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Alwar lynching: Resentment in cattle market where Pehlu Khan made last purchase

The traders at the fair are seething with resentment against gau rakshaks and police. Most of them are victims of harassment, extortion and even assault by cow vigilantes, and Khan’s death has only reinforced their anger.

Social media making us lonely and uncommunicative, says survey

The survey on ‘impact of social media and overindulgence in virtual internet world’, conducted by Jaipur-based NGO, Ace Society, also says that social media and such apps often create a false sense of virtual connection that makes an individual lonely and restless.

229 govt doctors in Rajasthan ‘missing’

Already reeling under a severe shortage of doctors, Rajasthan’s public health system has been further strained with 229 government doctors ‘missing’ for over a month.

People suffering heart attacks in rural Rajasthan to get timely medical aid

Telemedicine and ambulances equipped with the latest gadgets to help people suffering from heart attacks in remote and rural Rajasthan.

Mustard oil healthier than refined oils

Mustard oil has antioxidants, vitamin E, Omega 3 and omega 6.

Breathalysers put train drivers, guards at risk of oral infections

More than 3,000 railway employees expose themselves to severe health risks when they blow into breathalysers to mark their attendance.

Minor rape victim pleads with people at Jaipur railway station to adopt her baby

The 14-year-old girl had delivered the baby on January 29 at a government hospital in Jaipur and both were discharged on Friday.

After new law, camel breeding hits a hump

Camel breeders in the state are losing interest in rearing the animal as they are facing several problems after the enforcement of the Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Bill, 2015.

Minister for a day in Rajasthan, the trio who walked out of child marriage

The women also signed a note sheet ordering to distribute 10,500 smartphones among anganwari workers and 282 Android tablets to woman supervisors of anganwari centres

Woman mentally ill, 15-year-old daughter plays her mother

Teenager is among a number of girls who will be honoured by the Rajasthan government with Ladli Samman

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan goes for a toss at night shelters in Jaipur

Raju Bairwa, a daily wage worker comes to Jaipur everyday from Dausa district looking for work, but on most days he fails to get work and has to stay back in the city.

Govt push for maize cultivation in tribal areas

Enthused with spike in maize production in four districts of southern Rajasthan, the agriculture dept now plans to increase the sowing area for the crop next season. The move, if implemented systematically, will improve the income of tribals, said agriculture minister Prabhu Lal Saini

Rajasthan to launch contraceptive injections for women in 14 districts in April

Breastfeeding doubles in Rajasthan in 10 yrs

From 13.3% in 2005-06, the number of mothers nursing their newborns rose to 28.9%, as per the National Family Health Survey data.

The ugly abortion sales pitch in Rajasthan: Say it’s a girl even when it isn’t

For maximising profit, many doctors and paramedics involved in illegal abortions are misleading parents in Rajasthan, by making them believe the child in the womb is a girl.

Karauli collector thinks out of box, schoolgirls say ‘mann ki baat’

Karauli district collector Manoj Sharma installed ‘Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai (I want to say something)’ boxes in six government senior secondary schools for girls to encourage them to raise their problems

Demonitisation woes continue

People across Jaipur continued to stand in long queues in front of automated tellers machines (ATMs) and banks even on Tuesday, seven days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi scrapped 1,00 and 500-rupee banknotes.

Markets close in Jaipur after ‘surprise visit’ by income tax officials

Federation of Rajasthan Trade and Industry has called a bandh in Jaipur to protest against the ‘visits’ by I-T officials

Take a deep breathe, Jaipur air is not as bad as you thought

Vaishali Nagar and Vidhyadhar Nagar have the cleanest air, finds an air quality index report

‘Every hour 31 people are bitten by stray dogs in state’

According to a health department data, a total of 1.55 lakh dog bite cases were reported till July this year. Last year, 2.73 lakh dog bites cases and two deaths, each at Banswara and Tonk districts, were reported

Skilling mentally challenged to master their life

Trainers at Jaipur rehab centre impart simple skills to mental patients to keep them busy and help them earn living

Keeping tab on child, maternal health gets smarter in Raj

Rajasthan health department began distribution of tablets equipped with an e-janswasthya application among ASHAs and ANMs of seven districts – Churu, Dholpur, Jhalawar, Banswara, Jhunjhunu, Pali and Tonk

Condoms, oral pills not the first choice of Raj couples

More people opting for IUD and postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device for birth control

Tracking system throws up encouraging data on child sex ratio

The child sex ratio in Rajasthan is gradually improving due to stringent followup and cross-check system adopted by the State Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Technique (PCPNDT) cell, National Health Mission’s state director Naveen Jain said on Wednesday.

Health infra in tatters, 193 infants die in Rajasthan every day

The death of 16 infants in Ajmer’s JLN hospital within 11 days is alarming but it may not sound scary considering that 193 kids die daily in Rajasthan where health infrastructure is in tatters.

Residents of 22 parched districts in Raj save every drop of water

Twenty- two districts of Rajasthan are reeling under water crisis. Officials claim tankers are sent to 1,056 habitations in 748 villages, but the supply is not enough.

For 22 parched districts, every drop of water counts

Baju bathes her 7-year-old son in a metal pan and doesn’t use soap because she will give the bathwater to cattle.

Rajasthan: Shekhawati region a hub of illegal sex determination

Three decoy operations between April 14 and May 7 have exposed a well-connected sex determination racket active in Shekhawati region comprising Jhunjhunu, Sikar and Churu districts. Six people were arrested during the operations.

Central team’s visit jolts Jaipur care home officials into action

Rajasthan minister made a number of announcements on Friday after 11 deaths of children over 12 days was reported but the implementation began only on Monday, a working day.

Veenu started driving at 12, had a narrow escape as a teenager: Parents

The father of Veenu Paliwal, one of the leading woman bikers in the country who was killed in a road accident on Monday, said his daughter was passionate about two wheelers since she was a small girl.