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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: A 'minister in hurry' with deep roots in the RSS

In 2014, Shekhawat debuted in the Lok Sabha from Jodhpur. In the "Modi wave" that swamped Rajasthan, his win was another statistic among the 25 seats in the BJP's kitty

Shekhawat attacks Gehlot, says CM himself making Governor 'feel unsafe'

Accusing Governor Kalraj Mishra of acting under pressure to not call an assembly session, Gehlot along with several Congress MLAs had staged a sit-in at the Raj Bhawan in Jaipur on Friday

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat faces probe over alleged credit society scam

The development comes amid allegations by the Congress that the minister is involved in a bid to topple the Ashok Gehlot government.

Probe ordered into complaint against Sekhawat in credit society scam

The development comes amid allegations by the Congress that the minister is involved in a bid to topple the Ashok Gehlot government

Centre to give Rs 346 cr to Assam, hold talks with Bhutan to solve crisis

As per the daily flood report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Wednesday, a total of 89 lives have been lost due to the floods in the state

Gehlot writes to PM Modi, accuses Shekhawat of trying to topple Cong govt

Gehlot said the alleged attempt to bring down the Congress government in the state insulted the people's mandate and was an open violation of constitutional values.

After SOG notice, Shekhawat says check authenticity of audiotapes first

The Minister has asserted that he is ready for any kind of enquiry but first the authenticity of the audiotapes should be checked

Congress accuses BJP of horse-trading to topple party's govt in Rajasthan

The party also suspended rebel MLAs Bhanwarlal Sharma and Vishvendra Singh from the party for allegedly being involved in the conspiracy to topple the government

2.5 mn got piped-water connections during Covid: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

In a Q&A, Jal Shakti Minister says he is confident the pandemic will not delay the targets under the Har Ghar Jal initiative or lead to any fund crunch

Rajasthan crisis: BJP dares Gehlot to prove horse-trading charges or quit

Leader of opposition Gulab Chand Kataria said the chief minister should handle his party's internal crisis and should stop making "false accusations" against the BJP

No proposal to transfer water from state list to concurrent: Govt

Shekhawat said at present there is no proposal to transfer water from the state list to the concurrent list

22% groundwater has either dried up or in critical category: Jal Sakti Min

The government has also started the work of mapping aquifer and by next March

A third of 305 projects for cleaning Ganga completed: Jal Shakti Minister

The minister also said that no proposal to declare the right to safe water a fundamental right is under consideration of the government.

India seeking Israel help for 'tap-water to every Indian by 2024': Minister

Israel has made water recycling an integral part of daily life

We are overdrawing water, depleting aquifers: Jal Shakti Minister

On the demand side, 6 per cent of our total consumption is for domestic use, 5 per cent for industry and 89 per cent is for agriculture, said Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat gets Jal Shakti to fulfil PM Modi's promise

New omnibus ministry to deal with all water- and sanitation-related issues

Gajendra Shekhawat, Rajasthan farmer leader, finds a spot in Modi Cabinet

His inclusion in the Cabinet comes ahead of the Rajasthan Assembly elections due next year