Jaipur: A special team of Jaipur police commissionerate late Sunday evening busted a counterfeit currency racket with the arrest of two persons and seizure of fake currency notes of Rs 2.9 lakh in face value.Special commissioner of police (operations), Jaipur, Rahul Prakash Monday said the accused were identified as Govind Chaudhary, resident of Jhalawar district,…

Jaipur: The ‘illegal’ construction of a new building, and resultant demolition of a heritage building on Chaura Rasta inside Walled City recently, has become the centre of controversy with residents accusing JMC of neglecting their complaints about the ‘illegal’ structure. The locals claimed the project has nearly demolished a heritage structure, with construction starting in…

Jaipur: Independent MLA from Bayana, Ritu Banawat Monday rejected the bribery allegations against her, claiming that the sting video circulating in the media was selectively edited and presented out of context. She alleged that crucial portions were omitted, particularly those showing the person named Manish Mathur repeatedly insisting on taking money for projects.“I can prove…

Jaipur: An undergraduate law scholar at a private college in the city has filed a complaint accusing a group of senior students of beating him up in an alleged case of ragging. A complaint regarding the Dec 12 incident was filed at Shivdaspura police station Sunday.A case has been registered, and police said preliminary investigations…

Jaipur: The death of a one-day-old newborn while being transported from Bharatpur to Jaipur last week has highlighted serious shortcomings in paediatric healthcare facilities at district-level medical colleges in Rajasthan. The infant, referred to JK Lon Hospital due to the absence of paediatric surgery services in Bharatpur, died in transit, underscoring the risks involved in…