Jaipur: The long-pending demand to upgrade the Dausa–Manoharpur National Highway-148 to a four-lane road moved closer to reality with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) appointing a consultant to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR). Once finalised, the report will be submitted to the ministry of road transport for approval, paving the way for…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Alliance of Hospital Associations (RAHA), an umbrella of hospital associations, Thursday threatened to suspend cashless facilities for RGHS beneficiaries from Aug 25 in private hospitals. It alleged that there is no sustainable financial and operational plan for RGHS and lack of communication between political leadership (chief minister and health minister) and the bureaucracy,…
Jhunjhunu: Thieves wearing masks broke into a house, sprayed a substance to render sleeping family members unconscious, locked them in a room from outside and stole cash, gold, silver jewellery worth lakhs in Sikar Wednesday. The victim, homeowner Narendra Gawaria, reported to the Kotwali police station that his house is located in Ward No. 18…
Jaisalmer: Former Barmer MP, Col Sonaram Choudhary (80) passed away following a heart related surgery in New Delhi Wednesday night. His mortal remains were brought to his residence in Barmer and later taken to his native village Mohangarh Thursday, where thousands gathered to pay their final respects. Choudhary’s last rites are scheduled for 11am on…
Jaipur: A female leopard ventured out of the Jhalana Leopard Reserve late Wednesday night and prowled into a factory near Gopalpura, some eight kilometres away, after traversing several residential colonies.Forest officials have not conclusively identified the feline, but they believe it to be ‘Pooja’, a female leopard commonly seen around the MNIT campus on JLN…