Jaipur: Three employees of a private life insurance company were arrested Friday for allegedly siphoning off Rs 58 lakh by tampering with 18 life insurance policies using forged documents and fake bank accounts. Police identified the accused as Suraj Kumar (31), Jagdish Garg (36) and Mayank Katariya (40), all working as customer care executives with…

Jaipur: Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani Friday called for a fair and balanced approach to allotting speaking opportunities in the House, amid controversy over participation during the ongoing Budget Session.Addressing both treasury and Opposition benches, Devnani said equitable participation was essential for healthy legislative functioning. “Some members get to participate in almost every budget debate, while…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) busted a fully-automated MD drug processing unit in Jalore and seized narcotic substances worth several crores in raids across Udaipur, Jalore, Jodhpur, Deedwana-Kuchaman, Chittorgarh and Barmer Friday.Police arrested two persons in Jalore in connection with the MD unit. IG ANTF Vikas Kumar said teams seized approximately 400…

Jaipur: With Rajasthan board examinations scheduled for March 4 coinciding with Holi celebrations in many parts of the state, parents and teachers have expressed concern and urged the state govt to reconsider the exam date.Teachers said the exam schedule remains unchanged as the state govt declared holidays on March 2 and 3. However, in several…

Jaipur: A special court dealing with communal riot cases under the jurisdiction of the Rajasthan High Court Friday acquitted 14 accused in a 25-year-old double murder case arising out of the communal riots that took place on July 10, 2000, in the Malpura police station area of Tonk district.Special Judge Shweta Gupta granted the accused…