Alwar: The Bharatpur Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) team conducted an operation at Roopwas police station Monday and trapped ASI Praveen Kumar Singh while accepting a bribe of Rs 12,000. The ASI ad allegedly demanded the bribe in exchange for removing the complainant’s name from an assault FIR.ACB Additional SP Amit Kumar Singh said an assault case…

Jaipur: Several Muslim organisations in Rajasthan have urged the Congress to nominate anti-CAA/NRC activist Umar Khalid for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, with three seats from the state set to fall vacant in June.In a joint representation Monday to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the groups said Khalid’s candidature would signal a commitment to civil rights…

Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress Monday announced a statewide campaign to strengthen its grassroots organisation and step up its attack on BJP-led govts at both the Centre and the state. The campaign, titled ‘Sangathan Badhao, Loktantra Bachao’ (Strengthen Organisation, Save Democracy), will be launched on April 1.Announcing this at Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) headquarters, party’s state president…

Jaipur: Cashless medicine distribution under the Rajasthan Govt Health Scheme ( RGHS) may be suspended at OPD pharmacies across the state from Wednesday, with private hospitals and pharmacy units citing prolonged non-payment of dues.The Rajasthan Alliance of Hospital Associations (RAHA) said payments under the scheme have been pending for seven to nine months, worsening over…

Jaipur: A fire broke out in an apartment flat in Ramnagaria police station area Monday evening after a diya (lamp) left burning after housewarming prayers triggered a blaze.The incident occurred in flat number 903 on the 9th floor of an 11-storey building called Bhavya Green.Chandrabhan Singh, SHO Ramnagaria, said, “The flat owner, Deepak Maheshwari, and…