Jaipur: The two-day Jaigarh Heritage Festival showcasing the cultural riches of the state will be held from Dec 6-7 at the historic fort. Produced by Teamwork Arts in collaboration with Padmanabh Singh, the festival celebrates Jaipur’s rich artistic and cultural identity and acts as a bridge between generations.Festival-goers can participate in heritage walks, craft workshops,…

Jaipur: ‘Surya Namaskar’, ‘Makar Sankranti’, Pushkar fair, blue pottery, other traditional dance, art and medicines are among the topics that are covered by the new textbooks for classes 1-5 by the state’s school education department as part of incorporating the ‘Indian Knowledge System’, officials said Wednesday. Under the environmental studies curriculum, class 4 students will…

Alwar: The Bharatpur Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team conducted an operation at Roopwas police station Monday and trapped ASI Praveen Kumar Singh while accepting a bribe of Rs 12,000. The ASI ad allegedly demanded the bribe in exchange for removing the complainant’s name from an assault FIR.ACB Additional SP Amit Kumar Singh said an assault case…

Jaipur: Taking strong exception to the prolonged non-compliance of a Labour Court order, and the subsequent seven-year delay in granting prosecution sanction against officials who failed to enforce it, the Rajasthan High Court has ordered the principal secretary, Department of Personnel (DoP), and the additional chief secretary, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) to appear before…

Jaipur: Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Tuesday demanded full disclosure of the recently signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) concerning the Yamuna water project with Haryana a day earlier.Speaking to the media, Gehlot emphasised that the people of Rajasthan have the right to know the terms of any agreement that affects the state’s water interests. “If…