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JAIPUR: In a first for the Rajasthan Police, Ramesh Sharma, posted at the Intelligence Training Academy (ITA) in Jaipur, became the force’s first certified drone instructor. The police aim to strengthen technical capabilities by establishing a drone research centre and forensic lab at the ITA.Sharma cleared the Remote Pilot Instructor Course conducted by the Directorate…

Jaipur: Agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena conducted inspections targeting fake fertiliser units Ajmer and Jaipur for the second consecutive day Friday.During inspections at various locations, several factories were found shut with spilt fertiliser visible outside their premises. The minister acknowledged the absence of stringent legislation to combat this illegal practice. Nevertheless, he emphasised that regular…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) ad hoc committee convener and BJP MLA Jaideep Bihani has appointed retired Supreme Court Justice Deepak Verma as the ombudsman, ‘in line with Lodha Committee recommendations’. This decision follows the ‘approval’ of 18 District Cricket Associations (DCA), who authorised Bihani to appoint the ombudsman, ethics officer and election officer,…

Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma invited Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah to inaugurate the proposed ‘Cooperation Conference’ in Rajasthan on the occasion of the International Year of Cooperatives. The United Nations General Assembly declared the year 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives. During his meeting with the home minister on Thursday,…

Jaipur: A man accused of murder who managed to evade arrest for 35 years by living as a ‘sadhu’ has finally been held by the Karauli police. The accused, 67-year-old Ranveer Jat from Dindhora village in Karauli district, was wanted in connection with a 1989 murder case and was on the run since 1991, after…