JAISALMER: The Additional District and Sessions Court (ADJ) at Pokaran in Jaisalmer district has sentenced three persons, including the husband, to life imprisonment with rigorous imprisonment in a dowry death case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh each on all three convicts.The prosecution in the case was represented by Additional Public…
JAISALMER: Known for rescuing snakes and handling them with remarkable confidence, a man in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer lost his life after being bitten three times by a cobra while attempting to catch it from a neighbour’s backyard.Usually, he controlled snakes by holding them near the mouth, but this time he attempted to catch the cobra by…
Parents protest outside Shiksha Sankul in Jaipur Thursday Jaipur: Parents of students selected under the Right to Education (RTE) protested at Shiksha Sankul in Jaipur Thursday, claiming that over 1 lakh children have yet to receive their admissions for the current academic year.They have issued a 10-day ultimatum to the education department to resolve the…
Principal secretary (medical education) Gayatri Rathore during an inspection at SMS Hospital Thursday Jaipur: With increase in registration, SMS Hospital will strengthen OPD services in high-load departments to reduce crowding and improve patient care. In the first phase, the medicine department will run an evening OPD from 5-7pm. Earlier too, the SMS hospital had started…
Jaipur: An FIR was registered against BJP MLA Jaideep Bihani and several others at Jawahar Nagar police station Wednesday under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act over the alleged assault and wrongful confinement of a Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) assistant engineer.According to the FIR lodged…
Jaipur: Rajasthan BJP Thursday filed a police complaint alleging circulation of fake Request for Proposal (RFP) documents and forged party letterheads purportedly issued in the party’s name, raising suspicion of an attempted financial fraud.The complaint was lodged at Ashok Nagar police station in Jaipur by BJP social media co-convenor Ajay Vijayvargiya against unidentified persons.According to…
Jaipur: The Employee State Insurance Corporation’s Medical College and Hospital in Jaipur has introduced a free annual health check-up programme for insured individuals aged 40 and above as part of new labour laws.The initiative, which commenced Thursday, includes comprehensive diagnostic tests such as those for diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, anaemia, ECG and chest X-ray. This…
Jaipur: The indefinite hunger strike and protest by Jaipur City Transport Services Ltd (JCTSL) employees, which was continuing for the past 14 days over 14 pending demands, came to an end Thursday after discussions with JCTSL managing director Narayan Singh.Union member Ramkunwar Bishnoi said the employees were protesting over delays in introducing new buses, recruitment…
Jaipur: The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has sanctioned an incentive of Rs 60 crore to Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (JVVNL) for adding rooftop solar capacity during the financial year 2024–25.Distribution companies submit claims to MNRE based on the rooftop solar capacity added each year. In the first tranche for FY 2024–25,…
Jaipur: A head constable posted in the call detail record (CDR) cell of Sriganganagar police was suspended Wednesday for allegedly helping Punjab-based smugglers linked to a heroin consignment dropped by Pakistani drones.Police identified the accused as Mangat Ram, a resident of Chunawadh, who was part of several major anti-smuggling operations along the India-Pakistan border and…
