Jaipur

Jaipur: Rajasthan has received 3.65 lakh doses of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and begun distributing them across districts as part of a statewide campaign to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer.After the launch, Friday, health department officials said, the HPV vaccine is generally safe, though some beneficiaries may experience mild adverse effects. “Most adverse…

Jaisalmer: A pack of stray dogs killed three chinkara deer, a Schedule I protected species, near Gangaram Ki Dhani in the Lathi area of Jaisalmer district Friday.As the news of death of deer spread, wildlife enthusiasts Abhishek Vishnoi, Mahendra Bishnoi, and Pankaj Bishnoi, along with several villagers, reached the site, recovered the carcasses, and performed…

Udaipur: A 42-year-old farmer was killed in a suspected leopard attack in Upli Badi village of Badi panchayat, located near the Sajjangarh Sanctuary, late Friday night. The animal allegedly dragged the victim nearly 500 metre from a well to a farm, officials and villagers said.The deceased, identified as Babulal Gameti (42), had gone near the…

Jaipur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments against the Congress at a public meeting in Ajmer as “political desperation” and a reflection of his “moral bankruptcy”. Gehlot called it ironic that those “whose ideology did not contribute to the freedom movement” were accusing the Congress of dividing the country.Modi said…

Jaipur: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Saturday arrested a senior constable posted with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 13 lakh in Sikar.The accused has been identified as Uttam Pandey, a resident of Sarai Pandeypur village in Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh.Director general of ACB Govind Gupta said the complainant submitted a…