Jaipur: The state govt has recorded a sharp rise in stamp duty revenue over the past five years, driven by steady growth in property registrations, higher District Level Committee (DLC) rates and an additional surcharge on stamp duty.Official data from the stamps and registration department shows stamp duty revenue at Rs 5,297.27 crore in 2020–21….

‘Former BJP MP Jaunapuria insulted Muslim woman during blanket distribution event’ (Image Credit:X) JAIPUR: The Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan assembly, Tikaram Jully, has alleged that former BJP MP Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria insulted a Muslim woman during a blanket distribution event in Tonk district and took back the blanket after asking her religion. Citing…

Jaipur: Rajasthan’s prisons department has barred individuals and organisations from directly delivering iftar and sehri food to Muslim inmates, ordering that all Ramzan supplies be bought and distributed only through authorised prison consumer stores.The directive surfaced after several Muslim organisations trying to deliver iftar materials during Ramzan were reportedly turned back and told to take…

Jaipur: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi putting the spotlight on Sikar’s Ramdev Singh to highlight the importance of organ donation, the kidney transplant recipient who returned to normal life and excelled at international transplant sports events has now flagged what he calls the lack of financial support from the govt for transplant games.“Just like there…

Jaipur: Nearly four months after nine-year-old Amaira Kumar fell to her death from the fourth floor of the Neerja Modi School in Jaipur’s Mansarovar, police have prepared a chargesheet in the case that names members of its senior management and teaching staff.Amaira, a Class IV student at the school, died on Nov 1 last year,…