Jaipur: Rajasthan deputy chief minister and finance minister Diya Kumari Tuesday announced a series of welfare and infrastructure measures while replying to the budget debate in the Rajasthan Assembly, attacking Congress over state finances.Taking a swipe at the opposition, Kumari said the previous govt had “emptied the coffers and now lectures us on financial discipline.”…

Two Raj HC judges recommended for transfer to Delhi HC: Two judges at Rajasthan High Court are among the 14 judges whose transfer or repatriation was recommended by the Supreme Court collegium in its meeting held on Aug 25-26. Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Avneesh Jhingan, who were posted in Rajasthan High Court, were proposed…

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…

Jhunjhunu: In the ongoing investigation of firing at the residence of councillor Rajkumar Baberwal in Ratangarh, Churu, local police have expanded the probe and made multiple arrests, including family members of notorious gangsters linked to the case.Ratangarh police Thursday arrested parents of gangsters Rohit Godara and Virendra Charan after interrogation. Churu SP Nishchay Prasad M…

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…