Jaipur: Three people, including a husband and wife, were injured after an overspeeding Thar jeep hit their motorcycle Friday night on Nivaru Road under Accident Police Station West limits. The Thar driver fled the scene after the collision, police said.Police identified the injured as Pawan Kumar, 33, a resident of Jhotwara, his wife Sakshi, 30,…

JAIPUR: A nine-year-old girl was allegedly strangled to death by her father following a dispute with his wife in Rajasthan‘s Alwar district, police said on Saturday. The accused, who had fled after the incident, was arrested on Friday, they said. The incident took place in a village under the Pratapgarh area on Thursday when the…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Friday ordered the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) to maintain status quo on the construction of a two-storied building inside the Central Park complex.A division bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal and Justice Bhuwan Goyal further directed the JDA commissioner to prepare and place on record a site inspection report that includes…

Jaipur: The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) Friday announced the seizure of hydroponic weed (grown in a soil-free environment) worth Rs 1 crore that arrived at the city’s Foreign Post Office from Thailand. The drugs weighing a total of 0.6 kgs and comprising several strains appear to have originated from the US and Canada, the…

Jaipur: The Jaipur Development Authority’s (JDA) move to prune Holoptelea integrifolia (papri or chilbil) trees to reduce allergy risks for asthma patients has triggered opposition from green activists, who have accused the civic body of destroying trees under the guise of pruning.Two separate complaints have been submitted—one to Urban Development and Housing (UDH) Minister Jhabar…