Jaipur

Jaipur: Acting on specific intelligence provided by the Special Operations Group (SOG), Jaipur (Rural) police Thursday carried out a major crackdown on counterfeit currency and arrested a man allegedly involved in printing and distributing fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worth Rs 4 lakh.DIG Jaipur (Rural) Anand Sharma said the accused, Raghuvendra Singh alias Raghavendra Singh,…

Jaipur: Rain lashed different parts of the city on Thursday late afternoon as commuters waded through knee-deep water on most of the important roads and streets. Many parts of Jaipur city experienced heavy rain, leading to waterlogging on roads and affecting traffic flow. Heavy rainfall was witnessed in several other districts including Kota, Banswara, Jalore,…

Jaipur: Following assurances from the state govt to the Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti on June 8, three different levels of meetings are scheduled in the coming weeks to address the Gujjar community’s seven demands.The first meeting, scheduled for June 26, will focus on reviewing backlogs and evaluating the progress of Devnarayan Yojana. State govt officials…

Jaipur: Two women involved in a major sextortion and blackmail racket were caught red-handed at a cafe in Jaipur after they extorted cheques worth Rs 3 lakh from a man by threatening to file a false rape case.DCP (west) Amit Kumar said the accused have been identified as Meetu Pareek (47), a resident of Vidhyut…

Udaipur: State agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena conducted a surprise inspection on Thursday at Patel Phosphate Company in Umarda, Udaipur, and discovered large-scale adulteration in organic fertilisers. Holding a sample, the minister said, “This is adulterated,” confirming suspicions of substandard production. The raid followed earlier reports of poor-quality fertilisers being sold to farmers. “We had…