JAIPUR: Jaipur (I) reproductive and child health officer (RCHO) Dr Asha Meena was placed on awaiting posting with immediate effect Tuesday for alleged negligence in departmental work and serious lapses in implementing health schemes.The health department issued the order after a review found unsatisfactory progress in key national health and maternal and child health programmes…
Jaipur: A 17-year-old girl from West Bengal, who had been missing since June, was rescued, Monday, from a spa centre in Jaipur’s Jalupura area in a joint operation by West Bengal Police and Jaipur Police. Investigators suspect she was trafficked to the city on the false promise of a job.The girl went missing from the…
Jaipur: Chairing a high-level review meeting, Tuesday, ACS (mines and petroleum) Aparna Arora urged oil companies to deploy advanced technologies to arrest the decline in crude output and improve recovery from existing fields while accelerating exploration in new blocks.Arora said the 9 million tonne Pachpadra refinery has commenced production and can process up to 1.5…
Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Tuesday approved disciplinary action against two Rajasthan Police Service (RPS) officers and suspended a Rajasthan Jail Service officer.The CM ordered suspension of Saroj Vishnoi, deputy superintendent of the Women’s Correctional Home in Jaipur, over allegations that she allowed a woman inmate to stay with…
Jaipur: The 35th Rajiv Gandhi Memorial T20 Cricket tournament will commence at the Railways Ground here on Wednesday. A total of 8 teams registered with the Jaipur District Cricket Association will participate in this annual tourney.The inaugural match will be played between Minerva Cricket Club and Eleven Star Club at 9am. The tourney will be…
Jaipur: In a landmark initiative to promote employee wellness, networking and collaboration within the financial services sector, the first ever BFSI Premier League (Banking Premier League) 2026 exclusively for professionals from the financial services industry was inaugurated on Tuesday with the Trophy Unveiling Ceremony in Jaipur.Organized by Finonest India and My Policy Express, the tournament…
Jaipur: The Indian team arrived in China on Tuesday to participate in the 19th Asian Men’s Junior Handball Championship, to be held in Chuzhou, China, from July 15 to 26. Rajasthan’s Mahendrapal Singh Paro, Varunjot Singh, Manish Thakran, and Yashpal Singh have been selected in the national squad. Yash Pratap Singh, honorary secretary of the…
According to officials, the historic Jal Mahal Lake on Amer Road is among the affected waterbodies Jaipur: Jaipur’s sewage treatment infrastructure is falling far short of the city’s requirements, resulting in large volumes of untreated wastewater flowing into lakes, dams and wetlands, according to water resources department (WRD) officials.Speaking to TOI, a senior WRD official…
Affected trees in the Walled City Jaipur: The collapse of a 150-year-old banyan tree in Chandpole Sunday has turned the spotlight on the condition of ageing trees in the Walled City. Even before the monsoon has fully set in, three trees estimated to be between 50 and 150 years old have fallen, raising concerns over…
House belonged to gangster Rohit Godara situated at a hamlet in Lunkaransar police station area of Bikaner was found demolished on Tuesday morning NJaipur: In a puzzling turn of events, a two-storey house allegedly owned by fugitive gangster Rohit Godara was demolished by unknown persons in the early hours of Tuesday in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district.The…
