Bhilwara: Parsoli police Friday froze properties worth Rs 50 lakh of a smuggler allegedly acquired through drug trafficking in Chittorgarh district.The accused was identified as Kamlesh Gurjar (29), a resident of Luhariya village. He is accused in different NDPS cases registered in Chittorgarh and Barmer districts.SP Dharmendra Singh Yadav said the action was part of…

JAISALMER: The sharp decline in the number of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), a Schedule-I protected species and Rajasthan’s state bird, during the recent waterhole census conducted on Vaishakh Purnima has become a matter of concern for environmentalists as well as the Forest Department. During the latest field count carried out using the waterhole method…

Jaisalmer: Dangri village, around 70km from Jaisalmer, became the epicentre of violence and arson Thursday after farmer Khet Singh (50) was killed allegedly for objecting to deer hunting by members of another community. Singh was attacked with a sharp weapon Tuesday night while he was asleep on his farm. He succumbed to his injuries the…

Jaipur: A district court in Jaipur Tuesday dismissed a revision petition filed against leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in a case linked to an alleged caste-based remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, upholding a lower court order.Additional District Judge Court No. 4 of Metropolitan-II passed the order, with Presiding Officer Neelam Karwa…

Jaipur: In a case highlighting the complexities of healthcare access, the mother of a 12-year-old girl from Madhya Pradesh, who suffered severe burns due to an electric shock from a high tension wire, claimed that her daughter was denied free treatment at the Rajasthan govt-run SMS Hospital on Sunday due to her out-of-state residency.Faced with…