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Jodhpur: In a landmark ruling Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that Rajasthan govt’s has no locus standi to challenge the probate of the will of the late Raja Bahadur Sardar Singh, the last titular head of the former princely state Khetri in Rajputana. The will, executed in favour of the Khetri Trust on Oct 30,…

Jaipur: Five years after Parliament of India enacted the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, allowing women to work night shifts in factories, the Rajasthan govt has decided to adopt provisions of the Central law into its own draft Bill.In the Factories (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2025, introduced in the Rajasthan Assembly Monday, the…

Jaipur: The tourism department has started the process to revive the painted havelis of Shekhawati, which are at the centre of the region’s heritage. Decades of neglect and decay have put them on a path to destruction and extinction. The revival entails a plan to develop a tourism circuit stringing together eight towns of Jhunjhunu,…

Jaipur: Former chairman of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC), Dharmendra Rathore, Sunday submitted a memorandum addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging simplification of reservation criteria for economically weaker sections (EWS) in Union govt services on the lines of the Rajasthan model.Rathore demanded that the Centre adopt the Rajasthan model to ensure it does justice…

Jaipur: Holding up posters of ‘Save Khejri’ and demanding immediate implementation of Khejri protection law, independent MLA Ravindra Singh Bhati raised the issue of rampant felling of the State Tree in Rajasthan assembly on the inagural day of the monsoon session. Making a strong case for urgent action, Bhati said thousands of Khejri trees —…