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Jaipur: Rajasthan govt renamed the Indira Priyadarshini Award, named after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, as the Padmakshi Award, given to meritorious girls studying in Classes VIII, X and XII. The govt has also reduced the prize money allocate for the scheme.The cash award under the Padmakshi Award has been fixed at Rs 25,000 for…

Jaipur: The state’s power corporations have started the process of appointment for 2,163 posts and provided a seven-day window to make corrections in their applications, if any. The online window for correcting the information opened on Aug 1 and will close on Aug 7. Under the amendment option, applicants can now also change their preferences…

Jaipur: Muhana police Saturday arrested Sandeep Vaishnav (23) and Rahul Gurjar (19) with a country-made pistol and live cartridge for two armed robberies that took place in Muhana area Thursday and Friday. The duo has allegedly confessed to multiple night-time robberies near deserted roads and liquor shops. Police recovered a looted bike, four mobile phones,…

Jaipur: Monsoon rains once again exposed the grim realities of Jaipur Municipal Corporation-Greater (JMC-G) on-ground functioning. On Saturday, residents of Ward 95 staged a protest near Pinjrapole Gaushala over waterlogged, broken roads and sewage water entering their homes.The residents, fed up with years of neglect, put up sarcastic posters reading “Bhajan Lal Ka Gaddha,” referring…

Jaipur: Members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) Saturday led a protest at the Chemistry dept of Rajasthan University (RU) following serious allegations of ragging of 35 first-year students. According to ABVP, third-year students had been harassing freshers for the past week, forcing them to dance, sing, do sit-ups, and give bizarre introductions behind closed…