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Jaipur: A cigarette with a name that barely fits in one breath is being pitched as a way to stop needing the real thing. The National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) has launched an Ayurveda-based “deaddiction cigarette” — ‘Devdarvyadi dhoomra’ — a tobacco substitute made with herbs, positioned as a step-down aid for nicotine dependence.Meant only…

Jaipur: Water minister Suresh Singh Rawat Wednesday informed the Rajasthan Assembly that Rs 300 crore has been sanctioned for renovation of around 200 dilapidated dams and ponds across the state in the first phase of works planned for 2026–27.Replying to supplementary questions raised by MLA Ghanshyam during Question Hour, Rawat said the initiative was taken…

Jodhpur: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Jodhpur-I, directed ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. Wednesday to pay compensation to a policyholder after finding a deficiency in service in the settlement of a motor insurance claim.Allowing the complaint, the Commission bench, comprising Chairman Rajkumar Suthar and member Dilshad Ali, ordered the insurer to pay Rs…

Udaipur: The bodies of a man and a woman were found hanging from iron rods on the roof of an under-construction building at the Government Higher Secondary School premises in Ganji village in Dungarpur district Wednesday.Villagers spotted the bodies around 8am and informed the police, who reached the spot and began an investigation to establish…

Bhilwara: A father and son were killed and three others seriously injured after their Scorpio overturned while trying to avoid a herd of buffaloes on the Gulabpura–Devli highway near Rajiyas village in Shahpura area Wednesday evening.Shahpura ASP Rajesh Arya said five men from Diggi Malpura in Tonk district were travelling to attend a social function…