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Topic: Rajasthan

What Rajasthan HC said ordering free education for 11-yr-old rape survivor till age of majority

The ruling reinforced importance of ensuring educational access & support for vulnerable children in state care & the broader goal of empowering girls through education.

Kirodi Lal Meena resumes duties as minister, but truce in Rajasthan BJP is fragile

He was persuaded to go back to work after a meeting with BJP's central leadership in Delhi, with an assurance that his ‘concerns would be respected’, it is learnt.

Why BJP, Congress, SP are neck deep in Rana Sanga row—the answer lies in the heartland

In his 21 March address in the Upper House, Samajwadi Party's Dalit MP Ramji Lal Suman, said Rana Sanga invited Babur to India, paving the way for Mughal rule.

Angry letter to a pending resignation, how the Bhajan Lal govt is facing heat from BJP MLAs

Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena & BJP MLAs Rewant Ram Danga & Vishvaraj Singh Mewar have put the Rajasthan govt in a spot, but Bhajan Lal can't rein them in.

Home to Kota education hub, Rajasthan looks to regulate coaching centres. What its new bill mandates

State has introduced Rajasthan Coaching Centres (Control and Regulation) Bill. If passed, Rajasthan will become 1st state to have a comprehensive legislation regulating coaching centres.

Rajasthan Governor Bagade’s public calls to castrate, beat rapists seen as signal to his own BJP govt

Governor Bagade has of late been repeatedly flagging rape and 'religious conversion' incidents in Rajasthan, in what comes across as an indirect critique of the Bhajan Lal-led BJP govt.

Bijainagar no longer another quaint Rajasthan town. A ‘conversion racket’ has sown communal mistrust

Cops in Rajasthan’s Bijainagar have made 10 arrests in connection with matter. Family members of accused deny allegations of Muslim boys and men forcing minor Hindu girls to convert.

Months after scrapping 9 new districts, Rajasthan’s BJP govt allocates Rs 1,000 crore for remaining 8

For almost two years, the new districts, which were created by the previous Congress govt, have been a logistical mess, most of them being run from mandis, hostels and schools.

How Rajasthan’s school mergers threaten the future of 1st-generation learners, especially girls

The Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP government in Rajasthan has set into motion the merger of 449 schools with larger, better-performing schools in their vicinity.

NEERI’s findings cast shadow on construction work along Kumbalgarh’s Lakhela lake catchment area

Built-up portion in lake’s eco-fragile area constitutes close to 3% of total area of the catchment zone, says report. Total catchment area spans approximately 13.662 sq km.

On Camera

India’s nuclear-power goal needs more than capital

New Delhi has finally accepted that the base load power demand of the future will need supplementing, and nuclear plants are one way to go about it.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.