Jaipur

Jaipur: Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani clarified Saturday that his office will seek a certified copy of Rajasthan High Court‘s judgment that has convicted BJP MLA Kanwarlal Meena in a criminal case. The high court upholding the three-year sentence is ground for initiating disqualification proceedings against the MLA under the legislative rules as soon as…

Jaipur: State’s department of personnel (DOP) has issued an order allowing women AIS officers and pensioners, as per directions of the Centre, to nominate their children for family pension ahead of their husbands in cases of marital discord, including ongoing divorce proceedings or cases under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, Dowry Prohibition…

Jaipur: The school education department has ordered to rename 40 govt schools whose names were deemed “objectionable” or inappropriate due to caste, community, or locality-based identifiers.According to an order issued Friday by Sita Ram Jat, director of elementary education, Bikaner, the decision follows recommendations from district education officers and local school management committees. The initiative…

Jaipur: Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Medical College has relieved three officials of their charge for negligence in maintaining SMS Hospital’s infrastructure, a day after the ceiling plaster collapsed in the surgery ward, causing injuries to two patients, on May 1. Dr Rashim Kataria has been removed from the post of nodal officer for Public Works…

Jaipur: Dust storms, hailstorms, and rainfall brought a pleasant change in weather across Rajasthan Saturday. Attributing the climatic change to active western disturbances and upper air cyclonic circulation, the Met office issued a rain alert for 12 districts Sunday. Hailstorms occurred at many places in Sikar and Nagaur districts. An average drop of almost nine…