Rajasthan News

1Dec By editor3No Comments

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Rajasthan Cabinet nod to bill for preventing religious conversions, slew of policies

Jiapur, December 01, 2024. The state Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday approved a host of policies, including the introduction of "Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2024", aimed at preventing attempts of conversion through inducement or deceit.On becoming a law, courts may declare marriages with the intent of unlawful conversions as invalid. Briefing the media, law minister Jogaram Patel said the bill will be introduced in the next assembly session as there is no specific law in the state at present to stop illegal conversions. Patel said that after this bill becomes a law, no person or institution will be able to convert a person by using misrepresentation, fraud, force, undue influence, etc. "If any person or ins...

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30Nov By editor3No Comments

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RSRTC to procure 800 buses in two years

Jaipur, November 30, 2024. In the board meeting of the Rajasthan State Roadways Transport Corporation (RSRTC) held on Thursday, the corporation decided to initiate an action plan to include 500 diesel buses and 300 electric buses in the corporation's fleet in the next two years. "The work on this action plan will start soon so that relief can be provided to the passengers and their journey can be made comfortable. The corporation is working at a fast pace to give concrete shape to the action plan for the operation of electric buses in the state," said Shubhra Singh, the chairperson of the corporation. Officials said that, apart from this, many other important proposals, like the budget proposal for the year 2024-25, approval of the budget proposal for the year 2025-26, and amendme...

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30Nov By editor3No Comments

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Centre allots 1,154 cr for 27 roads, 30cr for rly bridge in state

Jaipur, November 30, 2024. A day after deputy chief minister Diya Kumari held a meeting with the Union minister of MoRTH, Nitin Gadkari, the Centre on Friday sanctioned Rs 1,154 crore for the development of 27 roads in the state and another Rs 30 crore for the construction of a railway under-bridge in Sriganganagar. The fund was allotted from the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF). "This is an important gift and a big step towards accelerating the infrastructure and development of the state. The construction of these roads will benefit many areas of Rajasthan. This will not only facilitate transportation but will also boost trade, tourism, and agriculture sectors," said Kumari, who is also the state PWD minister. The state PWD has made a detailed plan on how and where to ...

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29Nov By editor3No Comments

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Rajasthan BJP president Madan Rathore receives death threat from unidentified caller

Jaipur, November 29, 2024. Rajasthan BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore received a death threat over the phone on Friday.Rathore, a Rajya Sabha MP, was in Delhi when he received the call. “The man called me and threatened to shoot me,” Rathore said.Rathore explained that the caller began with insults and then issued the death threat. He has reported the incident to the police. Rajasthan chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma, BJP state in-charge Radhamohan Das Agarwal, and other party leaders contacted Rathore after learning about the threat

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29Nov By editor3No Comments

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CM Bhajan Lal Sharma takes bus ride to see city’s summit readiness

Jaipur, November 29, 2024. Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday took a bus ride to JECC, the venue for the upcoming Rising Rajasthan investment summit, to take stock of preparations in the city. He inspected various routes from the airport to the venue and instructed the officials to regularly monitor various aspects, including cleanliness, the traffic system, strengthening of roads, beautification of the city, and transport-related resources. At JECC, he was briefed about the activities to be organised during the inaugural session, seating arrangements for the guests, and other preparations. After JECC, he went to Jai Mahal Palace to see the arrangements for the cultural programmes to be held during the summit. He was given detailed information about the preparations for the...

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29Nov By editor3No Comments

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Ajmer dargah contains pieces of temple’: What Hindu Sena petition contends about Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti shrine

Jaipur, November 29, 2024. A court in Rajasthan’s Ajmer issued notices on Wednesday to the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on a lawsuit filed by a Hindu organisation laying claim to the site of the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, citing “historical evidence” of the existence of a Shiva temple there before the white marble shrine to the 13th-century Sufi saint was built over his tomb. The Ajmer munsif criminal and civil (west) court will next hear Delhi-based Hindu Sena’s civil suit on Dec 20. The Dargah Khwaja Saheb committee, a statutory body constituted by the minority affairs ministry, is the third respondent in the case. Advocate Yogesh Suroliya, one of Hindu Sena’s three counsel, said the legal team submitted to the court a cop...

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29Nov By editor3No Comments

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SOG arrests 3 PTIs, 1 lecturer for using dummies to get jobs

Jaipur, November 28, 2024. Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police on Wednesday arrested three physical training instructors (PTIs) and a lecturer for securing govt jobs through forged degrees and use of dummy candidates. ADG (SOG) VK Singh said the arrested PTIs were identified as Swaroopa Ram, posted at a govt school in Dhorimanna, Barmer; Bharmal Ram, serving at a govt senior secondary school in Kuda, Sanchore; and Laduram, working as a PTI at a govt upper primary school in Gudamalani, Barmer. The SOG arrested Kamal Bishnoi, a resident of Rajeev Nagar, Sanchore, who is currently posted as a zoology lecturer at the govt Senior Secondary School in Aranai, Jalore district. These arrests followed a complaint received through the SOG's WhatsApp helpline. Upon scrutinising...

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28Nov By editor3No Comments

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GST Counncil meet in Jaisalmer on Dec 21,2024

Jaisalmer, November 28, 2024. The GST Council is scheduled to meet on December 21, 2024 in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan to make a critical decision regarding the potential exemption or reduction of the GST rate on health and life insurance premium. Last month, the Group of Ministers (GoM) on health and life insurance convened and came to a general consensus to exempt GST on premiums for term life insurance policies as well as health insurance specifically for senior citizens. The Council via a post on X said, “The 55th meeting of the GST Council will be held on December 21, 2024, at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.” Besides health and life insurance premium, it is likely to deliberate on rate rationalisation, with recommendations from a panel of state ministers suggesting tax rates on various essent...

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28Nov By editor3No Comments

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3 dead, 1 injured after wall collapses at construction site in Rajasthan’s Jalore

Jaipur, November 28, 2024. Three workers lost their lives and another was injured when a wall collapsed on them during construction work at a school in Rajasthan's Jalore district, police reported on Thursday. The incident took place in Poshana village, within the jurisdiction of Sayla police station, they said.The workers were trapped under the debris of a wall being constructed at the Government Higher Secondary School, police added.They were immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where Mohan Lal, Bhaira Ram, and Biram Ram were declared dead.

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27Nov By editor3No Comments

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Renewal of passport can’t be blocked only on police report: Rajasthan High Court

Jaipur, November 27, 2024. Authorities cannot deny renewal of a passport solely on the basis of a negative police verification report without vetting antecedents of the applicant, Rajasthan HC ruled and ordered the issue of a new passport to a 33-year-old woman within eight weeks. Police report claimed Savitri Sharma's nationality was doubtful, but passport authorities failed to provide any evidence to prove that applicant is not an Indian national. "An adverse passport verification report does not disentitle a citizen from legal right to have a passport. It is for passport authorities to take into consideration facts and antecedents of the person who has applied for issuance of passport," Justice Anoop Dhand said in his Nov 14 order that was uploaded on Tuesday. Petitioner's c...

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26Nov By editor3No Comments

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Tap water reaches Barmer village, over 700km away from Narmada

Jaisalmer, November 26, 2024. In a landscape dominated by sand dunes, Sundra village is situated 170km from Barmer district headquarters on the India-Pakistan border. People living here traditionally depended on 'beris' or deep wells for drinking water, but they dried up over the years and three tube wells provide water in Sundra. The water though is excessively saline. Nenu Devi from the village recollects that when she first arrived at her in-laws' house from her parental home in Bandhra 45 years ago, she struggled to get drinking water for days. She would lament to her parents about the dreadful conditions here. This Sunday, the 80-year-old witnessed a 'miracle': drinking water flowing from a tap in her house. It was no less miraculous for 60-year-old Roopi Devi, another villag...

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26Nov By editor3No Comments

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Receiver to oversee Udaipur City Palace’s disputed portion after new titular royal head denied entry

Udaipur, November 26, 2024. The district administration has appointed a receiver to oversee a controversial portion of Udaipur’s City Palace following tension over Vishvaraj Singh, the new ceremonial head of the erstwhile royal family, being denied entry. The receiver’s appointment came after supporters of Singh clashed with those of his paternal uncle Arvind Singh Mewar, who controls the City Palace, late on Monday. BJP MLA Singh was on Monday anointed titular head of the erstwhile Mewar royal family at a ceremony in Chittorgarh fort following the death of his father Mahendra Singh Mewar earlier this month. After his anointment, Singh was scheduled to go to City Palace to have darshan of the “dhuni (a religious place)” and then visit the Eklingnathji temple. However, Arvind...

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25Nov By editor3No Comments

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Towel left in woman’s abdomen during C-section, removed at AIIMS after 3 months

Jodhpur, November 25, 2024. Doctors left a towel inside a woman's abdomen during a cesarean delivery in the government hospital of Kuchaman 3 months ago.Ignorant of this negligence of the doctors, she kept suffering from abdominal pain caused by the presence of a foreign body in her abdomen for nearly three months despite visiting several hospitals and doctors. She finally reached AIIMS, where tests revealed a 15x10 cm towel in her abdomen. The doctors of the AIIMS then undertook a surgery and removed the towel from her abdomen. Due to abdominal pain, the woman could eat very little, which significantly reduced her breast milk production. As a result, her newborn baby had to be fed external milk. The CMHO (Didwana) Anil Judia , however has constituted a committee for inquiry in...

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25Nov By editor3No Comments

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Tribals hold rally with demand for 6.5% sub-quota reservation

Jaipur, November 25, 2024. Tribal communities from southern Rajasthan held a massive rally under the banner of Adivasi Aarakshan Manch (AAM) in Banswara on Sunday to press for their long-standing demand for a 6.5% sub-quota within the 12% state-level reservation for Scheduled Tribes (ST). They urged the state govt to address their concerns in the upcoming winter session of the assembly. Leaders from various tribal regions and communities, along with functionaries of some political parties, gathered at the event and voiced their demands for "immediate justice", urging the govt to ensure proportional representation for Scheduled Area tribes in state services. BJP leader and former Cabinet minister Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya pledged unwavering support to the demand, saying, "If we need ...

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23Nov By editor3No Comments

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BJP wins 5 of 7 Assembly seats in Rajasthan bypolls

Jaipur, November 23, 2024. The BJP won five of the seven seats in the Rajasthan Assembly bypolls, the results of which were announced on Saturday. Congress and Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) bagged one seat each, according to the Election Commission (EC). BJP's Rajendra Bhamboo won Jhunjhunu, Rajendra Gurjar won Deoli-Uniara, Rewant Ram Danga won Khinwsar, Shanta Amrit Lal Meena won Salumbar and Sukhavant Singh won Ramgarh.

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22Nov By editor3No Comments

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CBI arrests inspector, middleman for taking bribe in Delhi

Jaipur, November 22, 2024. The CBI arrested an inspector of the Central Bureau of Narcotics posted in Rajasthan and a middleman for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs three lakh for the disposal of a case against a medic and his clinic, officials said on Friday.Inspector Adarsh Yogi, posted at Chittorgarh, allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 20 lakh from the medic for the disposal of a case against him and his clinic, they said.The demand was later reduced to Rs three lakh, which was to be paid to a middleman, Keshav, the officials said. The medic approached the CBI with a complaint where the primary allegations were verified, and a trap operation was planned, they said.The CBI arrested Keshav red-handed, taking the bribe of Rs three lakh on behalf of the inspector from the complainant during ...

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22Nov By editor3No Comments

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Garlic prices go north in Rajasthan, hit Rs 600/kg

Jaipur, November 22, 2024.  Pungent garlic has gone missing from curries and kitchens in the state as prices for the spice zoomed this month, ranging from Rs 400 to Rs 600 per kg in the retail market.Prolonged monsoon, heavy rains and moisture have damaged the crop in the prime growing areas of Kota, Baran, Bundi and Jodhpur, taking production down. After Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan is the largest producer of garlic.

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22Nov By editor3No Comments

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Rajasthan: Man declared dead wakes up before cremation, 3 doctors suspended

Jaipur, November 22,2024. A 25-year-old man who was declared dead by medicos in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district regained consciousness moments before his cremation, following which three doctors were suspended. The deaf and mute man, identified as Rohitash Kumar, who does not have any family lived in a shelter home, was rushed back to the district hospital, officials said. He was undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of the hospital and was later referred to Jaipur, but died on the way, they said.

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21Nov By editor3No Comments

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Rajasthan Staff Selection Board to test tablet-based exam over wi-fi

Jaipur, November 21, 2024. Jaipur: Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB) is gearing up to conduct a mock test next week through tablets over a wi-fi network. This is being done to check if exams can be conducted in "hybrid mode" in areas where exam centres with enough computers or secure LAN network are not available. Officials said this will also help reduce the risk of exam paper leaks. "At present, we can only conduct exams with up to 20,000 candidates in the computer-based test (CBT) model, through LAN-based computers available in different private institutes. We will holding a mock test next week where the exam will be conducted through tablets over a wi-fi network. We want to check how secure this method is. In CBT, the question paper is shared with a secure server, but in thi...

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20Nov By editor3No Comments

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Schools in Rajasthan’s Khairthal-Tijara District Closed Until Nov 23 Due to Rising Pollution Levels

Jaipur, November 20, 2024. In view of the rising pollution, schools were closed in Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara district from Monday till November 23. Owing to pollution in the area, the Rajasthan government had announced the closure of schools from November 20 to 23 in Khairthal-Tijara district on Wednesday itself.Officials said the orders for school closure were issued for government and private school students from classes 1 to 5. The order was issued by Khairthal Collector Kishore Kumar as the temperature dipped in different parts of the state and with increasing cold, pollution in Rajasthan crossed the danger level in many cities.An AQI of 380 was recorded in Bhiwadi (Khairthal), and in Karauli and Bikaner too, the air quality was hazardous. In fact, the AQI was higher than 200 in...

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20Nov By editor3No Comments

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Rajasthan fourth BJP-ruled state to make ‘The Sabarmati Report’ tax-free

Jaipur, November 20, 2024. Hindi film 'The Sabarmati Report', based on the 2002 Godhra train burning incident in Gujarat, has been made tax free in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said on Wednesday. Rajasthan follows three other BJP-ruled states -- Haryana, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh -- in giving the tax-free status to the Vikrant Massey-starrer film, which released in theatres last week.

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19Nov By editor3No Comments

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Projects worth 25k cr to be launched on govt’s 1st anniversary  on 15 December 2024.

Jaipur, November 19, 2024. Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP govt will unveil projects and schemes worth Rs 25,000 crore, spanning key sectors such as agriculture, youth empowerment, IT, and innovation, on its first anniversary on Dec 15. Aimed at creating a statewide impact, the projects and schemes focus on skill development through programmes like Business Innovation Programme, Atal Entrepreneurship Programme, and LEAP (Learn and Progress). "Youth-centric programmes are central to our strategy for empowering the next generation and driving innovation," said a senior govt official. To promote local economies, district magistrates have been instructed to identify one distinctive product or service. For instance, Dholpur's stones, Alwar's dairy products, and Banswara's forestry industries...

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19Nov By editor3No Comments

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RTDC Ajmer’s Hotel Khadim renamed ‘Ajaymeru’

Ajmer, November 19, 22024. The Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation's hotel Khadim in Ajmer has been renamed ‘Ajaymeru' by the tourism department, following instructions from state assembly speaker Vasudev Devnani, who is BJP MLA from Ajmer North. A press statement issued by the district administration on Monday stated, following Devnani's directive, RTDC managing director Sushma Arora has formally issued the order for remaining the hotel. The administration claimed the renaming decision aims to reflect Ajmer's rich cultural heritage and historical significance. Till late Monday night, RTDC website said, hotel Khadim was named after famous Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The hotel, situated opposite the Collectorate in Ajmer, serves as a prominent lodging choice for tour...

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