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Jaipur: The Jaipur Traffic Police has acquired 300 wheel-locks and has started a wheel-locking campaign against motorists who are parking their vehicles at no parking zones.DCP traffic Sumeet Meharda told TOI that till Feb 26, traffic police conducted an awareness campaign during which officers did not issue challans or impose fines, and only informed motorists.“After…

Jaipur: The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, issued notice on a miscellaneous application seeking modification of its earlier order that restrained mining operations in 208 hectare of forest land linked to a lease near the Ranthambore National Park.The matter was heard in New Delhi by a bench comprising Justice Prakash…

Jaipur: The Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt and his wife, Shwetambari Bhatt, in connection with a criminal case involving alleged financial irregularities amounting to approximately Rs 44.7 crore. The couple was arrested in Mumbai by Udaipur police in Dec last year. On Jan 31, the Rajasthan High Court’s Jodhpur Bench dismissed…

Jaipur: Civil society groups, social organisations and public representatives have warned of a wider democratic movement if the Rajasthan govt does not immediately frame rules for the Rajasthan Minimum Income Guarantee Act, the Rajasthan Right to Health Act and the Rajasthan Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare and Registration Act.The laws were passed in 2023 after sustained…

Jodhpur: A man allegedly killed his wife and two children with a sharp-edged farming tool Wednesday night at Bhinmal in Jalore district, then informed police early Thursday morning. Police found all three victims lying on a cot with their throats slit at the man’s house.The man at first claimed that somebody had killed his wife…