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Udaipur: On the 11th day of their strike over the death by electrocution of their colleague, Dr Ravi Sharma, at Dilshad hostel of RNT Medical College on June 18, resident doctors Sunday set up tables outside the principal’s office of the attached MB Hospital to establish their own “parallel” outpatient department. They set up separate…

Jhunjhunu: An 18-year-old girl from Taranagar in Churu district was intercepted by police at Indira Gandhi International Airport with the assistance of Oman embassy and Delhi Police, just before she was to board a flight to Oman.Churu SP Jai Yadav said that the girl was handed over to her family Sunday.Yadav said the girl’s brother…

Jodhpur: Devendra Budia, former national president of All India Bishnoi Mahasabha, was arrested by the Haryana state crime branch from Jodhpur Sunday. Although Budia and his advocate claimed to have surrendered to crime branch to cooperate in the investigation, local police said he was arrested by Haryana crime branch with the assitance of local police.“Haryana…

Jaipur: Forest department has banned Acacia tortilis (Israeli Babool) in govt-run nurseries across the state. The species will also be excluded from the upcoming plantation drive. The directive states that Acacia tortilis must not be planted, sown, or raised in any departmental nursery unless prior approval is granted by the principal chief conservator of forests….

Jaipur: Jat organisations held a rally in Nadbai (Bharatpur) Sunday, demanding the inclusion of Jats from Bharatpur, Dholpur and Deeg in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category for reservation in central govt jobs. The leaders issued a one-month ultimatum to the Union govt to act on the long-pending demand, warning of an intensified agitation that…