Jaipur

JAIPUR: Rajasthan health minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar faced backlash after discussing the maternal deaths of 18 women in government hospitals and ending his remarks with, “Lets meet after the break,” a response that has triggered criticism for its apparent insensitivity amid a widening public health crisis.Nearly three months after clusters of maternal deaths began surfacing…

The Supreme Court building in Delhi Jaipur: The Supreme Court upheld the acquisition of 27 hectares in Sheopura village for the proposed metro car depot under Phase II of the Jaipur Metro Rail Project, dismissing appeals by landowners and clearing the way for the long-delayed project.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma,…

JCTSL will procure new buses on behalf of all five corporations Jaipur: Three years after former chief minister Ashok Gehlot announced plans to bring Rajasthan’s five city transport corporations under one umbrella, the BJP govt has initiated the process to set up Rajasthan City Transport Services Ltd (RCTSL), a holding company for urban bus operations.The…

Researchers cautioned that continued exposure could increase the burden of chronic respiratory diseases Jaipur: Rajasthan’s marble capital, Kishangarh, is grappling with mounting environmental and public health challenges linked to its thriving marble industry, according to a study by researchers from the Central University of Rajasthan. The study found that marble processing and slurry dumping have…

Reserve price fixed at 25 times annual dead rent for mining leases and quarry licence fee Jaipur: The state govt has introduced significant amendments to the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2017, offering relief to mine leaseholders while strengthening transparency and promoting sustainable mining practices.The changes were notified through the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession (Second…

Jaipur: Bracing for a high court contempt hearing, Tuesday, over delayed local body elections, the Rajasthan govt moved, Monday, to request an extension until Nov, citing the massive scale of the polls and ongoing work to finalize OBC political reservations. The application was filed ahead of Tuesday’s hearing of a contempt plea moved by independent…

Jaisalmer: In a distressing twist for a war veteran, 92-year-old retired Indian Army Captain Chunni Lal Thakur, who fought in three major wars for the country, is now waging a determined fight to reclaim his agricultural land after allegedly falling victim to fraud in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district.Capt Thakur, a resident of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district…

Jaipur: With nearly 2.65 lakh state employees yet to file their Immovable Property Returns (IPRs), the Akhil Rajasthan Rajya Karmachari Sanyukt Mahasangh (Eikikrit) has urged the Rajasthan govt to reopen the IPR module on the Rajkaj portal, saying the pending filings could affect annual increments, promotions, transfers and other service-related benefits of thousands of employees.In…

Jaipur: Thousands of families living in 86 colonies across Sanganer and Bagru have warned of boycotting the upcoming local body elections if their long-pending demand for land titles is not addressed, at a meeting held Monday under the banner of the Niyaman Hetu Sangharsh SamitThe committee said the colonies were established 40 to 50 years…

Jaisalmer: Five men were killed and three sustained critical injuries in a road accident late Sunday night after a speeding Scorpio SUV rammed into the rear of a trailer on the Barmer-Jodhpur National Highway near Bhandiyawas in Balotra district’s Pachpadra police station area.The deceased have been identified as Revantaram Jat (26), Swarooparam Jat (27), Bharat…