Jaipur: Fees for obtaining a fitness certificate for commercial vehicles has been increased by 20%–30% from Nov 17, transport department officials said Thursday. Fitness certificate is an annual requirement for commercial vehicles.Officials said the revision was introduced to discourage the use of old vehicles, which can add to pollution.“Fitness certificates are required for commercial vehicles…

Jaipur: The inspection committee of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) found that nine-year-old Amaira Kumar who died in Neerja Modi School in the city on Nov 1, jumped from the fourth floor parapet of the school. The committee, which conducted inspections on Nov 3 and went to the girl’s house on Nov 11,…

Jaipur: A spotted intruder burst through tightly guarded Civil Lines, turning Jaipur’s VIP zone into a two-hour chase corridor Thursday morning. The young male leopard sprang across walls and rooftops, bound into a school and a cabinet minister’s bungalow before being cornered in a basement.The animal surfaced around 9am, first inside Tiny Blossom Senior Secondary…

Jaipur: A day after arresting 24 people and busting an inter-state cybercrime racket that used local mule accounts to route fraud money across several states, Nagaur police are now examining how dozens of bank accounts were opened with such ease despite norms meant to prevent misuse.Nagaur superintendent of police Mridul Kachawa told TOI that the…

Jaipur: The Union ministry of finance has approved the empanelment of 125 Special Public Prosecutors (SPPs) to represent the Enforcement Directorate (ED) before special courts constituted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Among them, five lawyers as SPPs will handle the PMLA cases in special PMLA courts in the state.According to the…