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Jaisalmer: A BSF soldier and his friends allegedly attacked the employees of a liquor shop in a village in Barmer district with swords and sharp weapons, killing the store operator and grievously injuring his companion, after a minor dispute over payment snowballed into extreme violence on Wednesday night.Police identified the prime accused as Champa Lal…

Jaipur: A 43-year-old woman accused of duping a man by selling fake gold chains worth over Rs 23 lakh was arrested, city police said Thursday.SHO (Shyam Nagar) Dalbeer Singh Faujdar identified the accused as Dipti Jain, a resident of Jai Jawan Colony on Tonk Road. Police said Dipti was running Women’s Hub, a boutique on…

Jaipur: As the 200-year-old Jhilaai House in Subhash Chowk collapsed, resulting in the death of one woman and leaving another critically injured, eyewitnesses and locals described the incident as a disaster waiting to occur, raising serious concerns regarding building safety and municipal oversight.After the collapse, a host of officials arrived at the scene, including JMC-H…

Jaipur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has awarded compensation of Rs 19.59 lakh to the mother of Prakash Chand Dabariya who died in a mining accident in Sakhoon village of Jaipur district.Chand, a healthy and industrious man, lost his life on Sept 25, 2023 after slipping into an abandoned masonry stone mine filled with rainwater…

Jaipur: Rajasthan govt signed an MoU in Aug this year to outsource several diagnostic tests to private firms. Health activists and social organisations have raised concerns over this. Chhaya Pachauli, coordinator of Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA), an umbrella organisation of health activists in the state, said Thursday, “Earlier too, the govt roped in private players…