Jaipur: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar Monday dismissed allegations made by former chief minister Ashok Gehlot that Constitutional institutions, including the office of the vice president and governor, are working under political pressure. Speaking at a gathering of former MLAs at the Constitution Club in Jaipur, Dhankhar described Gehlot as a long-time friend but expressed surprise over…
Udaipur: Resident doctors at RNT Medical College in Udaipur resumed work on Monday after an 11-day strike, restoring medical services across all departments. The doctors ended the strike following assurances that the medical college and the district administration would jointly send a letter to the state govt to provide appropriate compensation to the family of…
Jaisalmer: Punjab Police in collaboration with Border Security Force (BSF) and Rajasthan Police busted an international drug cartel and seized 60.3 kg of heroin from near India-Pakistan border in Barmer, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said Monday. This cartel was operated by Pakistani smuggler Tanveer Shah and Canada-based handler Joban Kaler, he said. Nine traffickers of…
Jaipur: With the onset of monsoon in Rajasthan, the state health department issued an alert Monday over the potential rise in scrub typhus cases, a zoonotic disease transmitted by chigger mites that thrive in green bushes and scrubby vegetation. The department has urged the animal husbandry department to take preventive measures to curb mite breeding…
Jaipur: Traffic on Jhalana Bypass moved slowly for around 30 minutes Monday afternoon after water overflowed from the air valve of Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) pipeline, which transfers Bisalpur water to the colonies in and around Jawahar Nagar.PHED officials said the problem occurred around 12.30 pm, and officials restored the snag within 15 to…
