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Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Thursday chaired a high-level review meeting at his office on preparations for PM Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Banswara on Sept 25.The CM suggested that all district headquarters, municipal bodies, and gram panchayats be connected through live broadcasts of the main programme. Chief secretary Sudhansh Pant, DGP Rajeev Kumar…

Jaipur: For nearly 15 years, a husband-and-wife duo evaded police, drifting from city to city under false identities after duping over 33,000 people of more than Rs 22 crore in a massive chit fund scam. Their luck ran out Thursday when a special Dausa police team tracked them to a house in Delhi’s Shakurpur and…

Jaipur: In a bid to provide equal opportunities to all candidates taking recruitment exams, the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB) has announced a ban on discussing exam questions on social media while the test is on.This new regulation took effect during the Class-IV recruitment exam scheduled from Sept 19-21, which was conducted in six shifts….

Kota: Education and Panchayati Raj minister Madan Dilawar Thursday sought to nip in the bud a controversy over the alleged exclusion of chapters related to Rajasthan’s tribal movement and its idols, Mangarh Dham and Kalibai, from the govt school syllabus. He asserted that no related text had been dropped by the Rajasthan State Council of…

Kota: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Thursday inaugurated ‘Namo Toy Bank’ for underprivileged children on city’s Kotri Road, Gumanpura. Birla said the smiles on children’s faces were a source of new energy and inspiration for everyone.“Inspired by the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, our resolve is that no child in Kota parliamentary area should…