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Jaisalmer: The house of a 22-year-old man accused of eloping with a minor girl was allegedly vandalised and set on fire by members of the girl’s family in Chhayan village near Ramdevra in Jaisalmer district Tuesday.According to the police, the village panchayat had called for a meeting between both families earlier in the day to…

Edited 188 Alwar. Locals hurled stones at a forest department team that arrived to stop illegal mining in Sarmathura sub-division of Dholpur district Wednesday. Three official vehicles were damaged in the stone-pelting and forest personnel narrowly escaped. Locals also freed a crane seized by forest officers. Police, arriving after receiving information about the stone pelting,…

Ajmer: The Anti-Corruption Burea (ACB) Wednesday arrested an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) while taking a bribe of Rs70,000 at a tea stall outside the Civil Lines police station in Ajmer. The accused, ASI Hariram Yadav, was posted at the Civil Lines police station. According to ACB officials, they had received a complaint alleging that Yadav, who…

Jaipur: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) flagged persistent policy and implementation hurdles, saying they can undermine investment potential unless addressed at the earliest.During a pre-Budget consultation meeting with the Chief Minister and other cabinet colleagues and senior officials of the govt, it said the state’s ambitious target of becoming a $350 billion economy by…

Bhilwara: Tonk SP Rajesh Kumar Meena Wednesday suspended five policemen from Aligarh and Sop stations after videos and audios indicating their collusion in illegal mining of gravel (bajri) went viral on social media.The suspensions followed recent action by the state’s DGP, who suspended SHOs of Peeplu and Barauni police stations in Tonk after their role…