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Jaipur/Alwar: ‘Honour killing‘ claimed a 22-year-old woman and her 11-month-old son, said the Rajasthan police on Monday. The killings, on June 17, were premeditated and an act of revenge, police said. The woman’s minor brother has been detained and her sister’s husband arrested for conspiring to commit the heinous crime.The infant’s severed body was found…

Jaipur: Rajasthan, with 3,847 child labour rescues, is in the top five states that reported the highest number of child labour rescues, states a report released by India Child Protection’s (ICP) Centre for Legal Action and Behaviour Change (C-LAB) Monday. Telangana reported the highest number of child labour rescues at 11,063, followed by Bihar (3,974),…

Jaipur: Villagers put a leopard, ailing with multiple injuries and barely able to walk, on leash Monday and paraded the animal in Bundi district, taking selfies and adding to a string of such callous trophy-taking episodes involving wildlife in recent weeks.The leopard had reportedly wandered out of Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve (RVTR) in the early…

Jodhpur: Police here Monday claimed to have busted a gang involved in evasion of GST amounting to Rs 524 crore and arrested 7 of its members. The gang created 240 fake firms across 22 states in the country to evade the goods and services tax (GST), police said. The entire operation was carried out using…

Ajmer: Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) found during scrutiny of applications for the school lecturer and coach exam a 29-year-old candidate claiming postgraduate degrees in 11 subjects. The candidate applied for positions in all 11 subjects in the exams that started Monday. The candidate was identified as Manisha Katara, a resident of Banswara district. RPSC…