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Jaipur: The state govt’s announcement of the Swami Vivekananda Scholarship for Academic Excellence has faced significant backlash from education experts and student groups, who describe the timing as “deliberately delayed” and “exclusionary.“Modified on Thursday, the scholarship aims to support 150 students pursuing higher education in the top 50 foreign universities. The figure was reduced from…

Jaipur: Continuous rainfall for the last two days threw life out of gear in Jaipur, causing widespread power cuts, waterlogging and traffic disruptions. Several areas, including Tonk Phatak and Barkat Nagar, were without electricity from 4am after transformers and supply lines developed major faults. The supply was restored only after seven hours, leaving residents frustrated.“We…

Jaipur: In the second reshuffle of IPS officers in just over a month, the state govt Sunday transferred 10 officers, including replacing the DCP (East) of Jaipur police.DCP Jaipur (East) Sanjeev Nain was shifted out and replaced by Hemant Kalal, who was serving as DCP (East) in Jodhpur. The order, however, did not mention Nain’s…

Jaipur: A 27-year-old woman was found murdered inside her rented accommodation in Ramnagariya Friday, three days after moving in with her husband. Police said an FIR was filed in the case Saturday for the murder and launched a search for the absconding man, who was last seen leaving the house with a bag.The police said…

Jaipur: Karauli police Sunday cracked the murder case of a 60-year-old man and arrested his 29-year-old wife, her lover, his associate, and detained a minor.SP Lokesh Sonwal said the victim Devi Sahay’s body was recovered from a dry well near Bayana in Bharatpur district on Saturday. Sonwal said investigations revealed that the victim’s wife, Kusum…