Jaipur: The state forest department is set to airlift tigers from Madhya Pradesh in a phased interstate relocation, beginning in October and expected to conclude by December. This will be Rajasthan’s second helicopter-based tiger translocation, but the first to be done interstate.The first took place successfully in 2008, when a male tiger was flown by…
Jaipur: The state govt Wednesday launched an amnesty scheme for minor mineral leaseholders and contractors to recover dues and waive interest liabilities. Introduced as part of the 2025 Budget announcements, the scheme will remain in effect till Dec 31, 2025, and applies to principal and interest dues pending up to March 31, 2024.The scheme extends…
Jaipur: Private bus operators protested Wednesday against 10% increase in the price of tickets for stage carriage buses, similar to the increase for roadways buses.Private operators said that the per-kilometre rate was increased after over a decade which does not match the rise in fuel costs.Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation (RSRTC), however, said a nominal…
Jaipur: SMS Hospital has established a department for treatment of blood-related cancers and other blood disorders. The department will offer advanced Car-T cell therapy to cancer patients. This innovative therapy has so far been administered to only a few patients in the state by private hospitals. SMS Hospital will be the first govt hospital to…
Jaipur: The traffic wing of Jaipur commissionerate appears to be focused entirely on managing areas where VVIPs and bureaucrats reside, leaving the rest of the city in the grip of vehicular congestion.At Tonk Puliya, the disparity is evident on the two sides of the railway overbridge (ROB). On one side, the traffic department recently implemented…