Jaisalmer: The annual 24-hour wildlife census by the waterhole method in Desert National Park (DNP) concluded at 8am Thursday, marking the end of a campaign to record wildlife activity during the full moon on Wednesday night. Conducted at 52 water holes across Jaisalmer, Pokhran, Miajlar, and Barmer ranges of DNP, the count aimed to document…

Jaipur: Two men from Dholpur were arrested for robbing a salon owner at gunpoint in his home in Muhana area, police said Thursday. DCP (south) Digant Anand said the accused were identified as Akash Yadav (30) and Imran (20). The incident occurred on May 29, when the complainant, Naveen Sen (24), a barber and owner…

Jaipur: Jaywardhan Singh captured the all-important men’s singles title, while Padmaja Singh claimed the U-17 girls singles crown in the RD Baheti Charitable Trust Jaipur District Open Badminton Championship at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium here on Thursday.Dominating from the start to finish, Jaywardhan outclassed Ambar Chandravanshi in two straight games 21-12, 21-12 in the…

Jaipur: In an overnight operation, the state forest department tranquillised a male sub-adult cub (RBT-2509) of tigress T-84 (Arrowhead) and shifted it to an enclosure at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve II, Karauli, on Wednesday.The move came two days after a 70-year-old guard at the Jain temple inside Ranthambore Fort was mauled to death, marking the third…

Dausa: In a significant display of political reconciliation, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his one-time deputy Sachin Pilot showed signs of burying their past differences at a memorial event on the 25th death anniversary of late Union minister Rajesh Pilot in Dausa on Wednesday.Standing together at an exhibition highlighting Pilot’s late father’s legacy, Gehlot…