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Jaipur: A dispute over parking facilities at the government-run JK Lon Children’s Hospital led to a three-hour work stoppage on Saturday, temporarily disrupting medical services before being resolved through administrative intervention.The strike led to a complete work stoppage across outpatient departments, laboratories and several wards, although essential emergency services continued to function.The conflict arose from…

Jhunjhunu: Dr Deepak Agrawal, joint director of animal husbandry department in Sikar, was Saturday caught red-handed by an ACB team from Jaipur taking a bribe of Rs 25,000. Additional SP of ACB Special Unit II Jaipur, Mahavir Sharma, stated that an employee of animal husbandry department had filed a complaint against Dr Agrawal for demanding…

Jaipur: Rejecting the notion of a political compromise in the appointment of Bhajan Lal Sharma as chief minister, BJP national president JP Nadda Saturday lauded his contribution to the party while describing him as a “loyal soldier of our (party’s) ideology” with a proven track record of dedication to public service.Speaking at the ‘Lokmata Devi…

Jodhpur: A court here Saturday sentenced a junior engineer (JEN) of Jodhpur Development Authority (JDA) to four years of rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case. The convict, identified as Kanaram, a resident of Jodhpur, had taken a bribe for granting construction permission in 2016.According to Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) public prosecutor Dinesh Tiwari, a complaint had…

Jaipur: With Covid-19 cases resurfacing in the state, the health department has issued directions to its officials in all districts to review hospital preparedness at the district and sub-district levels, as well as in medical colleges and all other inpatient care facilities. Hospitals and health care facilities have been asked to ensure availability of diagnostics,…