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Gehlot welcomes SC’s direction to provide free sanitary pads in schools
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday, January 30, welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision recognising menstrual health as part of the fundamental right to life, saying the ruling would prove…
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Task forces formed to prepare DPR on Yamuna water transfer to Rajasthan
New Delhi: Haryana and Rajasthan have formed task forces to prepare a detailed project report on transferring Yamuna water from Hathnikund to Rajasthan using underground pipelines, the government said on Thursday, January…
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Respite for Rajasthan from biting cold wave as temperatures rise
Jaipur: After experiencing biting cold conditions, Rajasthan has begun to see an improvement in temperatures, with most cities in the state now recording minimum temperatures above 10 degrees. The state capital, Jaipur,…
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Rajasthan BLO threatens suicide over order to delete 470 minority voters
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) from Rajasthan’s Hawa Mahal Assembly constituency has threatened to commit suicide after he was allegedly pressured to delete the names of 470 Muslim voters from his booth. A…
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Rajasthan: Elderly man brutally attacked by mob over ‘petty theft’
Jhalawar: A group of eight to 10 men assaulted an elderly man on Saturday, January 3, in the Aklera town of Jhalwar district in Rajasthan, after they suspected him of petty theft.…
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Constable shoots self dead at police lines in Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer: A 30-year-old police constable allegedly shot himself dead with his service revolver at the police lines in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place at the official…
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Pakistani intruder caught at Rajasthan border
Jaipur: The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended a Pakistani national who allegedly crossed into the Indian territory through the border in Jaisalmer district, officials said on Thursday. The intruder was caught…
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SC to hear suo motu case on Aravalli hills on Monday
New Delhi: Amid a row over the definition of Aravalli hills approved by it, the Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the issue and is slated to hear the matter…
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Rajasthan village elders withdraw controversial smartphone ban on women
Jodhpur: The village elders in Rajasthan’s Jalore district have withdrawn the ban imposed on women using smartphones after the decision faced opposition in several places. A meeting of the panchas (village elders)…
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Bajrang Dal creates ruckus over Christmas celebrations at pvt school in Rajasthan
Jaipur: The principal of a private school in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district alleged on Thursday that a group of people claiming to be Bajrang Dal members threatened children and staff over Christmas celebrations…
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Rajasthan: Panchayat bans daughters-in-law from using phones with cameras
Jodhpur: A village panchayat in Rajasthan’s Jalore district has prohibited daughters-in-law and young women from 15 villages from using phones with cameras starting January 26. Additionally, taking a phone to public functions…
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Rajasthan Congress announces ‘Aravalli Bachao’ agitation in 19 districts
Jaipur: Accusing the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Rajasthan of misleading the people on the extent of mining proposed in the Aravallis, the Congress in Rajasthan on Tuesday announced a…
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SC rejects Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea seeking suspension of sentence in 1996 case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking seeking suspension of the 20-year jail sentence imposed on him in a 1996 drug…
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HC directs govt to encourage ride-hailing apps to have 15 pc women drivers
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to encourage app-based ride-hailing platforms to have at least 15 per cent women drivers within six months. It also directed raising the…
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Rajasthan: Two killed, 12 injured as bus hits vehicle on Delhi-Mumbai expressway
Kota: Two passengers were killed while 12 others sustained injuries after a private sleeper bus, travelling from Delhi to Indore on early Friday, hit an unidentified vehicle from behind on the Delhi-Mumbai…
