Jaipur: The health department is launching ferric carboxymaltose injections for affected women, which are effective in combating anaemia. The injections will be made available in govt hospitals.A senior health department official said that ferric carboxymaltose injection services are being operated for anaemic women, and these injections should be administered to women with low haemoglobin as…

Jaipur: Rajasthan leads fresh investment commitments with Rs 2.69 lakh crore from 419 new projects, predominantly in the solar sector, in the April-June quarter of the current year. According to a think tank tracking proposed investments nationwide, about 86.4% (Rs 2.32 lakh crore) of the state’s investment commitments were in the solar industry.In fact, Rajasthan…

Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court Wednesday halted implementation of the order issued by urban development and housing (UDH) department on March 12 to regularise residential colonies established on land acquired by Rajasthan Housing Board between B2 Bypass and Sanganer. The bench of Justice SP Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit issued this order while hearing a public…

Jaipur: Footpaths were once meant for pedestrians but now they’re claimed by stalls, huts and other unauthorised structures. In Jaipur, despite repeated claims by both the municipal corporations to clear encroachments, the ground reality paints a completely different picture. From local markets to key city junctions, footpaths have been overtaken by shop extensions, bamboo-and-plastic stalls…

Jaipur: Contractual workers at University of Rajasthan (RU) observed a one-day strike Wednesday, disrupting mess services and office operations, and took out a rally on the university campus and gheraoed the vice-chancellor’s secretariat. They demanded an increase in the minimum salary, which currently is between Rs 7,400 and Rs 9,300, whereas at other universities of…