Jaipur, June 19 (IANS) After five women succumbed to sufferings due to cesarean section (C-section) challenges and other surgeries in Rajasthan’s Kota, the first death has been reported due to post delivery challenges among new mothers at the Prince Bijay Singh Memorial (PBM) Hospital in Bikaner. A 20-year-old woman from Suratgarh, identified as Preeti, died on Friday after battling multiple organ failure following complications that reportedly began after her delivery.Preeti had been admitted t…
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Jaipur, June 19 (IANS) Describing the deaths of postpartum women and the kidney failure suffered by several others in government hospitals in Kota and Bikaner as a shocking “institutional failure” of Rajasthan’s healthcare system, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has demanded accountability at the highest level.In a strongly worded letter to Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Gehlot said poor women who entered government hospitals with faith in the public health system had paid a devastating pri…
Jaipur, June 19 (IANS) A fresh Western Disturbance has become active over Rajasthan, bringing rain and thunderstorms to several parts of the state over the past 24 hours.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Sri Vijaynagar in Sri Ganganagar district recorded the highest rainfall at 85 mm. The Meteorological Centre in Jaipur has forecast increased weather activity over the next 48 hours, with parts of the Bikaner, Jaipur, Bharatpur, and Ajmer divisions, along with the Shekhawati…
Jaipur, June 18 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has strongly criticised the state government and the public healthcare system following the findings emerging from inquiry reports into the deaths of new mothers in Kota and serious medical complications reported in Bikaner.Referring to the inquiry report submitted in the Kota maternal deaths case, which reportedly found negligence in treatment to be the direct cause of the deaths of five women after childbirth, Gehlot said the …
Jaipur, June 14 (IANS) It’s been over a month since five women died in Rajasthan’s Kota after undergoing surgical challenges during pregnancy. What killed these five women and what triggered recent cases of acute kidney injury, multi-organ failure, and even blindness among new mothers in another Rajasthan city, Bikaner, is now a million-dollar question. Weeks after two separate but strikingly similar healthcare crises rocked the state government hospitals, authorities are still searching for ans…
Jaipur, June 11 (IANS) Rajasthan is likely to witness relief from the ongoing spell of heat and humidity from Thursday as a Western Disturbance becomes active over the state. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), parts of the Bikaner, Jaipur, Ajmer and Bharatpur divisions are expected to experience thunderstorms, gusty winds of 50-60 kmph and light to moderate rainfall between June 11 and June 14.An orange alert for thunderstorms and rain has been issued for 12 districts, inclu…
Jaipur, June 10 (IANS) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved the four-laning of the Nagaur–Bikaner section of National Highway-62 (NH-62), officials said on Wednesday. The project will be executed under the Build-Operate-Transfer (Toll) model at an estimated cost of Rs 1,359.33 crore.The four-lane highway will substantially improve connectivity across Western Rajasthan, facilitate smoother transportation, and create new avenues for investment and employment.The project is al…
Jaipur, June 9 (IANS) Close on the heels of maternal deaths in Kota, a serious medical concern has surfaced at PBM Hospital in Bikaner, where five women developed severe complications, including kidney failure, after giving birth. The affected women experienced a deterioration in their health days after delivery, prompting concern among hospital authorities and the state government. Following reports of the incident, Rajasthan Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar convened a high-level meeting …
Jaipur, June 9 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday forecast a change in weather conditions in Rajasthan with a fresh Western Disturbance expected to become active from June 11, even as Sri Ganganagar district emerged as the hottest city in both the state and the country on Monday after recording a scorching 45.6 degrees Celsius.The approaching system is likely to bring thunderstorms, gusty winds, and rainfall to several parts of the state, offering some relief from the in…
Jaipur, June 8 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday produced six accused, including Jugal Kishore Bishnoi, Director of the Rajasthan State Seed Corporation, before the ACB Special Court in Bikaner in connection with the fake seed case.The court remanded all six accused to ACB custody for five days.The ACB had arrested the six individuals on Saturday. During the operation, officials recovered Rs 1.59 crore in cash from Bishnoi’s residence and Rs 85 lakh from his nephew, Swatantra Vis…