Farmers protesting alleged irregularities in wheat procurement under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme dump their wheat on road Jaipur: Farmers in Rajasthan’s border districts of Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh have begun protests alleging irregularities in wheat procurement under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme, claiming mismanagement at procurement centres is blocking genuine cultivators from receiving…

Agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena Jaipur: Rajasthan agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena said Friday the state is working towards establishing cooperation with the European Union to promote agroforestry, climate-resilient agriculture, biodiversity conservation and enhanced farmer incomes.The remarks came during a meeting between the minister and a European Union delegation to India at Pant Krishi Bhawan…

Jaipur: Former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi failed to get relief from the Rajasthan High Court Friday after the court dismissed a habeas corpus petition challenging his arrest in the alleged Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam.A division bench of Justice Umashankar Vyas and Justice Ashok Kumar Jain rejected the petition filed by Joshi’s son, Rohit Joshi,…

Minister Kirori Lal Meena addresses media on SHO Kavita Sharma and other issues at Press Club TNN Minister Kirori Lal Meena addresses media on SHO Kavita Sharma and other issues at Press Club Jodhpur: The agriculture department filed an FIR after a May 27 raid in Jodhpur uncovered over five lakh kgs of groundnut stock…

Jaipur: An association of govt school teachers, affiliated with the RSS, has announced plans for a nationwide protest on June 18 in response to a Supreme Court order requiring all govt school teachers to take the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). As per the directions, all teachers currently in service must take the exam by Aug…