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Rajasthan: Vaishya community demands 20% tickets in polls, more reservation

During a mahapanchayat, the Vaishya community of Rajasthan demanded adequate representation and increasing EWS quota to 15%

Heavy rains lash Rajasthan, flood-like situation in three districts

Heavy rains lashed parts of Rajasthan in the last 24 hours, triggering flood-like situation in Banswara, Dungarpur and Pratapgarh districts. In Banswara district, which witnessed very heavy rains, a man lost his life after being swept away in a nullah or small canal in on Saturday night, officials said. Dinesh, a sarpanch, was trying to cross the flooded canal on his motorbike when he was washed away along with the bike. The dead body of the sarpanch was recovered on Sunday, Banswara collector Prakash Chandra Sharma said. Gates of Mahi dam in Banswara were opened after the water level increased in the dam following incessant rains. A highway connecting Banswara to Udaipur and Pratapgarh was also closed due to waterlogging, Banswara divisional commissioner Neeraj K Pawan said. The rainfall has been extremely heavy, leading to the increase in water level of Mahi dam. All 16 gates were opened on Saturday and the water was released, the Banswara collector said. With the rise in the wa

CM approves Rajasthan Green Hydrogen Policy-2023 draft to push clean energy

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the draft of 'Rajasthan Green Hydrogen Policy-2023' and a notification in this regard will be issued soon. The state government has taken the decision keeping in mind clean energy production, future needs and climate change, according to a release. 'Rajasthan Green Hydrogen Policy-2023' is being brought to encourage investors and search for clean energy sources in the state. Chief Minister Gehlot has approved the policy draft. Notification will be issued soon by the Energy Department, the release said. Under the policy, companies producing green energy will get various types of subsidies. Employment opportunities will also increase in the state. Renewable energy sources are available in the state which is most favourable for green hydrogen production, the release said. Under this policy, the state government will provide various facilities to encourage investors. These include a 50 per cent exemption in transmission and distribut

Asaram approaches Raj HC for parole, court seeks reply from state govt

Asaram has moved the Rajasthan high court for parole after his plea for relief was rejected a second time, his counsel said on Saturday. Allowing his application, the high court on Friday issued a notice to the state government seeking a reply in two weeks. Asaram, a self-styled godman, has been serving a life sentence following his conviction on April 25, 2018, for sexually assaulting a teenage student of his ashram. His counsel Kalu Ram Bhati said that the District Parole Committee rejected his parole application a second time on the ground that his release on parole could cause law and order issues. "Asaram had moved an application seeking 20 days' parole but the committee rejected it citing a negative report from the police," he said. Bhati in court argued that Asaram had been serving the jail term for 11 years and even the Social Justice and Empowerment department had recommended parole for him. "Moreover, his behaviour in this entire period in the jail has been satisfactory

GST tribunal to have 31 benches across 28 states and UTs: Finance Ministry

Karnataka, Rajasthan & UP will have multiple benches; UTs, except Delhi, do not have an independent bench

Nine new Vande Bharat trains to be launched soon; check the routes here

The Vande Bharat Express is a short-distance train operated by Indian Railways. The first service started on 15 February 2019.

26 recruitment exam papers leaked under BJP, Congress, says RLP's Beniwal

The Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) leader has accused both BJP and Congress for allowing recruitment scam to continue in Rajasthan

Will fight Rajasthan polls unitedly, high command will decide CM: Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday stressed that the party would fight the Rajasthan assembly polls "unitedly" and said that a decision on who would lead the next government would be taken by the high command after consultations with the newly-elected MLAs. Exuding confidence that the Congress would buck the 'revolving door' trend in Rajasthan in the upcoming polls, the former deputy chief minister said the party is "absolutely united" with everyone's priority and efforts directed towards repeating the government in the desert state. In an exclusive interview with PTI ahead of the crucial Congress Working Committee meeting in Hyderabad, Pilot said the Congress has lived up to all the election promises it made in the 2018 Rajasthan polls and that is why he believes, the state government and the party working together, will be able to defeat the BJP. Asked about his assertion earlier that the party would go to the polls with collective leadership despite an incumbent CM in Ashok .

Fuel pumps go on indefinite strike in Rajasthan against high VAT

The Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers' Association (RPDYA) s demanding the state reduce its tax on fuel to match that of its neighbouring states

Raj issues alert for medical officials in wake of Kerala Nipah outbreak

The Rajasthan government on Thursday directed medical officials to remain 'alert' regarding any Nipah outbreak in the wake of cases being reported from Kerala's Kozhikode district. The medical and health services department director has issued an advisory in this regard to the principals of all medical colleges and chief medical and health officers of all districts. The department has also issued an advisory for health workers. The brain-damaging virus has killed two people and infected three others in Kozhikode district. A five-member central team has been stationed in Kerala to take stock of the situation and assist the state government in managing the situation.

Oil India targets 3.8 mn tonnes of oil production in FY24: CMD Ranjit Rath

Company will drill 60-plus wells in FY24 in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, up from 45 in FY23

Govt announces licensing policy for opium poppy cultivation for 2023-24

The Union Government on Thursday announced the annual licensing policy for crop year 2023-24 for the cultivation of opium poppy for farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

With aim to provide quality electricity, Rajasthan to beef up energy infra

Power distribution companies (discoms) have appealed to electricity consumers to control their power consumption

Rajasthan CM inaugurates Rs 120 crore park for coaching institute students

The Rs 120 crore projects aims to create a stress-free environment for students to unwind and connect with nature

Rajasthan elections: BJP suspends Kailash Meghwal over corruption claims

BJP has suspended the Rajasthan MLA after he publicly called Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal 'Corrupt number one'

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CM Gehlot cancels Kota visit; eco-violations on riverfront construction

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker C P Joshi inaugurated the Rs 1,442-crore Chambal riverfront project

Bodies of passengers killed in Raj bus accident to be shifted in ambulances

The local administration in Rajasthan is arranging ambulances to carry the bodies of passengers killed in the Bharatpur bus accident on Wednesday to their native places in Gujarat, while 33 others will be shifted in a bus, an official said. The 12 deceased and 11 injured hailed from Dihor village in Bhavnagar district. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 to each injured. "The incident of a road accident near Bharatpur in Rajasthan is very shocking. The pilgrims of Gujarat have lost their lives in the accident. I express my heartfelt condolences to the families of all the deceased. I pray to the almighty God for the speedy recovery of the injured pilgrims," Patel posted in Gujarati. "In this hour of grief, the state government stands by the relatives of the deceased and injured pilgrims," he added. The Bhavnagar administration is in constant touch with the local administration in Bharatpur, Patel

Rajasthan fuel stations to shut on sept 13-14, protest high VAT rates

Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers Association warns state of indefinite strike if government does not reduce taxes on fuel

PM Modi announces package as 11 killed, 15 injured in Rajasthan accident

Eleven people from Gujarat were killed and at least 15 injured when a trailer rammed into their bus from behind in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district early on Wednesday, police said. The bus was on its way from Gujarat to Mathura in Uttar Pradesh when the accident occurred around 4.30 am, they said. The bus had halted at Antra flyover in the Lakhanpur area when the trailer rammed into it from behind. Five men and six women died on the spot, the police said. According to the police control room, Antu, Nandram, Lallu, Bharat, Lalji, his wife Madhuben, Ambaben, Kambuben, Ramuben, Anjuben and Madhuben -- the wife of one Arvind -- died in the accident. They were from Dihor in Gujarat's Bhav Nagar.