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Bhilwara: Chittorgarh police Saturday arrested three men for robbing a trader of Rs 2 lakh cash after throwing chilli powder into his eyes on Jan 24 in the Kotwali police station area.The accused were identified as Sunil (29), Deepak Singh (29) and Pushkar (30), all residents of Chittorgarh district.SP Manish Tripathi said that on the…

Jaipur: Expressing concern over the “insidious” and rapidly growing menace of digital and online banking frauds, the Rajasthan High Court Saturday issued directions to the Union and State govts, Reserve Bank of India, and senior police authorities to strengthen mechanisms for prevention, detection, and public awareness of cybercrimes. The court called for legislative action, technological…

Jodhpur: In compliance with the Supreme Court‘s directives, jailed Ladakhi activist Sonam Wangchuk was taken to AIIMS Jodhpur for a medical examination early Saturday morning. He has been in Jodhpur Central Jail since Sept 27 last year.According to AIIMS sources, Wangchuk was brought for tests at the hospital’s gastroenterology department.The Supreme Court, while hearing a…

Jaipur: A single-judge bench of Rajasthan high court quashed compensation awards paid a second time to dependants of a person killed in an accident and two others injured in another road accident, holding that pursuing dual claims for the same accident was a manifest abuse of process of law.While allowing civil appeals filed by National…

Jaipur: State’s water resources department (WRD) has roped in an expert agency authorised by the Govt of India to depollute Jaipur’s three major dams: Kanota, Chandlai, and Nevta.A WRD official said the agency will prepare a detailed project report (DPR), focusing on improving water quality, identifying sources of pollution, GIS-based mapping, biodiversity conservation, use of…