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Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has quashed a Jaipur Pocso court order that denied compensation to a minor rape survivor under the Rajasthan Victim Compensation Scheme, 2011, after the girl failed to provide income details or school fee proof. The high court criticised the lower court’s reliance on technicalities regarding the survivor’s financial status, emphasising…

Bhilwara: Bhilwara police have secured refunds totalling more than Rs 2.1 crore in various cyber fraud cases between Jan 1 and Oct 31 this year.Cyber police station in-charge Uday Singh Chundawat said this puts Bhilwara in first position across the state in terms of successful recovery of proceeds from online fraud.The recoveries are based on…

Ajmer: Tourists attending the international Pushkar fair Friday were awestruck to see camels, accompanied by Rajasthan Nagara (drums), dancing in tandem and receiving applause.The fair is also a centre of attraction for Rajasthani culture and handicrafts. “It is like a dreamland for me, and I came for the second time to this fair,” said Malina…

Jaipur: In a major crackdown on ganja cultivation in Rajasthan, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), destroyed an illegal ganja crop worth around Rs 20 crore spread across nearly 50 bighas in Udaipur district.Inspector general of police (ANTF) Vikas Kumar said that teams from the newly formed ANTF,…

Jaipur: The city will host the first-ever PanIIT Rising Rajasthan Summit on Nov 1 at the Rajasthan International Centre, marking a significant step in establishing the state as a technology and innovation hub. Organised by PanIIT Alumni India, the summit will gather alumni from all 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), industry leaders, venture capitalists,…