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Jaipur: The ACB Friday arrested a land record inspector posted in the Jaipur West circle for allegedly accepting Rs 3.8 lakh as a bribe for partitioning a piece of ancestral land. The accused was identified as Anil Kumar, land record inspector, Jaipur West circle. He was caught red-handed during a trap laid by the ACB….

Jaipur: The state transport department has issued stringent guidelines to ensure that vehicle fitness certificates are granted only after mandatory physical verification, warning of FIRs against centres found violating norms. To prevent issuance of illegal fitness certificates without proper inspection, the department has capped inspections at six vehicles per hour. Officials said the limit is…

Jaipur: Three employees of a private life insurance company were arrested Friday for allegedly siphoning off Rs 58 lakh by tampering with 18 life insurance policies using forged documents and fake bank accounts. Police identified the accused as Suraj Kumar (31), Jagdish Garg (36) and Mayank Katariya (40), all working as customer care executives with…

Jaipur: Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani Friday called for a fair and balanced approach to allotting speaking opportunities in the House, amid controversy over participation during the ongoing Budget Session.Addressing both treasury and Opposition benches, Devnani said equitable participation was essential for healthy legislative functioning. “Some members get to participate in almost every budget debate, while…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) busted a fully-automated MD drug processing unit in Jalore and seized narcotic substances worth several crores in raids across Udaipur, Jalore, Jodhpur, Deedwana-Kuchaman, Chittorgarh and Barmer Friday.Police arrested two persons in Jalore in connection with the MD unit. IG ANTF Vikas Kumar said teams seized approximately 400…