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Rajasthan’s ‘Sarthak Naam Abhiyan’ to suggest school student names has drawn criticism for including inappropriate and embarrassing options like ‘Bhiksha’ and ‘Ugra Singh’ (AI image) JAIPUR: Rajasthan education department’s Sarthak Naam Abhiyan aimed at providing meaningful and respectable name options for school students has sparked controversy due to the inclusion of several inappropriate and embarrassing…

Ajmer: A leopard that killed three goats in Udaikheda village of Bhinai block of the district was trapped in cage of the forest dept Wednesday. The dept, after the medical exam of the wild cat, will rehabilitate it in the jungle.According to villagers, the leopard was seen many times in the area last week, and…

Jaisalmer: A married woman allegedly died by suicide in Dhakon ki Dhani village under the Sedwa police station area of Barmer district Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Indira Devi (24), a resident of Barmer district. Family members said that three years ago she got married to her husband Madan, who worked as a photographer.According to…

Kota: Jhalawar police Wednesday arrested three people for running a cyber fraud racket using mule bank accounts in the Bhawanimandi police station area. Three other accused were arrested from the same area in a similar case on April 10. The accused were identified as Ajay Verma (28), Arvind Meena (25) and Rajkumar Meghwal (25), all…

Kota: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jhalawar Wednesday arrested a village development officer (VDO) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10,400.The accused, Rajni Meena, posted as VDO at Mau Borda gram panchayat under Khanpur panchayat samiti in Jhalawar district, was caught red-handed while taking the bribe from a complainant.According to ACB additional superintendent of police…