Visit in Jaipur

Jaipur: A man accused of supplying drugs to students was arrested in the Kardhani area of the city and 7.14 gram of the contraband was recovered from his possession.Police said the accused was peddling drugs in localities around educational institutions. The arrest came during a routine anti-narcotics operation in the West district, where police teams…

Jaipur: Acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court, Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, Friday directed Rajasthan police in general, and Jaipur police in particular, to adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards security lapses.He was chairing a high-level meeting on the security of the high court in Jaipur after it received a slew of hoax bomb threats over…

Jaipur: The Central Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court in its Sept 16 interim has report raised serious concerns over rampant illegal mining inside the Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH) of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR). The committee cited political patronage and administrative lapses that endanger both wildlife and forest personnel. The committee’s interim report, filed…

Ajmer: Nagaur police seized 600 opium poppy plants from Akla village in Khimsar block and arrested the field owner, Trilokram Jat, on Sunday.Police said the accused had grown some of the plants on the roof of his house located in the field, while others were planted between standing crops. Acting on a tip-off during an…

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…