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JAISALMER: Panic gripped Kau Kheda village in Rajasthan’s Barmer district after the ground suddenly cracked and crude oil began seeping from a farmer’s private field near the Aishwarya Wellpad, operated by Cairn Oil & Gas, a unit of Vedanta Limited.The crude oil leak reportedly began on 23 February and has continued for nearly 72 hours,…

Congress MLAs wear ‘PM is compromised’ t-shirts in Rajasthan assembly JAIPUR: Congress MLAs on Thursday staged a protest inside the Rajasthan Assembly, wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “PM is compromised,” targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the India–US trade deal. The legislators assembled near the main entrance of the Assembly complex, holding placards…

Jaipur: Two men were arrested Wednesday for allegedly beating their 60-year-old father to death in Gumanpura village under Renwal police station in Jaipur Rural district last week. Police identified the accused as Shankar Singh (43) and Amar Singh (38), sons of deceased Ummed Singh Tanwar, a resident of Gumanpura. According to investigators, the brothers assaulted…

Jaipur: City traffic police will begin clamping wheels of vehicles parked in no-parking zones and on major thoroughfares starting Thursday, allowing drivers to move their vehicles only after they pay the fine.Traffic dept has procured 300 wheel-locks and conducted a seven-day awareness drive ahead of the rollout. Figures show that enforcement rates with these wheel-locks…

Kota: The district administration in Bundi, along with the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and Childline, Tuesday evening stopped the marriage of a minor girl in Karwar village and rescued her hours before the ceremony. The team later secured a court injunction restraining the girl’s parents from solemnising her marriage for the next two years and…