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JAISALMER: The death toll in the tragic fire accident involving a sleeper bus, travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur, rose to 21 on Wednesday. Ten-year-old Yunus succumbed to his injuries during treatment at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Jodhpur earlier this morning. Four other patients remain on ventilators in a critical condition at the hospital.The govt, meanwhile,…
JAISALMER: Twenty people, including three children, died and 15 were critically injured when a bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire on Tuesday afternoon near Thaiyat village, 10km outside Jaisalmer city. A likely short circuit in the bus’ air-conditioning, which triggered a gas leak, is believed to be the cause of the inferno, Pokhran…
2 police officers brave flames to rescue patients JAIPUR: Two brave cops went beyond their regular duties to evacuate critically ill patients from the raging flames at SMS Hospital’s Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Medicine late Sunday.Constables Hari Mohan and Lalit Sharma, posted with SMS Hospital PS, were at the facility for a routine medical…
Hospital staff ignored early warnings and fled when fire spread, say patients’ kin (Picture credit: ANI) JAIPUR: Families of the victims who died in the Sawai Man Singh Hospital fire accused the hospital staff of disregarding their warning about smoke and fleeing the premises when the blaze broke out.The attendants of the patients alleged that…
NEW DELHI: Relatives of patients at the state-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital Trauma Centre in Jaipur expressed outrage over what they described as negligence during a fire in the Trauma ICU late Sunday night, which claimed the lives of six patients.They recounted harrowing experiences as smoke engulfed the ward, highlighting lapses in safety measures.“When…
Ex-NSG commando held in 200kg ganja smuggling case JAIPUR: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Rajasthan police Thursday arrested a former National Security Guard (NSG) commando who was wanted in 200kg ganja smuggling case in Sikar.ATS handed over the accused, identified as Bajrang Singh (48), to Sikar police. Singh was carrying a bounty of Rs Rs…
Bajrang Singh was detained late on Wednesday night NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Police have arrested a former National Security Guard (NSG) commando who took part in the 2008 Mumbai terror operation for allegedly running a large-scale cannabis smuggling network, news agency PTI reported. Bajrang Singh was detained late on Wednesday night in Ratangarh, Churu district, during…
NEW DELHI: A senior doctor in Rajasthan who drank a cough syrup to reassure anxious parents later collapsed unconscious, as the medicine has been linked to the deaths of at least two children and several others falling ill in the state. Dr Tarachand Yogi, in charge of the Bayana community health centre, consumed a dose…
JODHPUR/JAIPUR: Doctors at AIIMS Jodhpur recently reattached a 28-year-old man’s both hands severed in a sword attack in Barmer. The intricate procedure of over 10 hours represents a remarkable medical achievement, a milestone in trauma and reconstructive surgery. The victim, whose identity has been withheld for privacy reasons, was assaulted on Sept 17 in a…
