Jaipur: Fourteen critically ill patients of intensive care unit (ICU) at the trauma centre of SMS Hospital were shifted to safer places following malfunction in the rooftop tank water supply system which led to flooding in the unit Monday night.The incident followed a tragic fire at the facility that claimed the lives of eight people…

Ajmer: A minor girl aged 16 died by suicide after hanging herself in her room Tuesday, allegedly after receiving intimidating phone calls regarding a case filed by her father just days ago. Police said the deceased’s father had registered a case against four persons alleging offences against his daughter under the Protection of Children Against…

Jaisalmer: With 79-year-old former minister Hemaram Chaudhary having spent 10 days at a protest site in the open in severe cold in Dhorimana, seeking withdrawal of the state govt’s redrawing of district boundaries of Barmer and Balotra, former deputy CM Sachin Pilot, state Cong chief Govind Singh Dotasra, and Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully, among…

Jaipur: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Tuesday registered a case naming multiple govt officials, lease holders and contractors accused of allegedly passing off illegal mining activities as legal and causing considerable revenue loss to the govt.The list of persons named by the ACB in this case includes mining engineers, surveyors, lease holders and owners of stone…

Jaipur: The National Security Guard (NSG) and Rajasthan Police Tuesday jointly inaugurated a month-long comprehensive security enhancement training programme aimed at strengthening coordination and operational preparedness against terror threats, officials said.Director general of police Rajeev Kumar Sharma and DG NSG Bhrigu Shrinivasan inaugurated the programme at the Rajasthan Police Academy (RPA), attended by senior officials…