Jaipur: The body of an unidentified man bearing multiple sharp-edged injuries was found in a forested area near Harmada Wednesday, prompting police to register a murder case.Police said local residents spotted the body and alerted authorities. Senior officers, along with a team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), reached the spot and collected evidence.A preliminary…

Jaipur: The health department Wednesday issued notices to the chief medical and health officers (CMHOs) of 10 districts for slow identification of high-risk pregnant women during a five-day statewide screening campaign.The districts are Karauli, Phalodi, Kotputli-Behror, Jodhpur-I, Balotra, Khairthal-Tijara, Alwar, Barmer, Bharatpur and Deeg. Health and Medical Education Principal Secretary Gayatri Rathore issued the directions…

Jaipur: A special team of Hanumangarh police Tuesday arrested an alleged operative of the Jagga Pehalwan and Sajjan Balsamandia gangs, accused of involvement in a series of firing incidents targeting liquor contractors earlier this year.Hanumangarh superintendent of police B Aditya said the accused, Laxman Das (24), a resident of Salarpur village in Haryana’s Sirsa district,…

Jaisalmer: A mass cheating scandal has surfaced at a private college in Jaisalmer where 93 students were allegedly caught using unfair means during a BA second-year Hindi Literature exam conducted under Jai Narain Vyas University (JNVU), Jodhpur. Invigilators on duty were allegedly dictating answers to students inside the examination hall.Though the incident occurred Saturday, it…

Jaipur: The Urdu Teachers Association in Rajasthan has alleged discrimination in the state’s recent teacher transfer exercise, claiming that Urdu teachers have been shifted out of schools with large enrolments in the language, leaving hundreds of students without subject teachers in minority-dominated areas.The association said several experienced Urdu teachers posted in Jaipur schools were transferred…