Dungarpur: A shortage of commercial LPG cylinders forced organisers to use traditional wood-fired stoves to prepare food for nearly 13,000 people ahead of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma’s public assembly in Dungarpur Monday as part of Rajasthan Diwas celebrations.Local authorities said cooking for the gathering called for around 30 commercial LPG cylinders, but only 3…
Bhilwara: Bhilwara police administration has demoted Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Upendra Singh to the rank of constable after an internal investigation found him guilty of harassing woman constable Surma, who died by suicide in 2018. SP Dharmendra Singh said the inquiry confirmed evidence of misconduct and mental harassment by of Surma by Singh. Constable Surma, posted…
Jaipur: An Additional Sessions Court Thursday set aside the conviction of nine individuals, including sitting MLAs, including Mukesh Bhakar from Ladnun and Manish Yadav from Shahpura, in a 12-year-old case linked to a student protest at Rajasthan University. The court overturned a lower court order dated June 17, 2025, which sentenced them to one year…
Patwari held for taking bribe: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Udaipur team Thursday arrested a female patwari while she was accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000. The accused, Priyanka Nalwaya, demanded the bribe in exchange for providing a certified copy of the land mutation. Deputy SP ACB Sonu Shekhawat said the complainant filed a complaint against…
Jaipur: Despite the Supreme Court having stayed the new UGC guidelines to promote equity in higher educational institutions, several upper caste groups in Rajasthan said Thursday they will come together at Shaheed Smarak Sunday to demand that UGC withdraw the guidelines. Sunil Udeiya, founder of Vipra Mahasabha, an organisation working to empower Brahmins, said at…
