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Jaipur: Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra accused the central government of tapping the phones of Rajasthan’s chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and other ministers. He said, “If our chief minister and ministers advise against speaking directly on the phone because their calls are being listened to by those in Delhi, you can imagine the…

Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said on Monday that his govt will organise a Pravasi Rajasthani Sammelan on Dec 10 in honour of the contributions of non-resident Rajasthanis, and also establish a new govt department for them.Directing officials to ensure the event’s success, Sharma ordered that guidelines be issued to appoint additional district collectors…

Jaipur: In a new twist to a case that has spiralled into a complex web of greed and deception, Bikaner police Sunday night recovered Rs 40 lakh allegedly looted by a self-styled occultist who drugged four persons, causing the deaths of three of them, from the son of one of the victims. The cash was…

Jaipur: The city police Monday busted a sextortion racket in which a gang used a popular dating app to target, trap, and blackmail men by posing as cybercrime officials. DCP (South) Digant Anand said that the accused — Man Singh Gurjar and Surendra Gurjar, both residents of Tonk — were arrested from a PG room…

Jaipur: Farmers in Sriganganagar district have launched an indefinite sit-in protest against the reduced water supply from Punjab, marking the second such demonstration in less than a year. The protest, organised by the ‘Kisan Sangarsh Morcha’, comes as farmers face severe irrigation challenges due to significantly diminished water flow through the Gang Canal.According to farmer…