Jaipur: City traffic police booked 219 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol on New Year’s Eve, a sharp rise from 12 such cases recorded on Dec 31, 2024. The intensified “challan action” followed a series of new and innovative awareness campaigns launched by city police, including the distribution of pink warning slips at…
Jaipur: Ahead of the Union Budget 2026–27, Rajasthan deputy CM and finance minister Diya Kumari Saturday laid out the state’s key development needs and funding priorities at a pre-Budget consultation chaired by Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi.Kumari urged the Centre to prioritise Jal Shakti projects, seeking national importance status for the Parvati–Kalisindh–Chambal…
Jaipur: Almost 80% of students were placed from Malviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur in 2024-25, with placements from the mechanical engineering branch surpassing those for computer science.NP Padhy, Director for MNIT Jaipur, while addressing the media Thursday ahead of the 19th convocation of the institute Saturday, said that in the 2024-25 academic year,…
Kota: In a major crackdown against illegal trafficking of drugs, Kota (rural) police confiscated 303.12kg of ganja from a car during checking of vehicles at Dara Ki Naal under Modak police station in Kota district in late Sunday night. Police also arrested two inter-state smugglers and seized two luxury cars, including the one escorting the…
Education Anniversary issue Students of Maharani’s College enjoy a cultural programme organised as part of ‘Youth Week’ on its campus on Thursday (Photo- Arvind Sharma) At convocations across Rajasthan, the image has flipped: girls routinely outnumber boys among gold medallists and award winners, sometimes sweeping multiple recognitions. What looks like a moment on stage is,…
