JAIPUR/BHILWARA: A picnic turned tragic on Tuesday afternoon when eight young men from Jaipur drowned while bathing in the Banas river near the old bridge in Tonk district. Three others were rescued by local residents.Tonk SP Vikas Sangwan said the incident occurred at around 1.15 pm in Sadar police station area. A group of 11…
Jaipur: Residents of Sushilpura staged a protest Tuesday over contaminated drinking water and raised the issue in front of their local MLA Gopal Sharma. For the last five days, people in the area have been receiving polluted water supply.The problem extends beyond drinking water. For nearly a month, foul-smelling wastewater has been flowing on the…
Bengaluru: Karnataka is stepping up efforts to enter the high-value destination wedding market, pitching its heritage circuits and diverse landscapes as alternatives to Jaipur and Udaipur. The state’s latest tourism policy has outlined dedicated packages and pilot projects to position Karnataka as a competitive venue.Rajasthan dominates the segment, drawing Hollywood and Bollywood celebrities — including…
Jaipur: Rajasthan drug control authorities have identified three more medicine samples as “not of standard quality,” deepening concern over medicine safety after the recent Qcepod 200 case. The failed samples include Amoxycillin, Potassium Clavulanate and Lactic Acid Bacillus tablets, an antibiotic combination; Ondansetron Orally Disintegrating Tablets IP 8 mg sold as Vomitap-MD8, used to prevent…
Jaipur: A 23-year-old pregnant woman, Chaina, from Niwai in Tonk district died late Wednesday in the city’s SMS Hospital after allegedly being transfused with the wrong blood type.This is the third case of wrong blood group transfusion since Feb 2024 at two govt hospitals in the city run by the SMS Medical College, raising serious…
