Jaipur: Rajasthan’s solar industry is bracing for a turbulent transition after the Centre made it mandatory for solar project developers to procure Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) modules manufactured using Indian-made solar cells from June 1.Currently, a large share of solar cells is imported, making India dependent on other countries and limiting the economic benefits of…
Jaipur: Cabinet minister Kirori Lal Meena Wednesday called for a high-level investigation into the death of a nine-year-old girl at Neerja Modi School, accusing the school of erasing evidence of the incident and not cooperating with the authorities.Making another allegation, Meena said the school had encroached upon public land in Jaipur’s Mansarovar area. “There have…
Jaipur: Three people, including a police constable, were injured when a pickup truck loaded with doda-post (poppy husk) rammed into a police van, mowed down bystanders, and crashed into a shop in Sriganganagar Monday evening. The accused smuggler, who was attempting to flee from Raisinghnagar police, was arrested at the scene.The incident took place in…
KOTA: At least four labourers, including a couple, were killed and five others injured after a van carrying the workers rammed into an unidentified truck from behind on NH-27 near Sutada village under Dabi police station in Bundi district early Wednesday morning.The collision was reportedly so severe that four of the occupants in the van…
Jaipur: Rajasthan has received 3.65 lakh doses of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and begun distributing them across districts as part of a statewide campaign to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer.After the launch, Friday, health department officials said, the HPV vaccine is generally safe, though some beneficiaries may experience mild adverse effects. “Most adverse…
