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Jaipur: Torrential rains in Sawai Madhopur have devastated guava orchards, leaving farmers in despair and threatening the district’s reputation as a leading producer of high-quality guavas. Known globally not just for the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve but also for its guava cultivation, the district is facing one of its worst agricultural setbacks. Floods have destroyed nearly…

Jaipur: Educate Girls, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving girls’ education in India, which has been awarded the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2025, began its work in Pali district in 2008, with a pilot program aimed at increasing girls’ attendance and retention in 500 govt schools.Over the years, Educate Girls has expanded its reach across…

Jaipur: A division bench of Rajasthan high court has acquitted a man convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Alwar district 29 years ago in a 34-year-old murder case. Hearing an appeal against the trial court order, the bench of Justices Avneesh Jhingan and Baljinder Sandhu said the conviction was primarily based…

Jhunjhunu: A woman from Haryana was allegedly gang-raped at gunpoint by three men in a flat at Bhageria Tower on Mandrela Road in Chirawa town of Jhunjhunu district. Police said one suspect was detained after the woman’s brother lodged a complaint at Chirawa police station Saturday. Search operations are underway for the other two accused.According…

Jaipur: Jaipur has emerged among the lowest-performing cities in the National Annual Report & Index on Women’s Safety (NARI) 2025, which surveyed 31 major cities on women’s overall sense of safety, and how it shifted between day and night, along with experiences of harassment in public spaces.The index, conceived by data science firm Pvalue Analytics,…