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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
TopicJaipur

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UNESCO flags demolition and encroachment in Jaipur—World Heritage status at risk

In 1991, Jaipur had around 1,200 havelis, a number that has now been reduced to 800.

Khelo India under-performing—missing athletes, limited scholarship, poor Centre-state synergy

The management is getting worse. We have seen the worst quality of equipment being used, said a head coach who travelled from Delhi to Jaipur for Khelo India.

Royal land dispute reopened, 14 yrs on: Rs 400 cr case involving Rajasthan dy CM Diya Kumari’s family

Jaipur Development Authority’s appeal against 2011 trial court order that declared erstwhile royal family of Diya Kumar as owner of land was dismissed by HC in September 2025.

There’s a reason Bollywood loves Rajmandir Cinema. Jaipur’s single-screen hall is a unicorn

Amitabh Bachchan and Raj Kapoor to Vicky Kaushal have all waved from the balcony of Rajmandir Cinema. While peers like Minerva and Golcha have shut down, it keeps small-screen culture alive.

Jaipur Lit Fest 2026: 300 sessions, 500+ speakers, from Kiran Desai, Banu Mushtaq to Vir Das

Global luminaries including Nobel laureates, historians, and innovators set to return to the pink city next month for a wide range of sessions across literature, history and politics.

Delhi & Jaipur student suicides prompt schools to step up, expose a crisis of care

While schools in Delhi and Rajasthan announce sensitisation drives, analysts say the root problem—severe counsellor shortages and fragile support structures—demands long-term systemic reform.

Esther Duflo to Kiran Desai, Jaipur Literature Festival 2026 unveils star-studded second speaker line-up

New Delhi: Jaipur Literature Festival 2026 has unveiled a second list of speakers for its 19th edition, which will be held from 15-19 January...

Similar fire 6 yrs ago, no mock drills in a decade. Jaipur SMS Hospital was set up for tragedy

Cause of recent fire isn’t known, but police suspect it was a short circuit. Govt has asked 6-member panel to investigate incident that claimed at least six lives.

Rajasthan woman IPS gets farewell with band, ‘baaja’ & buggy; Jackie Shroff, Kartik Aryan also attend

Rashi Dogra’s farewell was attended by large number of people and police personnel. A senior police officer said Dogra is 'loved and respected by all her colleagues and public'.

Rajasthan: Over 27,000 illegal mining-related cases in Aravallis since 2020, but FIRs for only 11%

New Delhi: There have been 27,693 reported cases of illegal mining, transportation, and stocking in the Aravallis in Rajasthan since 2020; however just 3,199...

On Camera

Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan don’t owe us their political opinion

The expectation that every Indian celebrity must behave like Meryl Streep or Leonardo DiCaprio is misplaced. This is not Hollywood.

Use LPG judiciously, consider alternatives wherever possible—Govt amid supply crunch & shipping delays 

With vessels stranded at Hormuz amid West Asia conflict, Centre ramps up production, cracks down on hoarding, and urges households to use alternative.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.