Five PCR vehicles dedicated to women’s safety flagged off from the Jaipur police commissionerate Sunday JAIPUR: The city police’s loud claims of safeguarding women are increasingly ringing hollow, as a spate of brazen harassment and molestation incidents continue to surface, exposing glaring gaps between promise and policing.The govt had, in 2024, announced the rollout of…
JAIPUR: Two police personnel were suspended on Sunday for alleged negligence in handling a molestation case involving a pregnant woman in the Malviya Nagar area in Jaipur.Assistant sub-inspector Mahesh Chand and head constable Angadram, who was the initial investigating officer, were suspended with immediate effect. Departmental proceedings were also initiated against them.Police said the action…
JAIPUR: Rajasthan led India’s solar power expansion, contributing nearly 27% of total installed capacity by the end of FY2025–26, as national solar capacity reached 150,260MW.Gujarat ranked second with about a 20% share. Combined, Rajasthan and Gujarat accounted for nearly 47% of India’s solar capacity, underscoring their outsized role in the country’s clean energy transition.However, the…
JAIPUR: Tests on samples from 20 children in Rajasthan’s Salumber district have come back negative for Japanese encephalitis and Chandipura virus, easing fears of an outbreak after seven child deaths were reported in Ghata village and nearby areas between April 1 and April 5.Some samples tested positive for malaria, while other children were diagnosed with…
JAIPUR: City police Sunday arrested four men for sexually harassing a woman riding pillion on a motorcycle on April 9, after a video of the incident went viral on social media and triggered widespread outrage.Deputy commissioner of police (Jaipur South) Rajrishi Raj Varma identified the accused as Manraj Meena (24) and Sudama Meena (24), both…
