Jaipur: City police Monday arrested five men for allegedly siphoning export incentive scrips by illegally accessing govt portals in a racket officials estimate could have caused losses to the exchequer of nearly Rs 400 crore.Jaipur police commissioner Sachin Mittal identified the accused as Sultan Khan, Nand Kishor, Nirmal Soni, Ashok Kumar Bhandari and Pramod Khatri,…
Jaipur: The city’s restaurant bars could soon pour imported liquor bottled in origin, if the excise commissioner uses his discretionary powers under the new excise policy that kicked in on April 1.So far, the rules were split down the middle: hotels with 10 or more rooms could serve hard liquor in their bars, while restaurant…
Jaipur: In a coordinated crackdown to bust a narcotics network, Jaipur police Monday arrested a 33-year-old woman who romanced ‘unsuspecting’ young men and manipulated them into being recruited as drug peddlers.DCP North, Karan Sharma, said the accused, Meenu Gupta, claimed she worked as a Homeguard volunteer, where she allegedly lured young men into a “love…
Jaipur: At the Hanumangarh grain mandi, 43-year-old Suraj Bhan blends in with other mustard farmers until his story sets him apart. Rajasthan’s first heart transplant recipient, Bhan has spent the past 11 years living with the heart of an 18-year-old donor while continuing to work his four-bigha farm.April 2 marked 11 years since Suraj Bhan…
Jaipur: Supply disruptions, weakening rupee, and persistently high energy costs are steadily driving up expenses across industries in Rajasthan, with several sectors already announcing price hikes. Restaurants have declared that they will raise menu prices by 7-10% within the next few days, citing fuel, logistics, and raw material costs. “It is difficult to absorb the…
