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Jaipur: A 31-year-old village development officer (VDO) posted in Kekri ended his life at his residence in Jaipur’s Narayan Vihar area, after which his family filed an FIR that persistent harassment and extortion attempts by an official and the local sarpanch drove him to suicide.Police said Praveen Kumar ended his life on Oct 27 and…

Jaipur: Burglars broke into the locked house of a doctor in Mahadev Nagar under Ramnagariya police station late Friday night, making off with about 17 tolas of gold jewellery and Rs 4 lakh in cash, police said Sunday. The theft took place when the doctor and his family were in Bikaner to attend a wedding.According…

Jaipur: Health department officials Sunday said that YL Pharma, the pharma company which allegedly sold spurious drugs in Rajasthan, was banned (stop manufacturing orders) by the Himachal Pradesh (HP) govt on March 29 this year. The company’s manufacturing unit is based in Baddi, HP. The drug control officer in Dholpur had taken a sample of…

Jodhpur/Jaisalmer: At least 15 pilgrims, including four children and 10 women, were killed and two others injured when a tempo traveller collided with a stationary trailer truck near Matoda village in Phalodi district on Sunday evening. The injured were rushed to a hospital in Jodhpur via a green corridor.Phalodi district collector Shweta Chouhan confirmed 15…

Jaipur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Jaipur district collector to constitute an expert committee that will identify and measure submerged and catchment areas of the historic Hingonia Dam and the adjoining Bandi River.The tribunal also directed relevant state authorities and the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) to maintain the status quo and ensure…