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Jaipur: Bikaner police Saturday unearthed a large-scale interstate operation involving the transportation and mixing of industrial chemicals with diesel, using bogus companies and forged documents to avoid detection. The smuggling network, which operated from Kandla port in Gujarat, diverted tankers to a hidden factory running behind a hotel in Bikaner’s Pallu area. Police officials said…

Bhilwara/Jaipur: With the onset of monsoon, Bhilwara district experienced the heaviest rainfall in the state on Saturday, recording 175 mm of precipitation that led to flood-like conditions in many parts of the city. The downpour, which began early morning and continued until noon, caused significant disruption to daily life and created chaos on the streets.The…

Jodhpur: Three people, including a woman, were killed when their car was swept away by strong current off a bridge into a drain here Saturday afternoon on the Jodhpur–Osian road near Daijar. The current was so strong that the occupants did not even get a chance to escape.There were four people in the car, of…

Jaipur: The opium farmers’ association of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh has strongly urged the Centre to rethink its opium cultivation policy for 2025-26. They have demanded fair treatment of farmers, higher prices, and an end to what they call ‘exploitative practices’.In a statement released Friday, the association clarified that “opium is a medicinal crop, not…

Jaipur/Jaisalmer: Despite bad weather, hundreds joined chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma at the state-level International Yoga Day programme on the sand dunes of Khuri, Jaisalmer, about 45 km from the city. Rain disrupted yoga programmes in many districts, including Bharatpur, Pali, Bhilwara, Udaipur, and Kota forcing venue changes in many places. In Chittorgarh, yoga practice…