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Jaipur: The Rajasthan Private Bus Operators Association (PBOA) has written to the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) following incidents where passengers were deboarded and left on roads on several routes.This comes after the state transport department initiated an intensive inspection drive to assess safety measures in private buses operating in the state. The association said…

Jaipur: The distraught family of a 25-year-old man whose dead body was reportedly being withheld by a private hospital for two days over non-payment of bills received help from a powerful yet unlikely quarter Sunday – state agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena.Vikram Meena from Mahua in Dausa district died at a private hospital in the…

Jaipur: Following the devastating fire at the SMS Hospital in Jaipur earlier this month that claimed eight lives, the state govt has issued an extensive list of guidelines for maintaining fire safety in govt hospitals.The guidelines mandate govt medical institutions to procure a valid Fire NOC (no objection certificate) and renew it as necessary after…

Jaipur: The traffic wing of Jaipur Commissionerate initiated a week-long drive against auto-rickshaws and tempos Sunday.Officials said the drive was launched following a series of complaints that auto-rickshaws, especially those that pick up and drop school students, and the tempos are operating on city roads with more than the permissible load. The tempos ply on…

Jaipur: Winter has begun to make its presence felt across Rajasthan with minimum temperatures dipping below 17 degrees Celsius in many parts of the state.The Met office said that in the coming days, due to a fresh spell of western disturbances, mild to moderate rainfall is likely at many places in the southern and eastern…