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Jaipur: Police Saturday detained a doctor and a police constable among four persons over the Friday night incident when a speeding Audi car ripped through roadside food stalls at Kharbas Circle in Mansarovar, killing one person and injuring 15 others.Two of the detainees, Sumit Choudhar and Dr Ashok Meena, were held for allegedly helping the…

Alwar: Dholpur district’s Sarmathura police station arrested mining mafia Ramsevak Gurjar (41), a resident of Nagar, on Sunday in connection with the death of forest guard Jitendra Singh Shekhawat (42), who was crushed by a tractor-trolley when he went to stop illegal mining.The incident took place at around 12 midnight on Jan 7 at Jhiri…

Jaipur: The state govt announced a tender for 2,450MW of solar power capacity, coupled with 6,400MWh of battery energy storage. This will be the largest integrated solar-plus-storage project in India.The tender, issued by the state-owned Rajasthan Solarpark Development Company Ltd (RSDCL), will be developed at the Pugal solar park in Bikaner. The project is intended…

Jaipur: The forest dept Saturday issued a statewide alert and strengthened safety protocols for forest staff after a forest guard was brutally killed by illegal mining mafia in Dholpur during duty.Forest guard and former Army man Jitendra Singh, who was critically injured after being run over by a tractor trolley of the sand mafia, succumbed…

Jaipur: Police seized liquor worth about Rs 1.5 crore from a truck on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa district and arrested a man allegedly involved in interstate smuggling, officials said Saturday.The seizure was made in a joint operation by the Anti-Gang Task Force (AGTF) and Dausa Sadar police.Police said the truck was carrying 415 bags…