Jaipur: A day after four labourers died of suffocation while cleaning an underground tank inside a jewellery manufacturing unit in the city’s Sitapura industrial area, questions are mounting over police inaction amid whispers of pressure from the influential jewellery lobby.Despite the death of four persons—identified as Sanjeev Pal, Himanshu Singh, Rohit Pal and Arpit, all…
Jaipur: The forensics science lab (FSL) team submitted its findings Thursday on the Oct 5 fire at the neurosurgery ICU of SMS Medical College’s Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics. An official stated that the report indicated the blaze was triggered by an electrical short circuit, producing toxic fumes that spread rapidly through the false ceiling…
Bhilwara: Gulabpura police in Bhilwara district Saturday froze properties worth around Rs 50 lakh belonging to a drug smuggler as part of action against illegal assets acquired through drug trafficking.Superintendet of police Dharmendra Singh said the action was taken against Labhchand (39), a resident of Begu area in Chittorgarh district, under Section 68F of the…
Jaipur: Mid-day meals for school students in Rajasthan will now have fruits once a week and also local cuisine on any one day in a week. An order dated June 23 issued by commissioner (midday meal) Vishwa Mohan Sharma states, “Food can be provided as per local demand on any one day of the week….
Jaipur: Cold wave conditions continued unabated across Rajasthan for the 6th consecutive day Saturday, as temperatures stayed well below normal in most parts of the state. With no immediate relief in sight, residents struggled to cope with biting cold, especially during early morning and late-night hours.Dausa was the coldest in the state, recording a minimum…
