Jaipur/Bhilwara: Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Sunday accused the BJP govt in Rajasthan of complete negligence and lack of accountability, which led to deaths of children allegedly after consuming cough syrup given at govt healthcare centres. “For several days now, we are hearing about the deaths of children in different districts — Alwar, Bharatpur, and…
Ajmer: When Ashok Tanwar, Congress’s ‘observer’ for Ajmer district and former chief of Haryana Congress, came visiting to take feedback from party workers, he was in for a surprise. At a meeting called at a private hotel at Foisagar on Sunday, party workers came in large numbers. Former Ajmer city president Vijay Jain started lamenting…
Jaipur: Congress leader and former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot Sunday said that he was not given permission to meet NSUI state president Vinod Jakhar who was lodged at Jaipur Central Jail for protesting Shastra Puja event held at Rajasthan University on Sept 30.Speaking to media, Pilot said, “I wanted to meet our NSUI state…
Jaipur: After turning a deaf ear to complaints from environmental organisations and conservationists for years, the forest department has finally initiated an inquiry into allegations of illegal and large-scale felling of khejri trees to clear land for solar power projects in four districts of the state.If the idea of forests being razed to make way…
Jaipur: Following the deaths of four children linked to the now-banned cough syrup dextromethorphan, the Rajasthan health department has implemented a policy to label drugs distributed under the government’s free medicine scheme that may pose risks to children and pregnant women.This initiative aims to prevent further harm by clearly marking potentially dangerous medications. Union health…
