Jodhpur: Expressing displeasure over the failure to convene a meeting of Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) to review promotions for the posts of headmaster and principal in the secondary education dept, the Rajasthan high court described the govt’s conduct as negligent. A single bench of Justice Rekha Borana made this observation while hearing contempt petitions Thursday…
Jaipur: Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully Tuesday criticised the state govt’s decision to provide Rs 600 in uniform allowance to govt school students instead of the Rs 800 it had announced in March.“The govt has been able to provide neither safe school buildings nor adequate teachers, and now even the uniform allowance is being…
Jaipur: In a clear case of too little, too late, the Centre’s recent ban on the grant of new mining leases in the Aravallis comes at a time when over 1,200 such leases already exist across these ranges in the state. The ban, announced Wednesday and framed as an effort to conserve and protect one…
Jaipur: A Dalit man’s house was allegedly set on fire by pouring petrol in Kanota area of the city, with the entire act captured on CCTV.The complainant, Ganga Sahay Bairwa, accused Naresh Agarwal and his aides of orchestrating the attack, but the police filed an FIR only Monday, two days after the incident.The incident occurred…
Jaipur: A day before she is to appear before the state assembly’s ethics panel, independent MLA Ritu Banawat Thursday refuted allegations of bribery against her, asserting that she did not accept or request money for facilitating contracts under MLA-LAD (local area development) funds.The ethics committee has summoned Banawat, BJP MLA Rewant Ram Danga, and Congress…
