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Pocso court acquits accused over lack of proof, slams I.O.

Barmer, Oct. 18 -- The Jalore Pocso court has directed the director-general of police (DGP) to provide training to investigating officers to prevent lapses in sensitive cases such as the harassment an... Read More


HC scraps enhanced hiring for Ayurvedic nurse vacancies

Jodhpur, Oct. 18 -- The Rajasthan high court on Wednesday quashed the government's decision over newly added posts in an ongoing recruitment process for the posts of Ayurveda compounder/nurse junior g... Read More


Protest erupts over comments on religious leaders in Barmer

Barmer, Oct. 18 -- A group of people from the Muslim community staged protests on Thursday in Barmer district, demanding the immediate arrest of the man who has been accused of making offensive remark... Read More


Smaller parties gear up for bypolls to 7 assembly seats

Jaipur, Oct. 18 -- While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are the main contenders in the assembly by-elections that are due next month, the smaller parties have also started full-fledged ... Read More


Udaipur residents stage protest after one more killed in leopard attack

Udaipur, Oct. 18 -- It's been over a month since the man-eater leopard in Udaipur has evaded capture, and after another fatal attack on Wednesday, panic has gripped the local community. In response to... Read More


Give status of vacant posts in consumer commissions: HC tells state govt

Jodhpur, Oct. 17 -- The Rajasthan high court has directed the state government to submit an affidavit within three weeks detailing the status of appointments to several vacant positions in both the di... Read More


Leopard attacks two women in Udaipur village

Udaipur, Oct. 17 -- Two women were injured after a leopard attacked them while they were working in a soybean field in Bada Madar village of Udaipur on Wednesday, officials said. The development come... Read More


Leopard sighted, forest dept issues advisory

Udaipur, Oct. 17 -- The state forest department has issued advisory to the residents of Udaipur after a purpoted video was captured of a leopard hunting a calf and scaling a four foot wall with the pr... Read More


5K trees felled in 5 yrs in Barmer; No funds for compensatory afforestation, says admin

Barmer, Oct. 17 -- Over the last five years, more than 5,000 trees have been felled in Barmer district with little to no compensatory afforestation to offset the environmental damage, a recent inquiry... Read More


Edu minister's remarks about teachers conduct spark row

Jaipur, Oct. 17 -- Rajasthan education minister Madan Dilawar on Wednesday sought to morally police school teachers urging them to introspect on appropriate clothing for classes as wearing "revealing"... Read More