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Jaipur: The Centre has cracked down on websites promoting the birth of baby boys. Over the past few months, the Centre blocked over 1,000 websites.The Centre is keeping a close watch on such websites which mislead people and fuel discrimination between girls and boys. Meera Srivastava, joint secretary (reproduction and child health) at the health…

Jaipur: Police Wednesday recovered the knife used to slit the throat of a 52-year-old woman whose body was found dumped in a neighbour’s yard in Shastri Nagar Tuesday.DCP (north) Karan Sharma said the accused, Jitendra Singh, 36, was produced before court a day earlier and sent to three days of police remand. Sharma stated that…

Jaipur: State govt Wednesday transferred 5 IAS officers, including replacing Anandhi as commissioner of Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) by 2003-batch IAS officer Siddharth Mahajan, who was recently repatriated to his parent cadre. The additional commissioner of JDA, Rakesh Sharma, has also been transferred.Before returning from central deputation, Mahajan held the post of joint secretary to…

Nagpur: Police in Nagpur have seized MD drug valued at over Rs 53 lakh and arrested two men from Rajasthan in connection with the seizure, officials have said.The action was taken on Tuesday after the MIDC police received inputs that two persons were planning to sell MD, commonly known as ecstasy, near Sangam Road, Wanadongri.Two…

Bhilawara: A trial court in Tonk Wednesday sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for the murder of a 70-year-old man. The verdict not only brought justice to the victim’s family but also resonated with a poignant self-composed poem by Judge Aarti Maheshwari of the Special SC-/T Court, reflecting on the tragic loss and the moral…