Bhilwara: Members of the Brahmin community staged a protest at the Bhilwara Collectorate Tuesday demanding an impartial probe into the suspicious death of one Sanwarmal Sharma. The agitation saw some youths block a road, prompting police to use force to disperse them, leaving about half a dozen people with minor injuries. The protest followed the…
Jaipur: SMS Medical College’s faculty, under the Rajasthan Medical College Teachers’ Association (RMCTA), took out a rally from SMS Hospital and culminated at SMS Medical College. They demanded that the govt prevent the lateral entry of the govt’s non-teaching doctors into medical education. The healthcare facilities at SMS Hospital were affected during the rally. From…
Jaipur: Rajasthan State Health Assurance Agency (RSHAA) has served show-cause notices to 50 hospitals for booking fewer packages for urology ailments under the Rajasthan Govt Health Scheme (RGHS). RSHAA chief executive officer Harjeelal Atal said that most hospitals are providing urology-related treatments. In the past month, around 9,000 patients received urology-related treatments under the RGHS…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan govt on Tuesday extended the tenure of 3,848 gram panchayats whose five-year term was scheduled to end in Sept and Oct, appointing the current sarpanches as administrators to ensure uninterrupted local governance. The notification issued by the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department reads, “Fresh panchayat elections cannot be held immediately due…
Jaipur: Rajasthan tourism has launched an aggressive global outreach campaign, participating in leading international travel expos in Tokyo and Paris to counter a decline in foreign tourist arrivals this year.The state tourism department is showcasing its strengths at the ongoing IFTM Top Resa in Paris, the largest multi-segment travel trade show in France. The delegation…