Jaipur: A Pocso court in Sikar Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl, noting the social betrayal inherent in the crime was as grave as the criminal act itself.In his judgment, Pocso (Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences) Court-2 special judge Neeraj Kumar Bharadwaj noted that the rape…

Jaipur: City police Sunday said that a 40-year-old woman who mowed down a 64-year-old retired Army Captain cycling to Chitrakoot Stadium Friday was granted bail. Police said the woman was identified as Surbhi Chechani, owner of the vehicle which hit the victim, Narsa Ram. “Her car has been seized. The statements could not be recorded…

Jaipur: Putting an end to a prolonged legal dispute over the 2021 Patwari recruitment exam in Rajasthan, a division bench of the Rajasthan high court Friday dismissed a batch of special appeal writ petitions challenging the normalisation process used in evaluating candidates’ scores across different shifts of the exam.The bench upheld the decision of the…

Accused in police custody Friday Jaipur: Brahmpuri police Friday arrested two alleged shooters who opened fire inside the bar of Hotel Mount View in Jaipur’s walled city.Police said the accused have been identified as Gautam Sain alias Gattu (19) and Raees (21).“Two assailants arrived at the hotel on a motorcycle around 10 pm Thursday and…

Jaipur: A major fire broke out in a sixth-floor flat of an apartment building in the Muhana area of Jaipur Saturday, spreading to two adjoining flats and triggering a rescue operation in which around 15 people were evacuated, police said.The incident occurred around 2.15 pm at an apartment complex near Muhana Mandi. Police said the…