Jaisalmer: A fire broke out at a tubewell and engulfed three huts, near Chhod village in Jaisalmer district Friday.The blaze destroyed three huts belonging to nearby farmer Kishanaram. Approximately Rs 6.50 lakh in cash and 15-20 tola of gold belonging Kishanaram were gutted in fire. The fire brigade doused the fire after about one hour.Witnesses…
Ajmer: Police Friday registered an FIR against unidentified persons for vandalising Kishangarh airport premises after a high-level inspection confirmed serious security lapses.According to the complaint, a private luxury car entered the airport campus illegally and damaged electricity poles and other structures while being driven at high speed. Sources said the occupants were allegedly shooting a…
Jaisalmer: The state govt Friday reduced the security cover of Independent MLA from Sheo, Ravindra Singh Bhati, withdrawing three of his four personal security officers (PSOs) and leaving him with only one gunman.The order, issued by the Barmer superintendent of police on April 13, cited intelligence inputs and state policy governing security for legislators. It…
Ajmer: A buisnessman in Ajmer recieved a death threat and an extortion demand of Rs 2 crore from callers claiming links to the Rohit Gidhara gang Thursday.According to police, BJP member and businessman Jitendra Rangwani (43), received a WhatsApp call from an international number in the evening while he was at a salon.The caller identified…
JAIPUR/ALWAR: Worker unrest that began in industrial hubs of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana has now spread to neighbouring Bhiwadi, Rajasthan’s industrial belt, with fresh protests hitting three more factories Thursday.Hundreds of workers during the agitation in the factory premises of Nippon in Kahrani, Kumi Industries Pvt Ltd in Khushkhera, Relaxo Footwear in Bhiwadi and Suprajit…
The boy (face blurred) accompanied by a policeman from Nathdwara and child welfare committee, accidentally encountered his granduncle and grandaunt on road. The moment was captured by the committee members in a village near Nathdwara. VADODARA: In the absence of words, a 14-year-old hearing- and speech-impaired boy’s love for drawing helped authorities reunite him with his…
Health department and district administration team seals a clinic run by a quack in Lasadiya block of Salumber district. JAIPUR: In a major crackdown on quackery in Rajasthan’s Salumber district, the administration and health department have sealed six illegal clinics, including four in Lasadiya block, after seven children died between April 1 and 7.Officials said…
JAIPUR: Governor Haribhau Bagde has approved prosecution sanction under the Code of Criminal Procedure against former Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) member Babulal Katara after offences related to his involvement in the leak of recruitment exams conducted by RPSC were proved. The governor earlier ordered Katara’s suspension.Earlier in March, the Supreme Court revoked the interim…
Lawrence gang shooter hurt in police encounter in Sriganganagar JAIPUR: A 27-year-old gangster linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was shot and injured in a police encounter during a pre-dawn chase in Sriganganagar Thursday after he allegedly opened fire on a police team at a highway blockade.Sriganganagar SP Hari Shankar told TOI that the accused,…
JAIPUR: A special court handling riot cases in Jaipur on Wednesday acquitted 10 men in the 26-year-old Malpura communal riot case, citing lack of credible evidence and giving them the benefit of doubt.Special Judge Shewta Gupta said the prosecution failed to prove charges of murder and attempted murder beyond reasonable doubt, noting that most witnesses…
