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Jaipur: Dr SK Sarkar received Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indian Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ISTS) and Trust on Oct 10 in recognition of his extraordinary and distinctive contributions to the practice and progress of thoracic surgery in India. The seventh international conference of the Indian Society of Thoracic Surgeons Conference (ISTSCON 2025) was organised…

Jaipur: In a rare surgery, the doctors at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital retrieved wristwatch and other objects like metal rods, iron nails, pins, nuts, bolts and three lockets from a patient’s oesophagus (food pipe) and large intestine Monday through video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). The 35-year-old patient had arrived at the hospital complaining of stomach…

Jaipur: As the demand for mawa and milk products surges with Diwali drawing near, health department officials have found that palm oil and milk powder are being used to manufacture milk products to meet the demand. During an inspection at Shastri Nagar doodh mandi Monday, 1,380 kg of adulterated mawa was destroyed at the spot,…

Jaipur: Two persons died and two got injured after a truck collided with a car and caught fire on Bharat Mala road near Raisar in Bikaner district Monday.One of the occupants of the car was burnt alive while the other died during treatment at PBM Hospital in Bikaner, said Laxman Sudhar, Napasar station house officer.Upon…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan govt’s plan to open forest guest houses to the public has drawn sharp criticism from environmentalists, who have termed it a clear violation of the Supreme Court’s recent order prohibiting any commercial use of such facilities within sanctuaries and national parks.Forest minister Sanjay Sharma earlier wrote to Additional Chief Secretary (Forest) Anand…