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Jaipur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot signalled his support for the #SaveAravalli campaign by changing his social media profile picture across several platforms Thursday. He called the act a symbolic protest against the new Supreme Court (SC) ruling that excludes hills under 100 metres from the legal definition of the Aravallis.On Nov 20, the SC…

Jaipur: A lot can change in a fortnight. That was the experience of Sanskar Saraswat, a teenage shuttler from Rajasthan who jumped a staggering 178 places in two weeks to reach his career-best world ranking of 206.According to the latest world rankings released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Thursday, the 19-year-old was the top…

Udaipur: Police in Udaipur said Thursday that 39 young men and women, all of them believed to be from Madhya Pradesh, were arrested on charges of running a “flesh trade” at Hotel Indraprastha in Semad village. A raid under direction of Girwa DSP Gopal Chandel was conducted at the hotel in Sayra police station area…

Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court Thursday issued notices to the state govt and other parties in response to a petition by a 90-year-old man, Ramjilal Khandelwal, and his 88-year-old wife, Sharda Devi, who claimed illegal deprivation of their property and denial of protection under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.The couple,…

Jaisalmer: A 30-year-old man riding a bike was crushed to death by a speeding bus on Suthar Mandi Road in Mohangarh canal area of Jaisalmer district Thursday. The driver and conductor of the bus, which was travelling from Mohangarh to Anupgarh, abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene.The horific accident took place near the agricultural…