Jaipur

Jaipur: Around three decades ago, full immunization coverage in the state was just 21.1%, according to NFHS 1992-93. It rose to 80.4% in NFHS 2020-21 and reached 91.8% in 2024-25.According to the health dept, effective immunization has helped reduce maternal and infant mortality in Rajasthan to levels better than the national average. Principal secretary Gayatri…

Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has expressed concern over the continuous decline in population of camels, the state animal of Rajasthan, observing that the “numbers nearly halved after the enactment of the camel protection law”.The court has asked the state govt to file its response explaining the things needed to protect and increase the population of…

Jaisalmer: A 25-year-old woman died by suicide in RP Colony of Jaisalmer city Saturday, about a month before her wedding. The woman, identified as Rekha, was alone at home at the time of the incident, police said.City Kotwal Surjaram Jakhar said Rekha’s father runs a grocery business. At the time of the incident, her brothers…

Jaisalmer: A youth was attacked on the road Saturday while going to the market to buy vegetables with his brother on his bike, after family members of the girl he eloped with confronted him in Vishala village of Barmer district. The girl’s three brothers and their mother allegedly stopped him, forcibly took him to their…

Jaipur: A 35-year-old man who self-immolated outside the office of the Bikaner superintendent of police died Saturday at the SMS Hospital in Jaipur, officials said.The deceased has been identified as Ram Lal. He had poured petrol and set himself on fire in a corridor outside the Bikaner SP office Friday. Police personnel doused the flames…