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Sirohi: EX-national hockey player, 3 others injured in road accident

Abhijit Singh Devada, former national hockey players, died in road accident when the car he was travelling in collided with a stationed truck on Delhi-Kandla highway near RIICO Area in Sirohi district. His three cousins were injured in the mishap.

City Reports

South African arrested for cocaine smuggling in Jaipur

SOG got a tip off that a foreigner staying hotel Lily Bay Inn near Jawahar Circle was in possession of drugs. An SOG team was rushed to the hotel and took Peter, a resident of Johannesburg in Sought into custody from Roon number – 304. He was searched and found in possession of 10 grams of cocaine.

City Reports

Rajasthan forms committee to monitor investigation and trial in cases registered under POSCO

The committee will closely monitor cases of sexual offenses, abuse, harassment and pornography registered under the POCSO Act. This step has been taken to bring culprits to justice quickly with speedy investigation and trial.

City Reports

Judge writes heart-touching poem in judgement while awarding death penalty to child rapist

Judge Neerja Dadhich sentenced Vinod Banjara (23), who raped a 3-year old girl on August 2 near Malsisar village of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan to death penalty. Judge Neerja Dadhich wrote the poem and warned of the increasing number of child rape cases in the country.

City Reports

‘Bijli Mitra App’ functional in Jaipur from today : Now pay your electricity bill online

Apart from power bill payments, the users will get tips on cost-effective consumption and conservation of electricity (power saving measures). Consumers can apply for new connection, disconnection, name change and re-connection and know their application’s status on this app. Users will be able to make complaints about power theft or inflated bills on the app.

City Reports

165 post offices in Rajasthan to also function as ‘Postal Payment Banks’ from today

Postal Payment Bank was supposed to start from August 21 but the project got delay. It is finally being launched on Sunday. People in rural areas will be able to use post offices for the digital banking and financial facilities, transfer of funds through mobile application, RTGS\ NEFT and IMPS transactions, distribution of pension, subsidy and much more.

City Reports

2 electrocuted, 3 injured in Harmara while putting up posters on electricity poles

five men near Harmada area of Jaipur were placing posters of Lord Krishna on streets and poles for the upcoming festivities of Janmashtami. While placing posters, they came in the contact with overhead electricity wires and suffered a shock.

City Reports

Student union election 2018: polling ends, Maharaja College records highest voting percentage in Jaipur

Voting goes off peacefully barring sporadic incidents of clashes between student groups. The highest voting percentage of 94% was recorded at Government Girls College of Ajmer.

City Reports

No parking fee at SMS Hospital from Sept 27

The relatives of patients have to visit the hospital multiple times and they are forced to pay the parking fee every time they park their vehicle. Thousands of the patients and their visitors spend lakhs of rupees per year on parking fee at the hospital.