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P Srinivasan

P Srinivasan

P Srinivasan is Principal Correspondent and working with Hindustan Times since 2001. He writes on health, agriculture and development.

Articles by P Srinivasan

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: BJP hopes for Balakot poll gain

The BJP returned to power in the state after the 2013 assembly elections and won on all the 25 parliamentary seats in 2014 riding on a Modi wave(HT)

Published on Mar 16, 2019 10:18 am IST

Fewer checks for adulteration in Rajasthan raise food safety concerns

If a food item does not meet specified standards, it is labelled substandard(Representational Photo)

Published on Mar 05, 2019 12:49 pm IST

Incision blade breaks, gets stuck in Rajasthan woman’s abdomen in sterilization camp

Incision blade breaks, gets stuck in Rajasthan woman’s abdomen in sterilization camp. (Representational Image)(Reuters)

Updated on Jan 17, 2019 11:43 am IST

Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2018: In 14 constituencies, more NOTA votes polled than victory margin

Voters after casting their vote in village Padampura, near Ajmer, India, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018.(AP)

Published on Dec 13, 2018 02:38 pm IST

Rajasthan assembly elections 2018: Unemployment dole, jobs in BJP manifesto

The manifesto was unveiled by Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Prakash Javadekar, and Rajathan chief minister Vasundhara Raje, in the presence of BJP leaders and workers in Jaipur.(ANI/Twitter)

Updated on Nov 27, 2018 11:57 pm IST

Constituency watch: Caste matters more than progress in Jaipur

Voters waiting for their turn to exercise their franchise in the municipal corporation election at a poll booth in Jaipur’s Chomu area.(HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 23, 2018 02:37 pm IST

In Rajasthan’s govt hospitals, women to be discharged only if found fit to breastfeed newborns

Mumbai, India - July 11, 2018: New born babies on World Population Day at Wadia Hospital, Parel in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (Photo by Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times)(Pratik Chorge/HT Photo)

Published on Aug 21, 2018 12:48 am IST

Rajasthan records over 48,000 suicides in 10 years, NGO calls for crisis intervention centre

State Crime Records Bureau data shows that 4430 people killed themselves in Rajasthan in 2007, which declined to 3765 in 2017.(File Photo For Representation)

Updated on Aug 10, 2018 10:13 pm IST

Crop premium subsidy only up to 7 hectares in Rajasthan

Farmers show crops destroyed by rain and hailstorm in Rajasthan.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Aug 02, 2018 10:07 pm IST

Spotted mosquito breeding? Alert officials on WhatsApp

Official data shows that from January to July 5 this year, Rajasthan has reported 908 malaria cases, 1808 dengue cases including three deaths, 130 chikungunya cases, and 1370 swine flu cases including 134 deaths.(HT File Photo For Representation Purpose)

Updated on Jul 08, 2018 11:00 pm IST

Improve mission parivar vikas services in 50 super blocks: Health mission director to block officials

People at a family planning camp in Rajasthan.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Jun 06, 2018 10:03 pm IST

CBSE result 2018: Jaipur boy who cannot sit, wrote Class 10 exams standing, scores 93.4%

(Left to Right) Chaitanya Bhatnagar, Sumeet Bhatnagar and Ashmeet Bhatnagar. Ashmeet Bhatnagar can either stand or lie down because of stiff joints. He has myositis ossificans in which calcification occur at sites of skeletal injuries.(HT photo)

Updated on May 30, 2018 08:15 pm IST

No social media for Yana Gupta, Jaipur’s CBSE Class 10 topper

Yana Gupta, who scored the highest marks in Rajasthan’s Jaipur in CBSE Class 10 board examination got 100 in mathematics, science, social science and Sanskrit, and 94 in English.(HT photo)

Updated on May 29, 2018 07:47 pm IST

Polls on mind, Rajasthan govt delays project on safe prasad at places of worship

Under the project BHOG (Blissful Hygienic Offering to God), the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India asked the states to ensure that prasad served to devotees meet food safety standards.(HT Photo)

Updated on May 26, 2018 09:47 pm IST

Jaipur businessman bids ₹16 lakh to get 0001 number for his Jaguar

Rrahul Tanejaa with his Jaguar with premium number 1.(HT PHOTO)

Updated on May 16, 2018 09:49 pm IST

Jaipur millionaire splurges lakhs of rupees on fancy number plates

Tanejaa who runs an event management company, spent <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>16 lakh for a winning bid for a fancy number for his new luxury car: RJ 45 CG 0001.(HT Photo)

Updated on May 16, 2018 09:12 pm IST

Soon, Ajmer to get a rail museum

The National Rail Museum in New Delhi. The rail museum in AJmer will have a saloon that will be converted into restaurant general coach.(HT File Photo/Representative image)

Updated on May 13, 2018 10:21 pm IST

Every third Wednesday to be observed as Male Sterilisation Day

It has been directed to make plans to inspire males for vasectomy and talk to medical in-charges, woman health workers and Accredited Social Health Activists to encourage males to come forward for sterilisation.(HT FILE (REPRESENTATIVE PIC))

Updated on May 06, 2018 10:00 pm IST

To celebrate girl child, Rajasthan govt to develop parks

According to the 2011 census, there are 888 females per 1,000 males in Rajasthan.(HT File)

Updated on May 01, 2018 10:11 pm IST

Ahead of polls, Rajasthan govt to start immunisation drive in Dalit-dominated villages

Mission Indradhanush will be launched in 599 scheduled caste-dominated villages in Rajasthan’s 30 districts.(Reuters Photo)

Updated on Apr 17, 2018 10:00 pm IST

Rajasthan govt to give two ‘expensive’ drugs free to TB patients

Active TB infection commonly involves the lungs (in about 75% of cases) and symptoms are a chronic (long-standing) cough with blood-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats and weight loss.(Getty Images/ Representative image)

Updated on Mar 23, 2018 10:10 pm IST

Agri dept includes dill seeds in export promotion scheme

In Rajasthan, dill seeds are used as a flavouring agent and a spice, while in foreign countries it is used in medicines.(File/Getty Images)

Updated on Mar 20, 2018 09:57 pm IST

Meet highlights problems to connect Rajasthan jail inmates with skill training

Officials at the meeting organised by the RSLDC in Jaipur on Saturday.(HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 17, 2018 09:29 pm IST

From coming kharif season, farmers to get fertiliser subsidy through DBT

At present, farmers get fertilisers on subsidised rate, as the subsidy is transferred to companies based on the fertiliser dealers uploading the details of fertiliser sale on website.(HT FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Mar 15, 2018 10:07 pm IST

Transgender people in Rajasthan to get skill training soon

Rajasthan has around 22,000 transgender people, but only 350 of them have voter identity cards on which ‘transgender’ has been written in the sex column; the rest of them have ID cards with ‘female’ written on them.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Mar 13, 2018 09:14 pm IST

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: Why PM Modi picked Jhunjhunu for scheme expansion

The BBBP campaign was launched by the PM on January 15, 2015, from Panipat in Haryana with an aim to address declining sex ratio and educate girls in the country.(HT Fil;e)

Updated on Mar 07, 2018 09:47 pm IST

Unlimited calling, free talk time turning cellphone users deaf: Experts

Youngsters listening to FM on their cellphones.(Photo for representation/HT)

Updated on Mar 03, 2018 09:48 pm IST

Programme to address all malnutrition causes

The programme is expected to be launched in May-June this year and will continue for six months.(HT FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Feb 26, 2018 10:46 pm IST

Institutional delivery goes up, but breastfeeding within an hour of birth is just 28%

Provision of mother’s breast milk to infants within one hour of birth ensures that the infant receives the colostrum, which is rich in protective factors.(Shutterstock Photo/Representational image)

Updated on Feb 20, 2018 09:35 pm IST

PG diploma at district hospitals to end shortage of doctors

For 11,000 sanctioned posts, one-third is reserved for specialists (doctors with postgraduate degree), while currently, Rajasthan has a shortfall of 3,000.(HT FILE (REPRESENTATIVE PIC))

Updated on Feb 18, 2018 09:30 pm IST

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