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Jaipur: Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully Friday raised concerns over discrepancies in the govt advertisements released by the state govt and the Centre surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit to Banswara Thursday, where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for several developmental projects in Rajasthan.Jully questioned the mismatch in figures released by the Central…

Jaipur: The Supreme Court Friday issued directions to Rajasthan govt regarding the installation and functioning of CCTV cameras in police stations, following alarming reports of custodial deaths and the non-availability of crucial footage related to such incidents. The apex court directed the additional advocate general (AAG) representing the state govt at the court to file…

Jaipur: A Pocso court in Sikar Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl, noting the social betrayal inherent in the crime was as grave as the criminal act itself.In his judgment, Pocso (Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences) Court-2 special judge Neeraj Kumar Bharadwaj noted that the rape…

Jaipur: Long regarded as a child marriage hotspot, Rajasthan has registered a dramatic 67% drop in cases among boys and 66% among girls, a new study has revealed.The study entitled, ‘Tipping Point to Zero: Evidence Towards a Child Marriage Free India’, was released Thursday in New York on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly….

Times News NetworkJodhpur: A special CBI court in Jodhpur Friday sentenced former chief income tax commissioner Pawan Kumar Sharma and inspector Shailendra Bhandari to four years’ imprisonment each for accepting a bribe of Rs 15 lakh. The court also imposed fines of Rs 1.1 lakh each, while acquitting jeweller Chandra Prakash Katta, who was accused…