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Jaipur: In a keenly observed political development, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and AICC general secretary Sachin Pilot met at Gehlot’s residence in Jaipur on Saturday. The solo meeting, their first since Congress’s defeat in the 2023 Rajasthan assembly elections, centered around an invitation to commemorate the 25th death anniversary of Pilot’s father and…

Jaipur: Bikaner police Saturday arrested a 50-year-old man for raping two minor sisters, aged 7 and 9, earlier this week. Following the arrest, police discovered that the accused had a violent history and was convicted of murdering five members of a family during a robbery attempt in 1993. The man, identified as Shribhagwan, was released…

Jaisalmer: The Jodhpur Police’s Cycloner team arrested Narayan Singh, a notorious opium smuggler from Madhya Pradesh, during Operation Ramaniya on Friday. Singh, who had a Rs 40,000 bounty on his head, was apprehended in Barmer while attempting to collect dues from opium transactions. Inspector General Vikas Kumar said Singh, hailing from Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, was…

Jaipur: The Sariska Tiger Reserve administration has served a final, 15-day ultimatum to several villages, resident of which did not vacate the forest area despite accepting compensation as part of a relocation package. Families who accepted the first and second instalments of the compensation package but continue to reside inside the reserve will now face…

Jaipur: Police here are investigating the role of Subhash Saini, an Ayurveda practitioner who was posted as a community health officer in Kuchaman city of Nagaur district, for his suspected involvement in a NEET exam impersonation racket. According to police, Saini is believed to be a key link in a network that arranged dummy candidates…