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Jaipur: Rajasthan govt’s midday meal department Thursday issued new hygiene guidelines for schools in Jaipur, aiming to cut health risks and improve safety in meal preparation and distribution.The instructions include a strict ban on using expired milk powder. “The health and safety of the students are paramount. All officials have been directed that food items…

Jhunjhunu: In the high-profile murder case of former sarpanch Sardar Rao of Jurathanda village near Palsana in Sikar district, a special court (SC ST Atrocities Prevention Act) Thursday pronounced the verdict, convicting and sentencing three accused to life imprisonment and six accused to 10 years’ imprisonment.Notably, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and a co-accused, Yatendra, were acquitted…

Bhilwara: The CISF on Thursday commissioned its largest-ever single batch of sportsperson recruits, inducting 324 athletes as head constables after a four-month training programme at the force’s Regional Training Centre (RTC) at Deoli in Tonk district. Union minister of youth affairs and sports Mansukh Mandaviya attended the passing out parade as chief guest, took the…

Jaipur: Suggestions by Sindhi Adhikar Manch, a Jaipur-based NGO with UN special consultative status, on prioritising cadaver organ donation through stronger policies were circulated in the UN General Assembly Thursday in line with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31. The NGO’s suggestions included mandatory identification and referral of potential deceased donors, investment in critical care…

Jaisalmer: A Class 11 student was abducted in broad daylight from outside Shaheed Poonam Singh Stadium in Jaisalmer Thursday, but was rescued by cops about one-and-a-half hour later, with three of the alleged abductors detained by police. Jaisalmer SP Abhishek Shivhare said the matter was linked to an enmity between two families.According to police, the…