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Jaipur: City police Thursday said they had arrested six people for burglary of gold and diamond ornaments worth Rs 1.5-crore at a jeweller’s manufacturing unit in the congested lanes of Manak Chowk in June. Among those arrested is the man who allegedly masterminded the crime and roped in insiders to carry it out, DCP (north)…

Jaipur: Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) MLA Jaikrishn Patel, who represents the Bagidora assembly constituency in Banswara, was sent to jail Wednesday after an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) court ordered his judicial custody in the ‘cash-for-no-query’ scandal.The court also sent Patel’s cousin, Vijay Patel, to judicial custody. After his arrest Sunday, the legislator spent his first night…

Jaipur: On World Mountains Day, the Supreme Court‘s recent decision to redefine the Aravalli Hills using a 100-meter height criterion has drawn sharp criticism from environmentalists and experts.Conservationists said the new definition threatens to exclude vast portions of the ancient range, potentially opening them up to mining and construction, which could exacerbate ecological stress in…

Jaipur: Riding on the crackdowns on power theft, focus on recovery, and replacement of faulty meters, Jaipur discom mopped up revenues of Rs 2,754 crore against a billing amount of Rs 2,710 crore in July. Out of the 18 circles, 13 generated revenues of over 100%, achieving the milestone, the discom said.In July last year,…

Jaipur: Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully visited SMS Hospital Friday to meet the family of Dheeraj Kumar, a Dalit student who died under mysterious circumstances at Navodaya Vidyalaya in Neem Ka Thana on Oct 14.He demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter and the prompt arrest of those involved.Kumar’s family, which alleges foul play in…