Visit in Jaipur

Jaisalmer: Hundreds of children in Jaisalmer district are forced to study outdoors under trees or in makeshift shelters due to a severe shortage of safe school buildings. Despite repeated requests from school authorities, the govt has failed to allocate adequate funds for repairs, leaving more than 1,200 classrooms in over 500 govt schools in urgent…

Jaipur: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Saturday issued notices to Rajasthan govt and Superintendent of Police Jhalawar in the wake of collapse of a govt school building in the district. The NHRC sought a detailed report from the govt in two weeks.In a statement issued Saturday, NHRC said it has “taken suo motu cognisance of…

Jaipur: A day after seven children lost their lives due to a school roof collapse in Jhalawar, school education minister Madan Dilawar was welcomed with rose petals showered on him and garlands in Bharatpur. On Saturday, when he arrived in Jagheena, supporters were seen greeting him with drums and slogans. As soon as the minister…

Jaipur: Rajasthan’s gems and jewellery industry exports are expected to get a big boost after the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the United Kingdom. Under this agreement, all tariffs on precious and inexpensive jewellery have been abolished. Rajasthan is a major exporter of gems and jewellery to the UK, with…

New Delhi: NHRC Saturday said it had issued a notice to the Rajasthan government and the Ajmer police commissioner over reports that a labourer got buried when the soil caved in while digging a sewer pit on the campus of a power house.A few labourers, including the victim, were digging a 30-feet-deep well when the…