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Jaipur: State Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led state govt, accusing it of using the slogan of “One State–One Election” to conceal its failures, at the cost of the people of the state. He objected to the proposal of holding local body elections using the Jan 2025…

Ajmer: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Saturday arrested a cooperative bank manager in Ajmer district after allegedly catching him red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a farmer to release an approved crop damage compensation instalment.The accused, identified as Prameshwar Prajapat, is the manager of a cooperative bank in Dhatola village under the Bhinai…

Jaipur: The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Arabic–Persian Research Institute (APRI) in Tonk, home to one of India’s richest collections of Urdu, Arabic and Persian manuscripts, is facing a critical staffing and administrative crisis that scholars fear could severely disrupt research work. Only 8 of the 45 sanctioned posts at the institute are currently filled, and…

Jaipur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot criticised the Centre over reported closure of Dr BR Ambedkar chair at Rajasthan University, calling it “unfortunate” and a reflection of negligence towards social justice and the legacy of the Constitution’s architect.In a post on X Saturday, Gehlot said it was “extremely unfortunate” that the chair, named after Bharat…

Jaipur: Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje Saturday emphasised the central role of BJP workers in strengthening the party, saying that without them the organisation would become “lifeless”. She was addressing a BJP state-level organisational workshop at the Constitutional Club in Jaipur, which was presided over by the party’s national general secretary (organisation) BL Santosh and…