Jaipur: Healthcare activists and civil society groups have held the Bhajan Lal Sharma govt accountable for what they describe as a “man-made tragedy” at Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital.A group of activists conducted a reality check inside the hospital Monday and interviewed junior staff to expose vulnerabilities and potential lapses in safety compliance.Civil activist…
Jaipur: The Regional Transport Office, Jaipur (I), has given two weeks’ notice to over 25,000 e-rickshaws owners in the city to comply with norms requiring vehicle fitness certificates.RTO officials said permits to operate these vehicles would be cancelled for six months if any e-rickshaw owner is found without the necessary certificate. Those who fail to…
Bhilwara: Chittorgarh district’s Begun police station team Monday arrested one person and seized 151.5 kg poppy husk from a car during a drive against drugs smuggling.Chittorgarh SP Manish Tripathi told TOI that police officers in the district have been directed to check and prevent poppy husk smuggling. A special team under Begun police station officer…
Jaipur: The death of six people in a late Sunday fire at SMS Hospital sparked a political storm in Rajasthan, with Congress holding the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP govt responsible and calling the incident a “symbol of BJP govt’s failure.” Congress demanded that health minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar resign, that a judicial probe be ordered,…
Jaipur: A fire broke out late Sunday night at the neurosurgery ICU of SMS Medical College’s Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, claiming the lives of eight critically ill patients. Six patients died in the ICU affected by the fire, while two others died during evacuation from the neighbouring ICU. Five patients rescued from the burnt…
