Jaipur, June 11 (IANS) Six maternal deaths within five days at Rajasthan’s Mahatma Gandhi Government Hospital in Bhilwara, and two in Banswara reportedly following Caesarean-section deliveries, have raised serious concerns over infection control and patient safety in the state’s public healthcare system.Hospital authorities have confirmed the detection of infection in the operation theatre (OT), while investigations are underway to determine whether it contributed to the deaths.The latest matern…
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Jaipur, July 9 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday criticised the BJP-led state government over the condition of government schools, citing UDISE+ data that shows a decline of over 8.4 lakh students in school enrolment across Rajasthan over the past two years.According to the UDISE+ (Unified District Information System for Education Plus) report, Rajasthan has witnessed a steady fall in school enrolment over the last two academic sessions.Gehlot claimed that, for the …
Jaipur, July 7 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday recalled the previous Congress government’s role in facilitating the legal supply of Bansi Paharpur sandstone for the Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya and said that he had personally urged the temple authorities to use only legally mined stone. Referring to the ongoing controversy over alleged financial irregularities in temple donations, Gehlot called for accountability, saying that an…
Jaipur, July 6 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Satish Poonia on Monday strongly backed the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying India should have one law for all citizens.Addressing the media at the Circuit House in Jodhpur, the BJP leader also described delimitation as a constitutional process and criticised Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Ashok Gehlot over their stance on constitutional institutions.Advocating the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, Poonia said a single legal f…
Jaipur, July 4 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday demanded strict action against those who, he alleged, misled Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the progress of the Barmer Refinery project. Citing an official reply tabled in the Lok Sabha last year, Gehlot claimed that the refinery was already over 80 per cent complete as of July 15, 2024, while the Congress demitted office in December 2023. Questioning the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s claims, the f…
Jaipur, July 4 (IANS) The inauguration of the Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra in Balotra on Saturday became the latest battleground in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Congress political war, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing the previous Congress government in Rajasthan of delaying the ambitious project and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot responding with a sharp rebuttal. Addressing a massive rally after dedicating the refinery to the nation, Prime Minister Modi said the project had…
Jaipur, July 4 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Rajasthan, a fresh war of words erupted between former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and incumbent Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma over the history and credit for the Pachpadra Refinery in Balotra district, just hours before its inauguration. The dispute sparked widespread discussion across political circles and social media. The controversy began after Chief Minister Sharma reportedly stated that the foundation stone for the P…
Jaipur, July 3 (IANS) A meeting between Rajasthan Congress In-Charge and Punjab MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Friday has sparked political speculation, with opposition leaders and political observers debating its significance. However, Randhawa dismissed the speculation, asserting that the meeting had been scheduled well in advance to discuss the deteriorating law and order situation in Punjab. Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot and Rajasthan Con…
Jaipur, July 3 (IANS) The HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL) at Pachpadra in Rajasthan’s Balotra district is finally set to become operational after a 15-year journey marked by political controversies, land acquisition disputes, repeated delays, mounting costs and even a fire that postponed its inauguration at the last minute.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the country’s first greenfield BS-VI-compliant integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex on Saturday. The refinery’s jo…
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday raised serious concerns over an alleged breakdown of the state’s payment system, claiming that delays in the release of dues have adversely affected employees, pensioners, patients, contractors and several other sections of society.Gehlot has written a detailed letter marked “Urgent” to Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, drawing attention to what he described as a deepening financial crisis and administrative paraly…