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Jaipur: The state govt Thursday denied any move to rename Khairthal-Tijara district as Bhartrihari Nagar and shift its headquarters to Bhiwadi, amid political controversy over the issue. Congress MLA Lalit Yadav sought clarification from the govt in the Assembly on whether the district would be renamed and its headquarters shifted. However, due to chaos in…

Bhilwara: A man allegedly slit his 13-year-old son’s throat with a dathli (sickle) and then consumed a toxic substance in Badla village under Badliyas police station area of Bhilwara district Friday morning. The man later died during treatment at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara.Police said the deceased were identified as 40-year-old Radheshyam Vaishnav and his…

Jaipur: The city police arrested a 23-year-old woman wanted for allegedly extorting over Rs 12 lakh from a resident after befriending him on Instagram. DCP (West) Hanuman Prasad Meena said that the accused, Sheetal Bharti, a native of Madhya Pradesh, frequently changed her locations between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to evade arrest.He said that…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Private Bus Operators Association (PBOA) has written to the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) following incidents where passengers were deboarded and left on roads on several routes.This comes after the state transport department initiated an intensive inspection drive to assess safety measures in private buses operating in the state. The association said…

Jhunjhunu: Jhunjhunu police Saturday arrested three wanted men—each carrying a reward of Rs 50,000—after they were found begging onboard a train. The arrests were made during an ongoing probe into the murder of history-sheeter Dennis Bawaria.District SP Brijesh Jyoti Upadhyay identified the accused as Hitesh Meel of Basant Vihar, Prashant alias Pokhar Jat of Jeet…