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Jhunjhunu: Khatu Shyamji police Saturday registered a case after secretary of Rajasthan Congress Seva Dal, Shyam Sundar Poonia, received threat calls from Lawrence Bishnoi gang in Sikar.According to police, Poonia, who is also president of Khatu Shyamji Cooperative Society in Sikar, received a threat call from a WhatsApp number. The caller, introduced himself as Hari…

Bhilwara: Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh Yadav Wednesday said the district police had taken “preventive action” to stop local singers from glorifying gangsters and mining mafia. He added that any singer or performer found glorifying gangsters and criminals will face strict legal action from now on.Yadav said local artists were singing praises of criminals, thereby attracting…

Jaipur: Moderate to heavy showers lashed several parts of Rajasthan Wednesday, with Viratnagar in Jaipur district recording the state’s highest rainfall at 120 mm. A 72-year-old woman was electrocuted in Kurdaya village near Medta in Nagaur after coming in contact with a high-tension wire that had fallen in a waterlogged area, police said.According to officials,…

Jaipur: Rajasthan’s most famous tiger reserves, Ranthambore and Sariska, are celebrating Wildlife Week to raise awareness about wildlife conservation and tiger protection. Festivities began at Ranthambore Wednesday, which was also the day when tiger reserves reopened after the three-month monsoon break, while Wildlife Week will be observed at Sariska from Oct 2 to 8. A…

Jaipur: In a relief to camel breeders and traders, the Rajasthan govt Tuesday lifted an 11-year-old ban on the interstate transportation of its “state animal”, which was imposed by former chief minister Vasundhara Raje in 2014. Under the new rules, camels can be moved into and outside the state following production of a health certificate,…