Jaipur: The tourism department has started the process to revive the painted havelis of Shekhawati, which are at the centre of the region’s heritage. Decades of neglect and decay have put them on a path to destruction and extinction. The revival entails a plan to develop a tourism circuit stringing together eight towns of Jhunjhunu,…

JAISALMER: In a major action against land encroachers and alleged land mafias, the Urban Improvement Trust (UIT), Jaisalmer, launched a large-scale anti-encroachment drive in the Amarsagar Bypass area and reclaimed government land worth more than Rs 100 crore.Acting on directions issued by Jaisalmer District Collector Anupama Jorwal, the UIT carried out a significant operation on…

RU usually issues up to three merit lists for undergraduate admissions Jaipur: The University of Rajasthan (RU) Monday released its second undergraduate merit list, with the highest cut-off reaching 97.8% for BA major in political science at Maharani College in the unreserved category.University officials said the second list was issued after nearly 40% of undergraduate…

Jaipur: Supporting RAS mains aspirants, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) joined the protest on Thursday with the demand that the exam should be postponed. The exam is scheduled to take place on June 17-18. From Friday, a few aspirants also started an indefinite hunger strike at the Rajasthan University campus.ABVP functionaries, along with the students,…

Jaipur: Panchayati Raj minister Madan Dilawar will start a four-day foot march, ‘Jan Hitay-Jan Sukhay Yatra’, covering 24 villages in Ramganj Mandi constituency in Kota district from Friday.Dilawar said the foot march is intended to ensure that eligible residents receive benefits under state and central welfare schemes. “Yatra will also review pending grievances and applications…