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Alwar: Police Wednesday solved a nearly year-old murder case after a viscera report confirmed poisoning, leading to the arrest of the victim’s wife and nephew, officials said.The victim, Shankar Singh, was found dead inside his house in Bhaisakh village on Feb 16 last year. Police said they suspected foul play from the start after learning…

Jaisalmer: The four-day Maru Mahotsav 2026 will begin Thursday in Jaisalmer, with the formal inauguration scheduled for Friday at Poonam Stadium. The programme will highlight Rajasthan’s rich folk culture, tradition and heritage and will be held across different places in Jaisalmer.According to the schedule, the first day will take place in Pokhran and will include…

Kota: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Bundi, Tuesday arrested a panchayat extension officer for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 at his office.The role of panchayat samiti’s development officer, who fled from the scene sensing the presence of ACB personnel, is also under lens. The extension officer, identified as Devraj Meena, was produced before the…

Bhilwara: Cloudy weather, unseasonable rain and sporadic hailstorms have left opium farmers in Chittorgarh and Bhilwara districts worried about damage to standing crops that have just started flowering in their fields. Inclement weather over recent weeks have affected opium farmers across four tehsils of Bhilwara and two of Chittorgarh.In Van Ka Kheda village of Bhilwara…

Ajmer: Around 2,300 temporary sanitation workers in Ajmer went on strike Wednesday afternoon, staging a protest at Rambagh after taking out a rally demanding payment of their pending wages. The workers alleged that they had not received their payment for the last two months, and those who had demanded their wages were threatened with removal.“We…