Jaipur: The state health department will introduce a new ‘Prasav Sakhi’ system in govt hospitals to provide dedicated support, guidance and timely treatment to women with high-risk pregnancies, following a series of maternal deaths reported from several cities since May.The department has issued guidelines for the phased rollout of the initiative in medical college-affiliated hospitals,…

Jaipur: The health department reviewed maternity services at the govt maternal and child health (MCH) hospital in Neem Ka Thana after a woman died at a private hospital following excessive bleeding after childbirth, triggering protests and allegations of negligence.Officials said the hospital recorded 239 deliveries between July 8 and 21, including 228 normal and 11…

Around 20,000 e-ravannas are now generated daily through the digital platform Jaipur: The mines department’s technology-driven system to curb illegal mineral transportation has failed to eliminate irregularities in the issuance of transit passes, with records indicating that questionable e-ravannas continue to be generated despite automated weighbridges and a Vehicle Tracking System (VTS) being in place.The…

JMC’s encroachment drive Wednesday Jaipur: The Jaipur Municipal Corporation’s (JMC) vigilance branch carried out a drive against encroachments at several locations across the city Wednesday. Authorities seized four truckloads of goods and collected Rs 2,000 as carrying charges from violators.The drive covered Shiv Residency in Narayan Vihar, Swarnpath in Mansarovar, 7 Number Puliya on Mahal…

Dungarpur police arrests International Cyber fraud kingpin from Udaipur Udaipur: Dungarpur police Tuesday arrested the alleged kingpin of an international cyber fraud racket that operated from Dubai and is accused of siphoning off more than Rs 160 crore by using bank accounts opened in the names of unsuspecting villagers and students.Dungarpur superintendent of police Manish…