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Jaipur: The Delhi high court Thursday directed the Centre to appoint members to the Ajmer dargah committee within three months under the Dargah Khwaja Saheb Act, 1955. The order, uploaded Friday, noted that the statutory body’s term expired in 2022 and that fresh appointments were pending for nearly three years.The court also recorded the govt’s…

Jaisalmer: A youth from Pokhran town in Jaisalmer was arrested Thursday by the cybercrime team of Sadar police station, Nagpur, Maharashtra, in connection with a major fraud case involving crores of rupees.Acting on a tip-off that four suspects from Pokhran were wanted for their involvement in an online fraud, the Nagpur police team arrived in…

Jaipur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot Friday criticised the current BJP govt for slowing down the work on the projects and institutions started by the previous Congress govt.He said the BJP’s thinking seems to be to make Rajasthan ‘a sick state’, else no progressive govt would have such thinking.“Our Congress govt created one excellent project…

Bhilwara: The Sindhi community took to the streets to protest a controversial statement by Amit Baghel, president of Johar Chhattisgarh Party, in Bhilwara Friday.Several community members had gathered at Suchna Kendra Chowrahe and then marched to the Bhilwara Collectorate with placards and slogans. They burnt an effigy of Baghel and submitted a memorandum to the…

Udaipur: Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma Friday said that Lord Birsa Munda laid the foundation of India’s freedom movement through his struggle against British rule in the late 19th century. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visionary leadership had brought tribal identity and pride to the national forefront through programmes celebrating Tribal Pride Day on Nov…