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Barmer: A two-day Thar Festival in Barmer will be organised jointly by the tourism department and Barmer district administration from Oct 8 to showcase the district as the new tourism hub. Barmer district collector Tina Dabi has assigned responsibilities to officials for organising the festival.Dabi, during a press conference Monday, informed the media that the…

Jaipur: Healthcare activists and civil society groups have held the Bhajan Lal Sharma govt accountable for what they describe as a “man-made tragedy” at Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital.A group of activists conducted a reality check inside the hospital Monday and interviewed junior staff to expose vulnerabilities and potential lapses in safety compliance.Civil activist…

Jaipur: The Regional Transport Office, Jaipur (I), has given two weeks’ notice to over 25,000 e-rickshaws owners in the city to comply with norms requiring vehicle fitness certificates.RTO officials said permits to operate these vehicles would be cancelled for six months if any e-rickshaw owner is found without the necessary certificate. Those who fail to…

Bhilwara: Chittorgarh district’s Begun police station team Monday arrested one person and seized 151.5 kg poppy husk from a car during a drive against drugs smuggling.Chittorgarh SP Manish Tripathi told TOI that police officers in the district have been directed to check and prevent poppy husk smuggling. A special team under Begun police station officer…

Jaipur: The death of six people in a late Sunday fire at SMS Hospital sparked a political storm in Rajasthan, with Congress holding the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP govt responsible and calling the incident a “symbol of BJP govt’s failure.” Congress demanded that health minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar resign, that a judicial probe be ordered,…