Jaipur : Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that students shall study an “Emergency chapter” as it will be a part of their school textbooks soon. Talking to the media, Javadekar said the government will include the “whole story” of Emergency in school curricula for students to understand the reality of […]
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Senior BJP MLA quits party, blames state and central leadership
Jaipur : Senior Rajasthan BJP MLA and former Education Minister Ghanshyam Tiwari on Monday resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but said he will remain associated with the RSS. He wrote a letter to BJP President Amit Shah holding Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and the central leadership responsible for his decision. Tiwari has […]
Many irregularities found in rape-accused godman’s Rajasthan ashram
Jaipur : Many irregularities were found during the recent visit of the State Women Commission team to the ashram of Daati Maharaj in Pali, its chief said on Saturday. Rajasthan Women’s Commission chairperson Suman Sharma told IANS that all rules and regulations were being breached in the school and colleges being run in the Pali […]
Kota creates world record with 2 lakh people performing yoga
Jaipur : Kota in Rajasthan established a world record on Thursday when around two lakh people performed yoga at one place on the occasion of the International Yoga Day. The event took place in the presence of yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia at the RAC ground. Speaking to IANS, an […]
Choreographer makes hoax call to delay plane, arrested
Jaipur : Running late for his flight to Mumbai, a choreographer associated with shows like ‘Dance India Dance’ on Tuesday tried to delay the plane with an anonymous call warning of a bomb aboard but was detected and arrested, police said. According to police, Mohit Kumar Tank was booked on IndiGo’s Mumbai flight 6E218 but […]
Karni Sena threatens to chop off Rajasthan minister’s nose and ears over remark
Jaipur : The Shree Rajput Karni Sena has threatened to chop off Rajasthan Education Minister Kiran Maheshwari’s nose and ears for allegedly equating Rajputs with “rats”. The Rajput organisation has demanded an immediate apology in the case, even as the Minister said she was not referring to the community, while the Congress slammed her statements. […]
Modi’s fitness tweet: Gehlot questions PM’s seriousness
Jaipur : After Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a video of his health regimen, Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot questioned his seriousness towards governance. Gehlot tweeted that the Prime Minister was obsessed with his own fitness regime when the country was battling many serious issues. “The nation is facing so many […]
Awaiting ambulance, woman delivers baby on road in Rajasthan
Udaipur/Jaipur : In a state ruled by a woman Chief Minister, a case of alleged medical apathy has surfaced in Rajasthan where a woman delivered a baby on the road in Udaipur district as an ambulance failed to reach on time. According to information, Badrilal Meena’s wife Nanudi, residing in Sera gram panchayat in Udaipur […]
Jaipur jewellers face crippling cash crunch, courtesy Nirav Modi and demonetisation
Jaipur : The ghost of Nirav Modi scam is stalking the jewellery markets in Jaipur, even as traders were trying to bury the memory of bad days triggered by demonetisation. Added to their woes are the compliance requirements under the goods and services tax. Traders in the once busy streets of gems and jewellery market […]
Rajasthan temple priest attacked
Jaipur : A man disguised as a devotee attacked a priest of a Brahma temple in Rajasthan’s Pushkar district for allegedly not allowing President Ram Nath Kovind to enter the sanctum sanctorum, police said on Tuesday. The accused, Ashok Meghwal, stood in a queue and attacked the priest Mahadevpuri as soon as his turn came to […]