A group of four Iraqi nationals has landed in Jaipur to learn manufacturing the “Jaipur Foot” — a rubber-based prosthetic leg for people with below-knee amputations produced under guidance of Dr P.K.

An inmate has murdered the jailer of Jodhpur jail, Bharat Bhushan, 53, on Saturday evening. According to the police, the jailer was on a supervision round when the inmate suddenly attacked him.

Hindu outfits may dismiss him as one misguided by the anti-Hindutva forces but Harishankar Bairwa says he suffered a setback when he tried to break the centuries-old tradition of keeping dalits away f

The doctors in Rajasthan called off their strike after the state government consented to transfer police and administrative officials from Jodhpur. However, during the three-day long strike, 50 people lost their lives at different hospitals. But the doctors say it will be wrong to blame the deaths on the strike.

The Rajasthan government has ordered a probe into land allotted to Sangh Parivar mouthpiece Pathey Kann, allegedly at a throwaway price, during the previous BJP government. According to the government, the allotment has been put on stay till the completion of the probe. This is the second such case when the Sangh Parivar is facing the music over land allotment.

She paid a heavy price for not completing her homework. 7-year-old Piya can’t see with her left eye anymore.

The election campaign for 126 local bodies in Rajasthan has intensified while the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP were vying to capture the municipal power. Chief minister Ashok Gehlot said his party was confident in making a victory while the BJP launched its campaign focusing on alleged failure of the Congress government on all fronts.

Even Though the “rain God” smiled on the desert state of Rajastha, the war of words between chief minister Ashok Gehlot and the Opposition BJP refused to die down. Joining the issue, BJP general secretary Vasundhara Raje said, “Where was he last year when the state witnessed scanty rains. To kya pichli baar woh gufa me ghus gaye the? (was he hiding in the cave last time?), she asked.

A section of the BJP blamed chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his Congress party for poor rains. A war of words kicked off between Mr Gehlot and the Opposition BJP when allegedly thousands of SMSes were sent out saying Rajasthan received good rains only in Mr Gehlot’s absence from the state. The SMS campaign started first when Mr Gehlot left for America on 20 June. The messages said: When Gehlot left for US, the state received rains.

The Unesco has declared Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar as a World Heritage Site.