Jaipur: Discoms are set to begin installation of smart meters on a sub-division basis from next month, aiming to cover all 1.46 crore households with electricity connections in the state. Work orders worth Rs 14,500 crore for this were placed in Sept last year. Instead of scattered installations, the strategy is to complete one sub-division…

Jaipur: The health department of Rajasthan will use Ferric Carboxymaltose (FCM) injection to curb anaemia among pregnant women in the state. The department will organise an FCM Pink Drive fortnight from Nov 17-Nov 10 with the aim of controlling and treating anaemia, one of the major causes of maternal deaths.According to the health department, FCM…

Jaipur: The Supreme Court Monday stayed a Rajasthan High Court order directing the removal and relocation of 1,102 liquor shops along national and state highways across the state, including those within municipal and urban local body limits.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta granted interim relief while hearing a special leave petition…

Jaipur: Cracking a daylight robbery case within days, the city police have arrested seven men and recovered gold jewellery worth Rs 35 lakh looted from a jeweller under the Harmada police station area of the city Tuesday. DCP (West) Hanuman Prasad Meena said the complainant’s acquaintance masterminded the robbery.Meena said a special team of the…

Jaipur: Hanumangarh police Wednesday arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly contacting a Pakistani terrorist on social media, sharing his posts and sending him his mobile number, officials said. The accused, Jaswant Kumar alias Sonu, is a resident of Hanumangarh Town police station limits. Hanumangarh SP Narendra Singh Meena said Jaswant allegedly came in contact with…