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Jaipur: Excise department has sealed 27 liquor shops across Jaipur, triggering strong objections from licence holders who allege arbitrary action by the authorities.According to officials, 9 shops were sealed for failing to clear outstanding licence fees and other statutory charges, including security deposits. The remaining 18 outlets met their guarantee obligations (minimum sales targets for…

Jaipur: The health dept’s Pre-Conception Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) cell Wednesday arrested a doctor, along with a woman tout, allegedly involved in foetal sex determination during a decoy operation in Udaipur. The team also recovered Rs30,000 used in the decoy operation.PCPNDT chairman Amit Yadav said that they received information that foetal sex determination work was…

Jaipur: Kotwali police Thursday said a wall clock placed directly in front of the bed in the woman’s rented flat contained a spy camera which was allegedly used to record videos as part of the conspiracy in honey trap cases of a lawyer and businessman in Barmer.Police said another businessman also filed a complaint Wednesday,…

Kota: Kota Rural police Thursday seized 116.58 kg of illegal narcotic substance doda chura (powder) and arrested two persons on charges of smuggling during vehicle checking on Kota-Jhalawar national highway under Kanwas police station.Superintendent of police (SP), Kota Rural, Sujit Shankar said a suspicious Maruti Swift car was intercepted near Kanwas tri-junction on the highway…

Udaipur: Two people, including the driver, were killed and 13 injured after a private bus collided with a truck late Wednesday night near Pipli-A village on Highway-48 in Rishabhdeo police station area of Udaipur. The bus was on its way to Surat from Gorakhpur.During inspection, police found illegal liquor in wooden boxes inside the luggage…