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Jaipur: A pall of grief hangs over the narrow bylanes of Hasanpura’s Rai Colony, where mourning has replaced everyday bustle. Dilshad stood numbly in his modest home on Tuesday, clutching the photographs of his elder brother Naushad Khan (35) and nephews Kashab (19) and Farhan (18)—three of the eight Jaipur residents who drowned in Banas…

Jaipur: After the university administration Monday gave an ultimatum to RAS Mains aspirants protesting on the campus to end their protest, ABVP functionaries Tuesday pasted posters on the campus walls questioning the facilities offered by the university. ABVP, which is supporting the strike, questioned alleged corruption in different development projects in the university and appointment…

Jaipur: National Tiger Conservation Authority’s approval to relocate three sub-adult tigers from tigress Arrowhead’s litter out of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve into other tiger reserves has drawn criticism from wildlife experts, especially after one of them fatally attacked 70-year-old Radheshyam Mali within Ranthambore Fort Monday. Dharmendra Khandal, conservation biologist at Tiger Watch, said, “Releasing these sub-adults…

Udaipur: In a fit of rage, a 32-year-old man killed his father in Khanmeen village near Kherwara in Udaipur district Tuesday. The man first slapped his father hard and then beat him with kicks and punches. The father fell unconscious to the ground. After that, the man brutally crushed his father’s head and face with…

Jaipur/Bhilwara: A picnic turned tragic on Tuesday afternoon when eight young men from Jaipur drowned while bathing in the Banas river near the old bridge in Tonk district. Three others were rescued by local residents.Tonk SP Vikas Sangwan said the incident occurred at around 1.15 pm in Sadar police station area. A group of 11…