Jaipur

Bhilwara: Police in Bhilwara district Sunday seized 8,500 illegally cultivated opium plants weighing over 125 kg from a wheat field in Delana village under Gangapur police station and registered a case against the field owner under NDPS Act.Police said the field owner fled from the spot after getting wind of the police action, and raids…

Jaisalmer: A 20-year-old man and his 25-year-old sister-in-law, allegedly involved in a love affair, died by suicide in Hathla village under Bakhasar police station limits in Barmer district Sunday, police said.Police said the two left their homes late Saturday night without informing family members and went to a deserted spot about 1.5 km from the…

Jaipur: The investigative wing of the IT department has launched a probe into large-scale agricultural land transactions in and around Jaipur using high-resolution satellite mapping to detect possible tax evasion in deals estimated at nearly Rs 7,000 crore.The department has so far issued summons to around 110 individuals who allegedly sold land worth crores of…

Jaipur: An 11-year-old tigress was found dead in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) Sunday morning, with preliminary findings indicating it had died of a severe blood infection.Forest officials found the carcass of the tigress, named T-94, during a routine patrol in the Ghoda Ghati area of the reserve’s Khandar range. The forest department secured the…

Ajmer: Police Sunday said Manju (25), whose three children drowned in a water tank in Baswani village in Nagaur district, told investigators that her daughter Gunjan, 4, slipped into the tank Friday evening, prompting her to jump in to save her. Manju said her other daughter Anushka, 5, and her son Rudra, 1, then followed…