Jaipur: A 48-year-old driver attached to the RTO flying squad on a contractual job died after being hit by a truck near the Hingonia toll plaza on Agra Road Sunday while the team was conducting checks, police said.Police identified the deceased as Rajaram (48), a resident of Kotputli Behror.According to police, the flying squad was…

Jaipur: Rajasthan govt will not construct an IPD tower inside J K Lon Hospital—the state-run paediatric hospital on JLN Marg—after the facility was flagged as being within the buffer zone of Unesco World Heritage area. Chief Town Planner of local selg govt (LSG) department, Preeti Gupta, said any construction within the hospital premises will comply…

Jaipur: Liquor vendors across the city announced an indefinite shutdown of liquor shops from Feb 16, citing sustained police interference during operating hours.Shopkeepers warned of sharp revenue losses if the situation is not addressed immediately.In a strongly worded memorandum to the Excise Commissioner of the Rajasthan govt, the traders accused the police of turning routine…

Jaipur: A passenger from Delhi was bitten on the leg by a dog at Terminal 2 of Jaipur International Airport Sunday, airport officials said. They said the incident occurred when the passenger was leaving the airport. The dog bit her outside the arrival area gate, leaving her bleeding. Officials said she was given immediate medical…

Bhilwara: Police in Chittorgarh district arrested an uncle-nephew duo Friday night and seized 3,644 illegal opium plants along with 23 cannabis plants during raids in Sukdi village under Rashmi police station limits.Superintendent of Police Manish Tripathi said the action was part of a drive to curb illegal narcotics cultivation and trade in the district. A…