In a shocking incident, a group of minors were stripped naked and manhandled in Motavta village of Kolayat area in Rajasthan’s Bikaner. The minors suffered the torture allegedly because they refused to work in fields. According to the police, the perpetrators recorded video of the incident. An FIR has been lodged investigation has begun into … Read more
Udaipur: The Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi on Monday cancelled an award it had bestowed on author Hardan Harsh, as a controversy erupted after a group of academicians claimed that his fictional work shows Mira Bai, a Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Lord Krishna, and Mewar rulers in low light. The ceremony was held on Sunday … Read more
Jaipur: In a significant development, the Rajasthan State Assembly on Friday cleared an amendment bill for death penalty for the culprits in the rape cases involving girls below 12 years of age. With this Rajasthan has become the second state after Madhya Pradesh to pass the bill. The Rajasthan government had on Tuesday tabled the … Read more
Jaipur: The Congress on Wednesday swept the Rajasthan local body bypolls held for Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Nagar Palika/Nagar Parishad members. Out of 6 seats in Zila Parishad, the Congress has bagged 4, while BJP and Independents have won one each. In 21 Panchayat Samiti seats, the Congress has won 12, BJP 8 and Independent 1. In the … Read more
Beawar: Nine people have been killed in a cylinder blast that took place in Beawar in Rajasthan. The blast occurred on Friday during a wedding ceremony in Nand Nagar in Beawar. The building where the cylinder was parked has also suffered major damages after the LPG gas cylinder exploded. Ajmer district collector Gaurav Goyal confirmed that the … Read more
JAIPUR: In an embarrassment for the BJP-led Rajasthangovernment, a picture of health minister Kalicharan Sarafurinating on walls of Pink City went viral on Thursday. Soon after the picture went viral, the minister dismissed it as “not a big issue”. “Itna bada issue nahi hai,” the minister is heard saying in a video that surfaced on Thursday. The Jaipur … Read more
JAIPUR :The Rajasthan High Court has issued notice to its registrar general and law secretary for not following the provisions of reservation and age relaxation as per the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 for the differently abled in the recruitment of additional district and session court judges 2016. The division bench of Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice D C … Read more