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JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking the registration of an FIR against the Prime Minister, the Union home minister, and a former minister of law and justice in connection with the Citizenship Amendment Bill (now Act) of 2019.The court also imposed costs on the petitioner to the tune of Rs 50,000….

Jaipur: Rajasthan governor Haribhau Bagde Wednesday approved a 30-day ‘privilege leave’ application sought by vice-chancellor Sunita Mishra of the Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MLSU), Udaipur, on ‘health grounds’. The embattled VC has been at the center of a controversy ever since she described Mughal emperor Aurangzeb as a “great administrator” at a conference earlier this month.The…

Banswara: PM Narendra Modi will unveil a slew of projects spanning power, infrastructure, irrigation, railways, and social sectors in Banswara Thursday.Laying the foundation stone for the Rs 42,000-crore Mahi Banswara Atomic Power project is the highlight of PM’s visit, which coincides with the birth anniversary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay. The state’s second nuclear power station…

Jaipur: Thousands of govt employees staged a protest at Saheed Smarak in response to unmet budget announcements for the financial year 2025-26 and ignored demands. The protest, organised by the All-Rajasthan State Employees Joint Federation (Unified), involved employees from various districts who submitted a memorandum to the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) chief minister’s office (CMO),…

Jaipur: As part of its green initiatives, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (Greater) Wednesday launched a solar-powered bag vending machine at the Lal Kothi Sabzi Mandi.“We launched this machine as part of our endeavour to make Jaipur a plastic-free city”, a senior JMC Greater official said.“The machine is exclusively solar-powered. Customers can obtain a cloth bag…