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Raj to vaccinate 92.83 lakh children against polio on Nov 22
Jaipur: Rajasthan will administer oral polio vaccine to around 92.83 lakh children aged below five years across 32 districts on Nov 22 as part of a Sub-National Pulse Polio Immunization campaign, following reports of polio cases in neighbouring Pakistan and Afghanistan. In 2026, Pakistan has reported six polio cases and Afghanistan 36, prompting health authorities to continue immunisation efforts to prevent the risk of cross-border transmission.
NMC asks Raj medical colleges to act swiftly on ragging complaints
Jaipur: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed medical colleges in Rajasthan to act promptly on ragging complaints and provide mental-health support to affected students after receiving eight complaints from the state in 10 days. The commission has instructed colleges to protect complainants’ confidentiality, as far as possible, and prevent retaliation, intimidation, isolation or pressure to withdraw complaints.
Dead lizards found in pickle tanks; Jaipur firm sealed
Jaipur: Food safety department seized around 85,000 kg of pickle and raw material during a raid at Shri Shyam Foods in Muhana Mandi Monday. The premises were sealed after officials found dead lizards in pickle containers and widespread hygiene violations. The raid was conducted under the ‘Shuddh Aahar–Milawat Par Vaar’ campaign ahead of Diwali .
Another maternal death in Kota highlights serious shortcomings in Rajasthan’s healthcare system
Jaipur: Reshma (40) died of kidney failure Saturday after a caesarean delivery at Kota’s New Medical College, highlighting gaps in Rajasthan ’s maternal healthcare. A govt review found that only 12.6% of high-risk pregnancies used 104 Janani Express ambulances due to operational failures, including fuel shortages, unanswered calls, breakdowns, and poor vehicle inspections. This gap in timely transport can prove fatal for women requiring urgent care.
Raj opens stray round with 1,077 MBBS seats, only 9 left in govt colleges
Jaipur: With just nine MBBS seats left in govt medical colleges, Rajasthan has opened the stray vacancy round of NEET UG counselling with 1,077 seats available under the 85% state quota, most of them in private colleges. The Rajasthan Medical and Dental Counselling Board released the final seat matrix Sunday after the completion of three counselling rounds and withdrawals following Round 3.
HPV Push Lifts Rajasthan Coverage to 72% as 2.1 Lakh Girls Vaccinated in a 30 days
Jaipur: Rajasthan ’s Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign has picked up pace, with 2.1 lakh eligible girls receiving the vaccine between Sept 16 and Oct 17, pushing overall coverage to 71.8%. Against a target of 7.2 lakh girls, 5.2 lakh have been vaccinated under the National HPV Vaccination Campaign since its launch in Feb 2026.
Orthopedic OT lies idle at Deendayal hosp
Jaipur: A dedicated orthopaedic operation theatre at Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Hospital, Gangori Bazaar, has remained largely unused, with only three surgeries conducted since June despite the facility being sanctioned as part of a full orthopaedic unit by the state govt. Hospital figures show that from Jan 1 to Sept 30, 2026, only 19 orthopaedic surgeries were performed at the hospital.
Five years on, Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Hospital still lacks promised expansion
Jaipur: In the walled city, a temple, a mazaar and a govt school building were demolished in 2021 to make way for the Rs 52-crore expansion of Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Hospital in Gangori Bazaar. Five years on, the promised upgrade has yet to materialise. The area’s only govt-run multispecialty hospital remains severely cramped, while the extension—being built by Jaipur Smart City Limited—has missed its Oct 2024 deadline and is still far from operational.
1,039 MBBS seats vacant in pvt colleges after Round 3
Jaipur : Rajasthan ’s NEET UG counselling has left 1,039 MBBS seats vacant in private medical colleges after Round 3, even though every MBBS seat in govt medical colleges has been filled. Vacant seats will not, however, automatically mean easier entry for students. The admission board said seats remained unfilled because reservation rules, merit norms and court directions were strictly applied. Only three of Rajasthan’s 18 private medical colleges filled all MBBS seats after three rounds.
Post-mortem report will provide clarity on ex-MLA Bhadana’s death: Doctors
Jaipur: Former MLA Attar Singh Bhadana was non-responsive when he was brought to SMS hospital after being shifted from Bharatpur, doctors said. The medical team found no heartbeat or pulse during initial examination in the emergency unit. Trauma centre in charge, Dr Rajendra Mandiya, said doctors followed emergency protocol and continued cardiopulmonary resuscitation for nearly half an hour. Despite repeated efforts to revive cardiac activity, Bhadana did not respond.
SMS Hospital flouting WHO manual on safe clinical sample handling
Jaipur: SMS Hospital has found itself at the centre of safety concerns over alleged violations of Centre’s prescribed norms for clinical sample collection and transportation, amid reports of patient attendants being routinely asked to carry biological specimens from wards to laboratories in violation of rules.
New ISOT chief flags need to boost cadaver donation in Raj
Jaipur: Senior nephrologist Dr Dhananjai Agarwal, senior professor at SMS Medical College, Jaipur, has taken charge as president of the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) at its national conference in Hyderabad. A former vice-chancellor of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences and former head of nephrology at SMS Medical College, Agarwal has over four decades of experience in nephrology, teaching and research.
Year after deadly SMS hosp ICU fire, trauma unit still work-in-progress
Jaipur : A year after a fire in the trauma centre ICU at SMS Hospital killed eight patients, the critical-care unit remains shut, cutting intensive-care capacity at one of Rajasthan’s busiest govt hospitals and forcing emergency patients into other ICUs or temporary arrangements. The fire broke out on Oct 6, 2025, in the trauma centre ICU, after which the unit was closed. At the time, the hospital administration had claimed it would be rebuilt in a month.
678 Raj govt doctors face termination for prolonged unauthorised absence
Jaipur: Rajasthan health department will begin termination proceedings against 678 govt doctors who failed to respond to a final notice by the Oct 5 deadline over prolonged unauthorised absence from duty. The notice had given doctors posted in govt medical institutions one last chance to either report for duty or explain their absence. Health department director (public health) Dr Ravi Prakash Sharma told TOI that hardly any doctor responded to repeated orders and warnings.
Kota doctors reinstated after probes find no negligence
Jaipur: Four separate inquiry committees probing postpartum deaths and kidney failures in hospitals attached to Kota Medical College have found no medical negligence by doctors, prompting the Medical Education Department to reinstate three suspended senior faculty members Friday.
SMS docs remove 28.6kg tumour from woman’s abdomen
Jaipur: Surgeons at SMS Medical College and Hospital have removed a 28.6kg retroperitoneal sarcoma from a 59-year-old woman in a rare and complex three-hour operation. There was a high risk of losing any vital organ as the tumour was located in the retroperitoneal space, an area deep within the abdomen where such sarcomas are rare and often difficult to detect until they grow very large.
SMS blood banks lean on patients’ families as voluntary donations stay low
Slug: National Voluntary Blood Donation Day Jaipur: Blood banks at SMS Medical College collected 97,728 units in 2025, but only 23,891 units, or 24.4%, came through voluntary donations, leaving hospitals heavily dependent on patients’ relatives and attendants for replacement donations. Of the total collection, 73,837 units were replacement donations from families and relatives of patients.
A donor heart that gave Dholi Devi a second life
World Heart Day (Sept 29) Jaipur: Four years after a donor heart saved her life, Dholi Devi of Behror is not just surviving — she has become a grandmother and is living with her family, sustained by regular medication and follow-up care. Her heart transplant was performed at SMS Hospital in Jaipur on June 24, 2022. She is now the longest-surviving heart transplant recipient at the hospital. Dholi Devi, a resident of Behror, recently became a grandmother.
Dengue cases cross 1,000 in Raj; Jaipur, Alwar see surge
Jaipur: Dengue cases in Rajasthan have more than doubled in the past 33 days, rising from 476 on Aug 18 to 1,027 on Sept 22, prompting the health department to step up surveillance and vector-control measures across affected districts. Hospitals are reporting a steady flow of patients with high fever, severe body ache, headache, vomiting and falling platelet counts, symptoms commonly associated with dengue infection. In Jaipur, dengue cases rose from 81 on Aug 18 to 151 on Sept 22.
Raj health audit finds gaps, delays in rural maternal care
Jaipur: A Rajasthan health department audit of 27 maternal deaths reported between Sept 6 and 17 found serious gaps in monitoring, delayed referrals, transport and management of high-risk pregnancies, particularly in rural areas. The audit found that several women developed complications at peripheral facilities and were referred to higher centres after their condition deteriorated. At least three women died while being shifted from rural health facilities to higher centres (in transit).
108 maternal deaths in 50 days expose Raj’s fragile healthcare
Jaipur: Rajasthan has recorded 108 deaths of pregnant and postpartum women in govt hospitals over the past 50 days, raising concerns over fragile maternal healthcare, delayed referrals and gaps in timely treatment. According to the health department, many of the women were high-risk pregnancy cases and died due to postpartum haemorrhage, severe anaemia and complications aggravated by late referrals.
Raj HC orders woman to share salary with mother-in-law in compassionate appointment case
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has mandated Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (AVVNL) to deduct 25% of a woman’s salary—received for compassionate job obtained following her husband’s death—and transfer the funds to her mother-in-law for the latter’s lifetime. The ruling, prompted by a petition from the mother-in-law seeking financial support, also requires AVVNL to distribute the late employee’s terminal benefits equally between the woman and her mother-in-law.
15-year-old discharged after Raj’s first paediatric liver transplant at SMS hosp
Jaipur: A 15-year-old boy was discharged from SMS Hospital Thursday, 20 days after undergoing Rajasthan ’s first paediatric liver transplant, with the organ donated by a nine-year-old brain-dead girl at AIIMS Jodhpur. The teenager, who was admitted in critical condition, underwent the transplant on Aug 29 after a green corridor was created between Jodhpur and Jaipur to transport the liver.
State orders recall of 10 substandard drugs
Jaipur: Rajasthan Health Department has decided to recall 10 drug batches after state laboratory tests found them “not of standard quality” during analysis. The step has been taken to prevent public from using them. Officials said action has been initiated under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and related rules, with enforcement measures expected against the manufacturers, suppliers or distributors.
State orders ICU audit in govt, pvt hospital after SC directives Original
Jaipur: Patients in need of critical care are set for tighter safeguards as the state has ordered strict ICU inspections in govt and private hospitals under the Centre’s 2026 guidelines and Supreme Court directions. The move has brought both govt and private hospitals under district-level scrutiny. A circular issued on Sept 10 directs district authorities to inspect, verify and monitor ICU facilities across the state.
Tele-MANAS handles 3,720 suicide-related calls since 2023, emerges as critical crisis lifeline
Jaipur: Tele-MANAS, the state govt’s toll-free mental health support service, has received 3,720 calls from people reporting suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts since the beginning of 2023, accounting for 3.4% of all the total calls. Officials said counsellors on the 24/7 helpline, available at 14416, responded to crisis calls through immediate counselling, psychotherapy, psychiatric consultations, urgent care support and referrals where required.
5 medicine samples found substandard in Bhiwadi warehouse raid; probe launched
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5 medicine samples found substandard in Bhiwadi warehouse raid; probe launched
Jaipur: Rajasthan Food Safety and Drug Control Commissionerate has launched a manufacturer-level investigation after five medicine samples seized during a raid on an unlicensed drug warehouse in Bhiwadi on Sept 1 were found substandard. Drug Control Wing had collected 18 samples of medicines belonging to various manufacturers and marketers for quality testing.
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Status: Not Approved HEAD: 25_Jai_SIA_McDonalds Byline: Syed Intishab Ali Jaipur Consumer Commission Notices McDonald’s MD, filmstars Ranveer Singh , Kartik Aaryan over “harmful oil” claim Times News Network JAIPUR: District Consumer Commission, Jaipur-II, on Tuesday issued notices to McDonald’s MD Rajeev Ranjan , brand ambassadors Ranveer Singh and Kartik Aaryan, and restaurant manager Sambhav Bhardwaj over allegations of using harmful cooking oil at the McDonald’s outlet in Gaurav Tower,...
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Status: Not Approved HEAD: 24_Jai_SIA_SC bail Byline: Syed Intishab Ali Supreme Court Grants Bail to RAS Officer Hanumana Ram in SI Exam Impersonation Case Times News Network JAIPUR: The Supreme Court has granted bail to Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officer Hanumana Ram, arrested by the Special Operations Group (SOG), Rajasthan Police, for alleged involvement in an impersonation racket linked to the 2021 Sub-Inspector Recruitment Exam.
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Status: Not Approved HEAD: 24_Jai_SIA_SMS robotic surgery Byline: Syed Intishab Ali Rare robotic surgery enables successful complex operation at SMS Hospital, Jaipur Times News Network Jaipur. A complex operation was successfully performed using robotic surgery at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital Tuesday, marking another significant step in the use of advanced surgical technology in the state’s premier government medical institution.
24_Jai_SIA_HC slams govt
Status: Not Approved HEAD: 24_Jai_SIA_HC slams govt Byline: Syed Intishab Ali Rajasthan HC slams govt, RFC for “Unnecessary Litigation,” quashes pension withdrawal notification Times News Network JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court pulled up the Rajasthan Financial Corporation (RFC), observing that the State and its instrumentalities are the biggest litigants and that their approach of creating unnecessary litigation—seriously affecting litigants and wasting precious judicial time—cannot be...
Raj reports 104 swine flu cases since Aug 1, govt orders dedicated OPDs
Jaipur: Rajasthan health department Wednesday directed medical college principals and chief medical and health officers across the state to set up dedicated OPDs in govt hospitals for suspected swine flu and influenza-like illness cases after 104 swine flu cases were reported since Aug 1. The department will also scale up screening and testing for swine flu across the state.
Raj sees 12% TB positivity in statewide screening drive
Jaipur: Rajasthan continues to face a significant tuberculosis (TB) burden, with nearly 12% of the people screened across the state testing positive during a recent screening campaign, according to health department data. Between Dec 7, 2024 and Aug 23, 2026, health teams screened 22.8 lakh people for TB, of whom 2.8 lakh were identified as TB cases. Rajasthan ranked 12th among states and Union territories in terms of TB positivity detected during the screening period.
H1N1 cases surge in Raj, 72 test positive in Aug
Jaipur: Rajasthan has reported a sharp rise in swine flu (H1N1) cases in Aug, with 32 people testing positive in the fourth week alone, taking the state’s monthly tally to 72 till Aug 28. According to health department data, five cases were reported between Aug 1 and 7. The number rose to 17 in the second week, from Aug 8 to 14, and further to 18 between Aug 15 and 21. The highest weekly count was recorded between Aug 22 and 28, when 32 people tested positive.
Sisters’ kidney donations flip Raksha Bandhan script at hospitals in Jaipur
Jaipur: On Raksha Bandhan , 37-year-old Ramswaroop Gurjar looks at the sacred thread on his wrist and thinks of another bond — one that cannot be seen but keeps him alive every day. For years, Ramswaroop took painkillers to cope with a severe back problem. The medicines eased his pain but gradually damaged his kidneys. By the time he sought medical help, both his kidneys had failed. The diagnosis left Ramswaroop and his family shaken. He needed a kidney transplant to survive.
PBM Hospital denies drug diversion after Delhi police seize cancer vials
JAIPUR: Two days after Delhi Police crime branch arrested four people and seized 22 vials of costly oncology and immunotherapy drugs, PBM Hospital in Bikaner Thursday said its records accounted for every vial received from Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation Limited (RMSCL) for free supply to govt hospitals. The assertion came amid reports that four seized vials were meant for cancer patients at Acharya Tulsi Regional Cancer Treatment and Research Institute, which functions under PBM Hospital.
RGHS cap on ‘unnecessary’ CT, MRI & Doppler scans cuts claims by 35%
Jaipur: State govt’s move to cap MRI, CT and colour Doppler bookings under Rajasthan Govt Health Scheme (RGHS) OPD has led to a sharp fall in high-cost diagnostic investigations, with claims dropping by 35.4% between April and July 2026, according to Rajasthan State Health Assurance Agency (RSHAA) data. Claims fell to 61,755 during April-July 2026 from 95,659 in the same period in 2025, a reduction of 33,904 claims.
5,642 high-risk pregnancies flagged for Aug deliveries
Jaipur: Five thousand six hundred forty-two pregnant women due for delivery across the state in Aug have been classified as high-risk, creating a major challenge for the health department as it works to reduce maternal deaths. This figure is nearly 8% of 70,344 pregnant women in the state. According to health department data, 5,642 expectant mothers require close monitoring due to risk factors such as previous caesarean deliveries, severe anaemia and pregnancy-related hypertension.
Five cataract patients discharged, but vision loss persists after infections
JAIPUR: Five patients who suffered severe infections after cataract surgery at govt-run Kuchaman Hospital have been discharged from Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur, but none has regained vision in the operated eye. Officials said the infections have been brought under control and the patients are medically stable.
SMS Medical College cleared for private insurance tie-ups
Jaipur: The state govt approved the proposal at a Rajasthan Medicare Relief Society meeting chaired by health and medical education principal secretary Gayatri Rathore on Aug 8. The college has begun talks with insurers, including Star Health Insurance and ICICI Lombard.
Govindgarh CHC to get upgrade, 15 new posts after pregnant woman’s death exposed gaps
JAIPUR: Following the death of a 26-year-old pregnant woman from Kaimasa village that exposed critical gaps in the state’s emergency maternal care, Rajasthan govt has ordered an upgrade of Govindgarh community health centre (CHC) and sanctioned 15 additional posts to enhance services for pregnant women and newborns. Alwar Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Yogendra Kumar Sharma confirmed he received the orders Wednesday.
Culture reports reveal bacteria damaged cornea of five patients from Kuchaman
News City News jaipur News Culture reports reveal bacteria damaged cornea of five patients from Kuchaman Trending Jaipur: Five patients shifted to SMS Hospital, Jaipur, after cataract surgery at Kuchaman govt hospital have tested positive for serious postoperative eye infections caused by Enterobacter bacteria, culture reports confirmed.In one patient, doctors found a mixed infection involving Enterobacter and Pseudomonas.
Diagnosis of rare disease offers a lifeline to infant
Trending Jaipur: For Sabir Khan and his wife Sakiba of Kaman in Deeg district, it was like history repeating itself. The couple, who had lost two of their sons earlier to a rare disease, was expecting the same fate for their third son until the 10-month-old was properly diagnosed with methylmalonic acidemia, a rare inherited metabolic disorder.
Pregnant Alwar woman dies after 48-hour ordeal across 4 hosps
News Pregnant Alwar woman dies after 48-hour ordeal across 4 hosps Jaipur: A 26-year-old pregnant woman from Kaimasa village in Alwar’s Govindgarh area died on July 29 after a 48-hour ordeal, during which her family’s frantic but futile search for care took her across four separate healthcare facilities.Amid confusion over referrals and ambulance rules – and despite traversing a community health centre, two private hospitals and a govt women’s hospital – she could not be saved and finally...
Probe links Bhilwara maternal deaths to separate complications
News City News jaipur News Probe links Bhilwara maternal deaths to separate complications Trending Jaipur: A preliminary inquiry into the deaths of two postpartum women at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara Saturday found that both fatalities were caused by separate, severe obstetric complications despite emergency treatment by specialist medical teams.Following the probe, Chief Secretary V Srinivas directed the health department to strengthen monitoring of high-risk pregnancies and improve...
Raj raises govt blood banks’ share at donation camps to 50%
News City News jaipur News Raj raises govt blood banks’ share at donation camps to 50% Trending Jaipur: Facing pressure on blood stocks after mandating blood supply to pregnant women without replacement donors, Rajasthan govt has directed state-run blood centres to collect 50% of blood donated at voluntary camps organised by private blood banks, NGOs and other organisations across the state.Earlier, govt blood centres collected 20% of blood from such camps, with the remaining collection...
5 risk vision loss after surgery infection at govt hosp in Kuchaman
News 5 risk vision loss after surgery infection at govt hosp in Kuchaman Jaipur: Five elderly patients, who underwent cataract surgery at the govt-run Kuchaman Hospital in Didwana-Kuchaman district early this week, have developed a serious post-operative eye infection that could lead to loss of vision, prompting an emergency referral to Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital.Health department officials said an investigation into possible lapses in infection control has been initiated.The...
From Hope to Horror: Farmers’ dreams of clear vision turn to dread after botched surgeries
News City News jaipur News From Hope to Horror: Farmers’ dreams of clear vision turn to dread after botched surgeries Trending patient name Narayani Devi patient name Narayani Devi JAIPUR: Five elderly farmers from Kuchaman lay face down on SMS Hospital beds, their bodies still on doctors’ advice, but their minds gripped by terror. They had entered a govt hospital’s operating room in Kuchaman Monday hoping cataract surgery would clear their fading vision.
Govt scraps blood donor replacement rule for pregnant women across state
News City News jaipur News Govt scraps blood donor replacement rule for pregnant women across state Trending Jaipur: The Rajasthan govt has ordered all state-run and private blood centres to provide blood and blood components to pregnant women without insisting on replacement donors – a policy shift aimed at preventing delays in obstetric emergencies and reducing maternal deaths linked to blood shortage.The order was issued on July 23 by the Rajasthan State Blood Transfusion Council.“The...
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