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Directorate General of GST Intelligence detects fake invoices worth over 700 cr
By Jaykishan Sharma, Jaipur
UPDATED ON JAN 24, 2021 07:00 PM IST
- The total detected amount in major fake invoice cases is ₹798.88 crore.

Republic Day tractor rally from Rajasthan to feature tableaus from states
By Sachin Saini | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 03:17 PM IST
- A prominent farmer leader said they will display tableaus of around 14 states in the tractor parade and around 2000 vehicles, including tractors, will participate in the rally on the Republic Day.

Rajasthan govt seeks withdrawal of land scam case against ex-IAS, 2 others
By Sachin Saini
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 05:22 AM IST
The three officials are retired IAS officer GS Sandhu, former Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officer Nishkam Diwakar and Onkar Mal Saini, a serving RAS officer. Sandhu is now an advisor to Rajasthan Cricket Association president Vaibhav Gehlot, son of CM Ashok Gehlot.

Rajasthan govt seeks withdrawal of ‘land scam’ case against GS Sandhu, others
By Sachin Saini | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 04:07 PM IST
- The government claims that there's no proof either of any loss of revenue and of benefits accruing to department officials or of their involvement in any conspiracy.

Court bars coercive step against Karan Johar in case involving Pandya, KL Rahul
By HT Correspondent, Jodhpur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:46 PM IST
- Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul had petitioned the high court last year seeking quashing of the FIR. The court had already given interim protection to both of them from arrest.

Rajasthan BJP’s core group underlines efforts to bridge differences
By Jaykishan Sharma | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 12:40 PM IST
- A senior BJP leader said that attempts have been made to include almost all the major communities in the core group.

Man behind extortion, death threats to Rajasthan BJP leader idolises Dawood
By Aabshar Hassan Quazi | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Kota
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:06 PM IST
- The accused put up the warning against the corporator on his facebook page and made offers to hire contract killers, following which, police’s cyber cell traced and nabbed him

Caught entering girlfriend’s home, shamed Rajasthan youth flees to Pakistan
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Barmer
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 03:00 PM IST
- n the missing complaint, family members expressed apprehension that the boy might have crossed to Pakistan since the family lived very close to the Indo-Pak international border and they had relatives in Pabni village in Pakistan.

Rajasthan exceeds Covid vaccination target in 1st round, wastage percentage low
By Jaykishan Sharma | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:45 PM IST
- Chief minister Ashok Gehlot claimed that Rajasthan was the only state in India to be put in the green category in the detailed evaluation done by the World Health Organization due to better performance on all the parameters of vaccination.

IT raid at Jaipur jeweller reveals secret tunnel with art jewellery, antiques
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:22 PM IST
- The IT department sleuths also found an alpha-numeric secret code on each item found in the tunnel. Attempts are on to crack the code.

Senior Rajasthan government officer attacked by sand mafia during raid, injured
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 11:24 AM IST
- The Supreme Court had said last year in February that illegal sand mining could cause irreparable damage to the environment and is rampant in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan appeals to healthcare staff to come forward for Covid vaccination
By Sachin Saini | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 10:16 AM IST
- Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot held the 'verbal exchange' between the two vaccine manufacturers as the reason behind the decline in participation in the vaccination drive

Rajasthan Congress MLA Gajendra Singh Shaktawat dies after prolonged illness
By Sachin Saini | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 11:44 AM IST
- Gajendra Singh was the son of former home minister and Congress stalwart from Rajasthan, Gulab Singh Shaktawat.

Woman arrested for marrying widow in guise of a man to grab cash, jewellery
By HT Correspondent, Kota
UPDATED ON JAN 19, 2021 08:17 PM IST
- The police investigated the case and got hold of the accused who was found to be a woman during the medical examination.

10.61 lakh new voters added to electoral list in Rajasthan: SEC
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 18, 2021 10:04 PM IST
Of these, 5,61,732 are men and 4,99,571 are women voters. Among the names added, there are 6,95,016 young voters in the 18–19 age group.

Rajasthan police reject claim that Bikaner girl forced for interfaith marriage
By Jaykishan Sharma | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 03:54 PM IST
- Bikaner’s superintendent of police, Priti Chandra, rubbished the claims made by the girl’s family.

Mercury dips at several places in Rajasthan
PTI, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 10:31 AM IST
Ganganagar, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Alwar, Bundi and Dabok recorded 2.5, 6.1, 6.3, 7.4, 9.6 and 10 degrees respectively.

6 dead, 36 injured after bus runs into high tension power line in Rajasthan
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 10:24 AM IST
- All the passengers on the bus were from the Jain community and were returning to Ajmer after visiting a temple in Beawar

‘No cause for fear... Happy to be in first few to get vaccinated’
By HT Correspondent, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 17, 2021 03:14 AM IST
Dr Sudhir Bhandari, who is a member of the state advisory board for Covid-19, said, “I am happy that I am among the first few persons selected to get vaccinated. It is a proud moment that our country has developed a vaccine to deal with the pandemic. There is no cause for fear.”

Blackbuck poaching case: Salman Khan fails to appear in court
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jodhpur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 04:00 PM IST
- Salman Khan has filed an application before the court seeking exemption from personal appearance in the poaching case.

Everyone was eagerly waiting for this day: Gehlot on Covid-19 vaccine roll-out
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 03:36 PM IST
Two vaccines—Covidshield, developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, and Covaxin, developed indigenously by Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech—are being administered in the inoculation programme.

Kota medical college principal 1st to get vaccine after recovering from Covid-19
By HT Correspondent, Kota
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 01:43 PM IST
- Vijay Sardana (58) was critically infected with Covid-19 in September 2020 and was hospitalized in Covid-19 ICU for a week but he didn’t lose courage

Boy run over by train while catching kite, youth’s throat slit by sharp string
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Kota
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2021 11:43 AM IST
- Nearly 140 persons, including 100 in Jaipur alone, are reported to have been injured in kite-flying incidents in the state on the occasion of Makar Sankranti

Coronavirus claims two more lives as 281 news cases surface in Rajasthan
PTI
UPDATED ON JAN 14, 2021 08:11 PM IST
So far, 509 deaths have died in Jaipur, 299 in Jodhpur, 221 in Ajmer, 168 in Kota, 167 in Bikaner, 120 in Bharatpur, 112 in Udaipur, 109 in Pali and 100 in Sikar.

7 dead, 3 critical due to illicit liquor in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur, probe on
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Bharatpur/jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 04:06 PM IST
- Villagers said they approached officials several times in the past with the request for action against the selling of illegal liquor in the area but no action was taken.

Rajasthan receives 20,000 doses of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin
PTI
UPDATED ON JAN 13, 2021 10:19 PM IST
Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Narottam Sharma said about 4.5 lakh doses of Covishield by Serum Institute of India, Pune will arrive in the state on Wednesday evening.

Rajasthan reels under bitter cold, near-freezing temperature in Ganganagar
PTI
UPDATED ON JAN 13, 2021 10:24 PM IST
Sikar, Bhilwara, Churu, Pilani, Chittorgarh and Ajmer recorded their respective lows of 1.5, 1.8, 2.2, 2.9, 3.5 and 4.8 degrees Celsius, while the day temperature at other places was between 5 and 9 degrees Celsius, the MeT department said.

Bird flu: Samples found positive from 2 more Rajasthan districts
By HT Correspondent, Jaipur
UPDATED ON JAN 10, 2021 10:44 PM IST
- The samples from districts such as Jhalawar, Kota, Baran, Sawai Madhopur, Jaipur, Chittorgarh, Banswara, Hanumangarh, Dausa, Pali and Jaisalmer have already been confirmed with bird flu.

Youth suspected of killing mother, her live-in partner in Jaipur rural
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
UPDATED ON JAN 11, 2021 06:00 PM IST
- Preliminary probe reveals that the son of the woman was angry with his mother's relationship, said police.

'So-called farmers enjoying chicken biryani, trying to spread bird flu': BJP MLA
By HT Correspondent, Kota
UPDATED ON JAN 10, 2021 12:18 AM IST
- BJP MLA Madan Dilawar said that the so-called farmers are doing picnic in the name of farmer agitation in the country.