Jaipur: Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani Thursday announced that a new Central Hall modelled on the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament will be established inside the State Assembly complex. He directed officials to identify a suitable location within the Assembly building for the facility, which he said would serve multiple purposes.Devnani said the Central…

Jaipur: In a bid to streamline and manage records, the health department has made it mandatory for patients to register at govt hospitals using their Aadhaar or Jan Aadhaar numbers.While officials said the move would enhance patient data management, there is no clarity on how patients without these cards can access healthcare services.In an order…

Jaipur/Jaisalmer/Jodhpur: Mock drills simulating drone and aerial attacks were held across Rajasthan, including the border districts, as part of the second statewide civil defence blackout and mock exercise under ‘Operation Shield’. In Jaipur’s Khatipura area, the drill took place at the Shaheed Major Digvijay Singh Sumal Govt Senior Secondary School, followed by a brief blackout…

Jaipur: Cabinet expansion and political appointments in Rajasthan, including those of chairpersons to various boards and commissions, are solely the prerogative of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, BJP’s state in-charge, Radha Mohan Das Agrawal said Saturday. Agrawal’s remarks came during a key strategy meeting in Jaipur, where the party discussed the pending cabinet expansion, political…

Jaipur: Rajasthan govt signed an MoU in Aug this year to outsource several diagnostic tests to private firms. Health activists and social organisations have raised concerns over this. Chhaya Pachauli, coordinator of Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA), an umbrella organisation of health activists in the state, said Thursday, “Earlier too, the govt roped in private players…