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Jaipur: Residents of Sikar Road and its adjacent colonies received relief from decades-old sewerage problems as the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) completed the first phase of the Sikar Road drainage project on Monday.Under this phase, JDA completed two packages: laying sewerage lines from Number 1 Crossing to Dravyavati River in Panipench, and connecting this main…

Jaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Tuesday arrested a special public prosecutor posted in a special Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe court in Bikaner after he was caught taking a bribe of Rs 500 from a complainant he was representing on behalf of the state.In a desperate attempt to destroy the evidence, he chewed the currency…

Jaipur: In a major crackdown on cybercrime, the city police’s Cyber Police Station Tuesday arrested a fraudster from Andhra Pradesh who duped people of Rs 3.35 crore by luring them into fake online stock market investment schemes. The accused was nabbed after a months-long technical operation spanning across Haryana, Delhi, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.Deputy commissioner…

Jaipur: Incessant rainfall since Monday afternoon disrupted normal life in Jaipur, as several areas of the city were still waterlogged until late on Tuesday. Officials said, a few colonies across the city, including the area inside the compound of the city airport, remained waterlogged until late on Tuesday.District collector Jitendra Kumar Soni visited waterlogged areas…

Jaipur/Kota/Alwar: Six youths, not five as initially reported, were swept away by the rising waters of the Chambal River Monday afternoon while on a picnic near Hari Singh Village under Digod police station in Kota district. Police said Tuesday, the bodies of two victims were recovered during a search operation. Four others remain missing, and…