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Jaipur: In a major initiative, Rajasthan is preparing to introduce Sanskrit as a subject in pre-primary classes across state govt schools. This is being spearheaded by both the Sanskrit and the education departments and aims to teach children aged 3 to 5 the ancient language, said to be the first such programme in the country.The…

Jaipur: Despite completing tenders for 1,000 MW in December last year and appointing vendors for setting up solar rooftop plants on govt buildings, projects of only 20 MW have been set up so far.Vendors allege that approvals from govt departments having control over the buildings, along with the unavailability of bank loans, have impacted the…

Jaipur: A 24-year-old man was killed and his wife injured in a road accident on Sikar Road while travelling to a centre for Patwari exam Sunday. SHO (Accident West) Raj Kiran said the victim, identified as Raghunath Gurjar of Shahpura near Jaipur, died after his bike collided with a truck in Bilonchi village. His wife,…

Jaipur: The patwari recruitment exam conducted Sunday across Rajasthan saw a high attendance rate of 88.8% in both sessions, said officials of Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB).The exam was conducted for 3,705 posts at 1,030 centres in 38 districts in two shifts. A total of 6,76,011 candidates had registered for the exam, of which 6,00,858…

Ajmer: There are 3,160 cases of cyber crime registered throughout the country related to fraud sale of goats in name of goat farms in Ajmer. Victims have been duped of over Rs 2.7 crore by showing good quality and breed of goats in the name of different goat farms in Ajmer. The victims paid in…