Alwar: Nearly 200 people in Guda village in Sariska Tiger Reserve‘s Talvriksh range in Alwar district attacked forest officials Thursday after the officials attempted to halt illegal construction. The attackers pursued and beat them, injuring three, including Ramveer Gurjar, who sustained a head injury.Officials escaped to save their lives, and the stone-throwing damaged forest department…

Jaipur: With Speaker Vasudev Devnani yet to initiate proceedings to disqualify BJP MLA Kanwarlal Meena as a member of assembly a day after Supreme Court of India dismissed his SLP seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal case, Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully Thursday sent a reminder to Devnani, urging him to revoke…

Jaipur: The Jaipur city police are investigating a case of fraud where an unidentified man impersonating a police officer allegedly extorted Rs 60,000 from a city resident by falsely claiming the victim’s son was arrested in a rape case.The incident came to light after the victim, a resident of Chandpole Bazaar, lodged a complaint at…

Jaipur: The city’s Kardhani police station arrested two persons Thursday and seized a country-made pistol, three live cartridges, and two magazines as part of a crackdown on illegal weapons in the city.DCP (West) Amit Kumar said the action follows a directive to all station officers to intensify efforts against illegal arms.Based on criminal intelligence, the…

Patwari held for taking bribe: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Udaipur team Thursday arrested a female patwari while she was accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000. The accused, Priyanka Nalwaya, demanded the bribe in exchange for providing a certified copy of the land mutation. Deputy SP ACB Sonu Shekhawat said the complainant filed a complaint against…