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Rajasthan CM santions Rs 30 cr for medicines to counter lumpy skin disease

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved Rs 30 crore for purchasing medicines and vaccines to prevent lumpy skin disease in cattle

PM Modi should work with states to strengthen economy: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take states into confidence and work with them to strengthen the economy. He also reminded the Centre of its "duty" to give grants to the states and support them. "We should be worried about the situation the country is moving towards. I am seeing such an atmosphere for the first time. It is time for Modi to take all states along and work towards strengthening the economy," he said. Gehlot was speaking after inaugurating the Rajiv Gandhi Centre of Advance Technology (R-CAT) here. The chief minister said his government had been making optimum use of information technology for good governance. During Covid, he said, he had held about 500 video conferences with officials at various levels to review the situation. R-CAT will conduct training programmes on advanced and emerging IT technologies with duration ranging from one week to six months for graduates like BE/B.Tech., BCA, MCA, MBA, and M.Sc

REET 2022 answer key released, result to be out on Aug 20; check details

REET 2022 answer key has been released by the board of secondary education and the result is expected to be declared on August 20, 2022

Rajasthan government plans to provide smartphones to 1.35 crore women

Three major telecom companies of the country have shown interest in the Chief Minister Digital Seva Yojana of the Rajasthan government under which 1.35 crore women in the state are to be given smartphones, officials said Friday. A senior official said a high-level committee will take a decision on the bidders this month after evaluation. The government wants to complete this process at the earliest so that the scheme can be implemented before the assembly elections next year. The total cost of the project is Rs 12,000 crore. The technical bids for the government project were opened here on Wednesday. "Technical bids were opened on Wednesday. Vodafone, a private company that offered the tender, did not appear," Project in-charge Chhatrapal Singh told PTI. He said that now a high level committee will assess the tenders and decide further. Officials are hopeful that the process will be sorted out at the earliest and the first batch of the smartphones may be received by the governme

Members leaving party to join BJP 'blessing in disguise': CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who was in the state capital on Thursday, said he did not see any reason to worry if few leaders quit the party and join the BJP.

Majority believe Rajasthan govt has been failing on law & order: Report

Days after a Dalit boy was beaten to death in Jalore district for allegedly drinking water from a pot meant for 'upper castes', a vendor was lynched on suspicion of being a thief in Alwar district

Rajasthan CM Gehlot's visit to Gujarat postponed due to bad weather

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot will now visit the western state on Wednesday and Friday

Freedom from freebies must not come from judicial diktat or executive fiat

The Supreme Court should stick to its normal posture of not getting embroiled in political thickets

'Some leaders' instigating party workers; Ashok Gehlot takes a dig at Pilot

In a veiled attack on his former deputy Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said some leaders are instigating party workers by telling them they are not being treated with respect.

Rajasthan govt to provide 15k students free coaching for competitive exams

For the current financial year, the state government has allotted Rs 17.15 crore and the number of seats, too, has increased to 15,000

Lumpy skin disease: CM Gehlot to hold meeting with public representatives

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will hold a meeting with public representatives to review the outbreak of lumpy skin disease among cattle

Rajasthan govt steps up efforts to control spread of lumpy skin disease

The worst-affected district is Sriganganagar with more than 45,000 cases, followed by Barmer with over 37,000 cases

Tribals significantly contributed to India's freedom movement: CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot greeted people on World Tribal Day on Tuesday and said the tribal community has a significant contribution in the Indian freedom movement.

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Declare ERCP National project, hike aids for CSS: Gehlot tells PM

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has demanded that the Centre declare Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) a national project and increase financial assistance for various centrally sponsored schemes.

Rajasthan CM seeks central assistance to fight lumpy skin disease

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has urged the central government to provide financial and necessary assistance to save cows in the state from lumpy skin disease. More than 4,000 bovines, mostly cows, have died due to the infection which has spread to 16 districts of the state. "The state government is taking all possible measures to control the disease. The chief minister has appealed to the Centre to provide financial assistance to control the spread of the infection," according to an official statement. Gehlot has also appealed to gaushala operators, public representatives and voluntary organisations to cooperate with the state government to control and prevent the disease.

Civil society has important role in working for underprivileged: CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the civil society and voluntary organisations have an important role in working for underprivileged people and understanding their basic needs.

Rajasthan govt lines up big plans for handicrafts, handloom industries

Various steps are being planned by the state government to give a boost to the sale of handloom, handicrafts and khadi products.

Invest Rajasthan meet in October likely to attract Rs 10-trn investment

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot said that Rajasthan has great potential for investors, adding that the positive atmosphere here attracts investors from all over the country and the world

Gehlot slams remarks against SC judges over Nupur Sharma observation

He was referring to the observations made by a Supreme Court bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Surya Kant which had on July 1 rebuked Sharma for her "disturbing" remarks against the Prophet