Jaipur: In a move to enhance the quality and transparency of road repair works, the Urban Development and Housing (UDH) department has launched an initiative where third-party agencies will be tasked with inspecting its work. The move follows significant criticism directed at local authorities for their ineffective road maintenance, with many urban areas suffering from…
Jaipur: The state govt will hold a mega Parents’ Anganwadi Meeting (PAM) along with a Parent-Teachers’ Meeting (PTM) in govt schools on Oct 31 to boost parental participation in children’s learning and overall development. Officials said parents at anganwadi centres will also be briefed on the transition from early childhood care to formal schooling, ensuring…
Jaipur: A team from the Department of Information Technology in Jaipur is heading to Jhalawar to assist police investigating a large-scale cyber fraud uncovered under Operation Shutter Down.The DoIT team will analyse the recovered data and trace the origin of over 1,000 login IDs and passwords of govt officers found in the possession of the…
Jaipur: With onion prices plummeting by nearly 50% in September — the sharpest decline since Feb 2019 — distressed farmers in Rajasthan have petitioned the govt for urgent intervention to help them tide over the agrarian distress. Government estimates place the production cost of onions between Rs 8 to Rs 10 per kilo, but farmers…
Jaipur: The health department of Rajasthan will use Ferric Carboxymaltose (FCM) injection to curb anaemia among pregnant women in the state. The department will organise an FCM Pink Drive fortnight from Nov 17-Nov 10 with the aim of controlling and treating anaemia, one of the major causes of maternal deaths.According to the health department, FCM…
