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Indian village relocated to protect tigers

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An entire village inside a north Indian nature reserve has been moved to make more room for local tigers in a bid to protect the country's dwindling big cat population, an official said on Wednesday.

Councillor throws garbage at colleague in Jaipur Municipality

In a new low, an independent Municipal Councillor threw a pail of garbage at one of his colleagues in the opposition to drive home his point on unsanitary conditions in his area and was roundly thrash

Congress MLA, 10 others in custody till Feb. 28

A local court on Tuesday in Jodhpur has sent arrested Congress MLA Malkhan Singh and 10 others, accused in the murder of nurse Bhanwari Devi, to judicial custody till February 28. The CBI produced all of them, including Bhanwari’s husband Amarchand, before the court. The agency, meanwhile, received a jolt when key accused Sahiram Bishnoi backtracked from his statement recorded before the court.

MLA sister’s property to be attached

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Jodhpur on Saturday issued orders to attach the property of absconding Indira Bishnoi, an accused in the murder of nurse Bhanwari Devi. Indira Bishnoi is the sister of Congress MLA Malkhan Singh Bishnoi. The court accepted the CBI’s plea to order attachment of her property as she refused to come for questioning. Indira had been declared absconder on January 11.

Army Chief Gen Singh visits South Western Command

On a visit to the South Western Command here, Army Chief Gen. V. K. Singh on Saturday reviewed the operational preparedness and interacted with the officers.

Singh arrived on Friday with his wife Bh

Norwegian national found dead in Jaipur hotel

A Norwegian national was found dead in a hotel room where he was staying along with his wife and relatives of Indian origin, police said on Saturday.

Qystein Hodne (34), a taxi driver in Norway, w

Husband shocked: Wife Anita really Munni

He is a dejected and lonely man after his wife Anita proved to be Munni, the biological mother of two-year-old Falak, who is battling for life at All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIIMS) in De

RTI activist attacked in Rajasthan

A 65-year-old Right to Information (RTI) activist who was working to expose irregularities in the rural jobs scheme MGNREGA in Rajasthan is battling for life at a hospital here after being attacked by

New 13,100 hectare wildlife reserve in Rajasthan

To protect and provide conducive atmosphere for development of wild life, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday cleared a proposal to declare 13,100 hectare forest land in Sikar and Jhunjhunu as 'Shak

CBI pastes notice outside ex-BJP leader’s residence

The CBI on Sunday pasted a notice outside the residence of former BJP leader Shambhu Singh Khetasar in Jodhpur in connection with nurse Bhanwari Devi’s case as he has been avoiding the agency’s notice

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