Kota: A 35-year-old man died allegedly by suicide in the bathroom of a rehabilitation centre in Kota Wednesday late evening, police said.The deceased man was identified as Mahesh Kumar, a resident of Chawani Ramchandrapura in Kota. He was admitted to the drug rehabilitation centre in the city a few days ago.Mahesh allegedly hanged himself in…
Jaisalmer: A 38-year-old vice-captain in the Merchant Navy from Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district is among 21 crew members stranded after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized the Liberia-flagged container ship Epaminodas in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday. The vessel was heading to Mundra Port in Gujarat when it was intercepted by the IRGC.Sanjay Mahar, a…
Ajmer: Designated special ST and SC court Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife.The court also imposed a penalty of Rs 20,000 on the man identified as Rizwan, resident of Allahabad for killing his wife Shahina. The court found that the accused harassed his wife for dowry and killed her.Govt prosecutor…
Jaisalmer: An air raid rehearsal, including a blackout and mock drill, will be conducted Friday at district headquarters across Rajasthan, including border districts Jaisalmer and Barmer, as per directions of the ministry of home affairs. Civil defence and other depts have been asked to ensure adequate preparations and treat the exercise with seriousness and realism.Jaisalmer…
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Ranji Trophy stalwart Vineet Saxena has been appointed as head coach of Under-19 elite boys camp conducted by BCCI Centre of Excellence, Bangalore.The four-week long camp will be held at Pondicherry from May 11 to June 6. His previous BCCI assignment was as batting coach of India A for the T20 World…
Jaipur: City’s promising martial art player Shaurya Maheshwari from Jayshree Periwal Pre School, Malviya Nagar clinched gold medal in the Under-18 kg weight category at the recently held Worldwide Super League International Taekwondo Championship.Five-year-old Shaurya triumphed in the kyorugi event with a brilliant performance. Hundreds of athletes from across India and other nations participated in…
Jaipur: Employees of Jaipur City Transport Services Ltd (JCTSL), which operates the low-floor bus service, will begin a sit-in protest Friday at Shaheed Smarak, demanding action on long-pending service and operational issues.Key demands of the employees include implementation of the Gratuity Act, deposit of pending NPS/GPF arrears that employees say remain unpaid despite govt funds…
Accused Dhwaj Kirti Sharma in the custody of the SOG Jaipur: Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) Thursday arrested a man for allegedly facilitating a forged degree used in the RPSC Lecturer Examination-2022 recruitment, officials said.The agency has identified the accused as Dhwaj Kirti Sharma.According to ADG (SOG) Vishal Bansal, the case surfaced during verification…
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s health department has begun action against 697 govt doctors who are officially shown as serving the state but have been absent for years — some for over two decades. The list spans gynaecology, paediatrics, radiology, surgery, and general medical officers, laying bare a staffing crisis in govt hospitals where specialists are missing and…
Suspended UDC held by SOG Jaipur: A suspended upper division clerk (UDC) of the education dept was arrested Thursday by the Special Operations Group (SOG) as part of its ongoing probe into the fake Taekwondo sports certificate racket linked to the 2022 grade III teacher recruitment, officials said.ADG (SOG) Vishal Bansal identified the accused as…
