Jaisalmer: Rajasthan Police have said a cross-border smuggling route used to bring 5kg of methamphetamine from Pakistan into Barmer may have also been deployed to move explosives and illegal weapons into India, after two arrested men made the claim during interrogation.The accused, Salman Khan and Shankar Ram, were arrested Monday with the methamphetamine. Police ADG…
Jaipur: Police in Hanumangarh arrested a 29-year-old man Tuesday evening after they recovered an illegal country-made pistol. They said they are probing the accused person’s alleged contact on social media with a Pakistan-based militant.The accused, identified as Sunil Kumar alias Dholu, a resident of Hanumangarh Junction, was arrested during a patrol near a polytechnic college,…
AJMER: The income tax department has issued notices to a roadside washerman in Ajmer’s Ramganj area, seeking an explanation for bank transactions in his name worth over Rs 598 crore that are ostensibly linked to large-scale buying and selling of diamonds.The department also issued a notice to the manager of the private bank where the…
Jaipur: Two candidates who failed the 2021 Rajasthan Sub-Inspector recruitment exam, Kailash Chandra Sharma and Pramod Kumar, have filed a caveat in Supreme Court to ensure they are heard if the state govt or selected candidates challenge the Rajasthan high court verdict cancelling the recruitment process.The caveat follows the April 4 ruling by Raj HC’s…
Jaipur: Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) sold 3,055 industrial plots in FY25 and FY26, up from 2,105 in FY23 and FY24, the last two financial years under the Congress govt — a 45% rise in allotments.Officials in the industries department linked the increase to policy changes and investor-friendly reforms tied to the…
