Deep Mukherjee is a senior correspondent based in Jaipur. He covers Rajasthan for The Indian Express. Follow his tweets @manwithaquill

March 24, 2022 04:22 IST
Meghwal added that some people started posting religious slogans on his FB post. Later, Meghwal said he started receiving threats and was being pressured to apologise.
Thu, Mar 24, 2022
March 15, 2022 02:49 IST
A recent government reply in the Assembly showed that till February 3 this year, the government had received 2.40 lakh applications, and disbursed loans to only 4,566 (or 1.82%).
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
March 08, 2022 14:27 IST
In his letters, Om Thanvi, whose tenure of three years as vice-chancellor ended Monday, has expressed concerns over the orders of the Governor, including his decision to call off the BoM and advisory committee meetings which he called “arbitrary”
Tue, Mar 08, 2022
March 04, 2022 19:16 IST
The Rajasthan government silicosis portal data shows a high rejection rate of applications. According to the data, 66.2 per cent of the total 1.74 lakh applications are rejected, with only 14.4 per cent (28,478) actually getting certificates.
Fri, Mar 04, 2022
March 03, 2022 11:08 IST
According to the police, the incident took place on March 1. The duo was beaten up by the woman’s husband on the suspicion that they were having a love affair, an allegation that has been denied by the woman and the man.
Thu, Mar 03, 2022
February 24, 2022 14:51 IST
Always quick on the uptake, the BJP has stepped up its attack on the Gehlot government since the alleged Alwar rape case of January.
Thu, Feb 24, 2022
February 22, 2022 04:09 IST
The police have arrested Suresh Meghwal on charges of rape and murder, while a juvenile who allegedly aided him has been detained.
Tue, Feb 22, 2022
February 21, 2022 00:40 IST
Geegraj Jodli, a Dalit activist who was with the family at the time, said: “Around 3 am, 200-300 jawans held us forcibly and moved the body. Police were barbaric.”
Tue, Feb 22, 2022
February 19, 2022 03:55 IST
While the opposition BJP has accused the Congress of doing 'politics of appeasement', the Congress has hit back, accusing the saffron party of ‘spreading poison’ among children by terming the battle as a Hindu-Muslim battle.
Sat, Feb 19, 2022
February 17, 2022 08:44 IST
The data also adds that while four tigers were old, it is possible that the others may have died naturally, fled from their territory due to high density of tigers or died in territorial clashes with other tigers.
Thu, Feb 17, 2022
February 11, 2022 22:32 IST
One person has been arrested and another, a juvenile, has been detained.
Sat, Feb 12, 2022
February 11, 2022 20:40 IST
According to the students, they were stopped by the administration of the Kasturi Devi College in Chaksu near Jaipur because they came dressed in burqa.
Sat, Feb 12, 2022
February 10, 2022 18:27 IST
The controversy escalated last month after the Rajasthan Police’s special operations group (SOG) confirmed, on January 26, that a question paper of the REET level II exam was stolen from the education department office two days before the exam.
Thu, Feb 10, 2022
February 09, 2022 13:20 IST
Minister says video defamed him and the government, teacher suspended.
Wed, Feb 09, 2022
February 08, 2022 04:11 IST
Police said Gurjar was arrested on Monday evening in Karauli district. “Gurjar was hiding in the ravines near Masalpur in Karauli.
Tue, Feb 08, 2022
February 07, 2022 18:26 IST
The police’s special operations group has arrested more than 35 people, including those who allegedly leaked the paper and candidates who allegedly took the examination after receiving the leaked paper.
Tue, Feb 08, 2022
February 06, 2022 23:27 IST
The Opposition BJP pointed the blame at Congress for allegedly pelting stones at Poonia’s car. The ruling party denied the allegations.
Mon, Feb 07, 2022
February 04, 2022 22:34 IST
Parsadi Lal Meena’s assertion came on the sidelines of a programme in Jaipur — to mark World Cancer Day. He cited anecdotal examples of people in villages who would consume tobacco but “go on to live till 100 years”.
Sat, Feb 05, 2022
February 04, 2022 04:49 IST
At the centre of this very public chest-beating is Gurjar's claim that Malinga had turned against him after a deal to kill a political rival went sour. The dacoit also alleged that the MLA, a Rajput, was working against the interests of the Gujjar community.
Fri, Feb 04, 2022
January 30, 2022 22:57 IST
The BJP, which has long demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the issue, also questioned the role of an NGO that purportedly has links with the state minister.
Mon, Jan 31, 2022
January 30, 2022 14:17 IST
The Congress government in Rajasthan is under fire for the leak of the question paper for the Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers. What is REET? How did the paper leak despite a state-wide internet shutdown? How has the government reacted?
Mon, Jan 31, 2022
January 29, 2022 21:54 IST
On September 26 last year, the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan had suspended internet services in various locations across the state to prevent irregularities during REET — an examination where over 16 lakh candidates were set to appear.
Sun, Jan 30, 2022
January 29, 2022 12:15 IST
🔴 The accused allegedly abused the 25-year-old using casteist slurs and questioned their (Dalits) “audacity to go into a confrontation with the Jat community”, as per the FIR.
Sun, Jan 30, 2022
January 25, 2022 04:30 IST
🔴 The wedding of Meghwal and his bride Dropadi on Monday was the first ceremony held under an initiative of the Bundi police and district administration, titled ‘Operation Samanta (Operation Equality)', to break taboos enforced on Dalits.
Tue, Jan 25, 2022
January 24, 2022 13:57 IST
On November 26, a court designated for the hearing of cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act rejected the Rajasthan government’s plea for withdrawal of corruption cases related to an alleged land scam involving three officials.
Mon, Jan 24, 2022



