Jaipur Airport ‘subpar’ for sixth time in survey

Privatisation fails to improve ranking of airport; ranked best in 2015-2016

Kashiram Choudhary

Jaipur: Jaipur airport has lagged behind in the survey conducted by Airport Council International for the sixth consecutive time.

The results of the survey conducted on the best airports in the world have come out but Jaipur has failed to secure a place this time also.

In this survey, 4 airports of the country have won awards in different passenger load categories.

In 2015 and 16, Jaipur

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BROTHER, SISTER DIE AS SWING TIED TO PILLAR COLLAPSES IN DEOLI airport was number one airport in the world but after that, the airport did not perform well in the survey and the situation did not improve even after taking over of the operations by the private company.

There has been an increase in the number of

Fund OK’d for 4 med colleges for books, other equipment by CM

Jaipur (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved Rs 56.08 crore for the purchase of equipment and books for the medical colleges of Sriganganagar, Dholpur, Sirohi and Chittorgarh, according to an official statement.

Bones scatter on road as teacher crushed by truck

Deoli: A brother and sister died while swinging on a brick pillar on the roof of Sahu Dharamshala in the city. The two were swinging by tying a saree to the two brick pillars on the roof, and when the pillar fell on them they got buried under it. The last rites of both children will be performed in their native village.

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Alwar: A BJP worker was gunned down by his friends in a temple. After killing the youth, the accused also took responsibility for the murder on Facebook Live. According to the police, the attack took place over a five-year-old enmity. The victim died during treatment in the hospital. An accused has been taken into custody in this case.

TWO DROWN IN A POOL IN BHARATPUR’S

PATHWARI VILLAGE passengers and flights at Jaipur International Airport in the last 6 years, but the passenger facilities at the airport are not increasing in that proportion.

Kaman: In a painful incident two youths died due to drowning in a deep pool on Wednesday evening in Pathwari village. A teenage boy along with a youth died due to drowning in a puddle. As per the police, some youths and boys went to bathe after playing Holi in the Pathwari village. As there was a boat present in the puddle, the youth and children sat in the boat.

Because of this, the world ranking of Jaipur International Airport is not showing any im- provement. Tiruchirappalli International Airport has received the award in the category of airport with annual passenger load up to 20 lakhs while there is no airport in India in the category of 20 to 50 lakh annual passenger load.

“CM Gehlot has approved the proposal of financial consent for the purchase of equipment and books for the medical colleges of Sriganganagar, Dholpur, Sirohi and Chittorgarh. Rs 56.08 crore will be spent on this work,” the statement said. The CM also approved the creation of total 28 new posts including 1 Principal and 2 Associate Professors for Horticulture College in Durgapura, Jaipur.

First India Bureau Jaipur: A truck rammed over a female school teacher in the city. The accident was so grave that Shanim Saxena, a female teacher living in Amer Kunda, near Surajpol Anaj Mandi on Delhi Road in the city died on the spot. The body was pounded so much that the bones were lying on the road. The police called the people around and packed the body in a sack and sent it to the mortuary of SMS Hospital.

Galtagate police station said that at around 4 pm, the woman was returning home from school. Meanwhile, the truck running behind hit the woman on the Delhi road. Due to this, the woman fell on the road. The truck did not stop due to speed and fled from the spot.

The woman’s husband Pankaj Mathur told that his wife had called him two hours ago. She informed him that she would reach home by 5:30 pm.