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Ajmer: Kanwariyas in Muhami village in Ajmer district scuffled with police personnel Monday afternoon after locals objected to their playing of DJ music. The kanwariyas were adamant about playing the DJ and “tried to attack police”, a constable said, during which the driver of the vehicle carrying the DJ system fled the scene. Circle officer…

Jaisalmer: A seven-year-old boy was crushed to death Monday when the entrance pillar and gate of a govt-run girls’ school collapsed in Poonam Nagar village, around 50km from Jaisalmer, intensifying public fury over unsafe school infrastructure in the state.The death of Arbaz Khan — a Class 1 student from a nearby boys’ school — came…

Jaipur: In a crackdown on food adulteration, city police Monday seized a staggering 1,000 kg of counterfeit paneer during a raid. The operation led to the detention of five suspects and exposed a manufacturing process. DCP (west) Hanuman Prasad said the city police received input about suspicious paneer trading activity on Sirsi Road, prompting a…

Kota: Eleven residents from Phoolbaroda village of Baran district were admitted to community health centre in Chhabra Monday due to diarrhoea. This situation was allegedly caused by drinking contaminated water from a borewell near a drainage.Reports of vomiting and diarrhoea alerted the medical and health team, and a door-to-door survey was conducted of 700-800 people…

Jaipur/ Jaisalmer: Following the death of a seven-year-old first-grade student at Poonam Nagar village in Jaisalmer district Monday, Congress party functionaries demanded swift action and called for the immediate dismissal of education minister Madan Dilawar. Former CM Ashok Gehlot said the death of an innocent student due to collapse of a school gate in Jaisalmer…