Jaipur: A 56-year-old former BJP councillor was arrested Monday for allegedly running a financial fraud racket that duped several people with fake promises of subsidised govt schemes and high returns on investments.The Malpura Gate police station identified the accused as Kanta Chhipa, a resident of Sanganer, who continued the scam even after one of her…

Jaipur: Resident doctors’ associations in Jaipur and Jodhpur Monday threatened to strike work if govt fails to initiate action in the suicide of a resident doctor from SN Medical College (SNMC), Jodhpur. “It has been 48 hours since our colleague was brutally harassed, leading to his suicide. At the general body meeting of resident doctors…

Jaipur: Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra accused the central government of tapping the phones of Rajasthan’s chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and other ministers. He said, “If our chief minister and ministers advise against speaking directly on the phone because their calls are being listened to by those in Delhi, you can imagine the…

Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said on Monday that his govt will organise a Pravasi Rajasthani Sammelan on Dec 10 in honour of the contributions of non-resident Rajasthanis, and also establish a new govt department for them.Directing officials to ensure the event’s success, Sharma ordered that guidelines be issued to appoint additional district collectors…

Jaipur: In a new twist to a case that has spiralled into a complex web of greed and deception, Bikaner police Sunday night recovered Rs 40 lakh allegedly looted by a self-styled occultist who drugged four persons, causing the deaths of three of them, from the son of one of the victims. The cash was…