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Jodhpur/Jaipur: In a baffling turn of events Saturday, Rajasthan law and parliamentary affairs minister Jogaram Patel caused confusion over the status of the 2021 SI recruitment exam, first asserting that the exam was not cancelled, only to later clarify that it had indeed been cancelled as per the Rajasthan High Court.Patel initially addressed the media…

Jaipur: With every spell of monsoon rain, Jaipur’s dream of becoming a Smart City seems to slip further into waterlogged streets and gaping potholes. From inner-city colonies to high-end localities like Vatika Road, the situation has reached alarming levels, not just of inconvenience, but of actual danger.On Friday, after heavy showers, a car sank into…

Jaipur: The race for Rajasthan’s top bureaucratic position has intensified, with chief secretary Sudhansh Pant set to move to New Delhi as Union secretary in the social justice and empowerment ministry. Pant’s impending departure leaves three senior IAS officers — Abhay Kumar (1992), Akhil Arora (1993), and Anand Kumar (1994) — as top contenders, each…

Jaipur: Many former professors and teachers at Rajasthan University staged a protest outside the vice-chancellor’s secretariat Monday over pension anomalies and delays. In this sit-in, organised on the call of the Rajasthan University Pensioners Association (RUPA), the members raised the issue of pensions not being given to employees of Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur. The…

Ajmer: A 13-year-old girl died by suicide at her home in the city Thursday evening. The teenager had returned home around 2pm after completing her half-yearly exam. Police said the daughter of Summit Parcha, a resident of the Delhi Gate area, was found hanging by her father when he returned from work and discovered her…