bhusawar police station in Bharatpur district were Tuesday dismissed from service by Bharatpur SP Digant Anand after a video went viral showing them bringing a young woman to the police station at night without any reason and without informing any officer. A departmental investigation found both constables guilty of unethical…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine whether a pre-Constitution covenant facilitating merger of Jaipur princely state with the Dominion of India could decide the ownership claim of the erstwhile royal family over the 145-year-old Sawai Man Singh Town Hall, or Old Vidhan Sabha, now proposed to be converted into a heritage museum.It…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan medical education department has announced a relaxation in the bond conditions for post-graduate medical students. The new directive exempts those who secure Centre or state govt jobs after completing their post-graduate studies from the previously mandatory two-year service requirement. The order, which was issued on Dec 1, states that post-graduate and super-speciality…
Jaipur/Alwar: Police in Bhiwadi city of Khairthal-Tijara district have registered an FIR against four police personnel after the family of Lokesh, a 16-year-old Scheduled Caste boy, alleged that he was subjected to “third-degree torture” at a police station where he was taken on suspicion of being involved in the theft of a motorcycle.The incident dates…
