Jaipur: Following multiple post-caesarean deaths in Kota and Bikaner since last month, and complications following similar procedures in Jodhpur more recently, the Rajasthan health department has barred govt medical institutions from directly administering locally-purchased medicines to patients until they receive laboratory clearance.Detailed guidelines to this effect were issued Tuesday following a TOI report that highlighted…

Jaipur: With Rajasthan facing rising temperatures, recurring heat waves, erratic rainfall and mounting water stress, the state govt plans to set up a Climate Change Centre in collaboration with IIT-Jodhpur to strengthen climate research, forecasting and policy planning.The proposed centre, details of which were shared in the Rajasthan Assembly on June 23, will function as…

Jaipur: A 40-year-old trader was found dead in a hotel room in Jaipur’s Narayan Vihar area Wednesday, leading police to probe allegations of murder levelled by his family and examine the role of a few friends who were allegedly in the room with him the night before.Police said the deceased, Guru Prasad Chaudhary, was a…

KMC sealed coaching Institutes, libraries and shops in Kota Wednesday Kota: During a fire safety enforcement drive carried out by Kota Municipal Corporation (KMC), Wednesday, two coaching institutes, two libraries, one hostel, a residential tower and six shops were sealed for violating fire safety norms. The drive came as a precautionary measure after the massive…

Jaipur: Rajasthan Vidyut Utpandan Nigam Ltd has launched a recruitment drive for 2,005 vacancies for the state’s five electricity companies for various technical and non-technical posts.The vacancies include 869 junior engineers, comprising 727 electrical, 110 mechanical, and 32 civil engineers, along with 371 junior accountants and 765 junior assistants.According to the notification, detailed guidelines for…