Jaipur: Twelve Delhi-bound flights, including four international services, were diverted to Jaipur International Airport Sunday after bad weather disrupted operations in the national capital.The diversions began around 11.30am, and all flights departed for Delhi by 2.30pm.The diverted international flights were Thai Airways TG323 from Bangkok, IndiGo 6E064 from Jeddah, Air Astana KC907 from Almaty and…

Jaipur: In a significant move, Udaipur MP Mannalal Rawat has brought attention to a controversial demand in the Lok Sabha, calling for the removal of religious converts from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category.Speaking in Lok Sabha Monday, the BJP MP advocated for applying the same criteria to STs as currently applicable to Scheduled Castes (SCs),…

Jaipur: The Special Operations Group (SOG) Thursday arrested a govt schoolteacher who allegedly cleared the state’s Grade 3 Teacher Recruitment exam by having a dummy candidate write the paper in his place.ADG (SOG) Vishal Bansal said the accused, Sachin Kumar, 22, a resident of Dholpur, was posted at the Government Primary School in Dausa. Kumar…

Jaisalmer: The Jaisalmer unit of the forest department would host events Thursday to commemorate the day when Great Indian Bustard (GIB), or Godawan, was declared Rajasthan’s state bird. Forest and Environment Minister Sanjay Sharma is expected to attend the main event and announce May 21 as “Godawan Diwas,” marking the date in 1982 when the…