Jodhpur: The Cycloner team of Jodhpur Range Police succeeded in arresting a wanted smuggler carrying a cash reward of Rs 35,000 Sunday. Absconding for the past six years, the accused, Magaram, was operating a smuggling network in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Range IG Vikas Kumar said Magaram used to bring 4 to 5 consignments of…
Jaipur: SMS Medical College’s faculty, under the Rajasthan Medical College Teachers’ Association (RMCTA), took out a rally from SMS Hospital and culminated at SMS Medical College. They demanded that the govt prevent the lateral entry of the govt’s non-teaching doctors into medical education. The healthcare facilities at SMS Hospital were affected during the rally. From…
Rajasthan has removed the three-decade-old two-child norm for contesting panchayat and municipal elections JAIPUR: A day after removing the three-decade-old rule that barred individuals with more than two children from contesting panchayat elections, the Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday passed the Rajasthan Municipal (Amendment) Bill, 2026 by voice vote, allowing such individuals to contest elections to…
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court‘s upholding of BJP MLA Kanwarlal Meena‘s three-year sentence in a 2005 criminal case has effectively made his membership of assembly liable to disqualification.With Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, saying that any legislator sentenced to two or more years in prison faces automatic disqualification from the legislature,…
Jaipur: The state education department has launched a year-long programme to mark the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram, rolling out activities in four phases across schools to deepen students’ understanding of its history and significance. Director of secondary education Sitaram Jat issued the order Wednesday.The first phase, beginning this month, includes quizzes…
