Harsha Kumari Singh

Pakistani Prisoner Killed In Jaipur Jail In Brawl Over TV Volume, Say Officials

Jaipur News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Wednesday February 20, 2019

A Pakistani convict serving a 20 year term in Rajasthan's Jaipur Central Jail was murdered allegedly by other inmates after a fight over TV volume, prison officials said on Wednesday.

Gujjars Call Off Quota Agitation After Assurance, Rajasthan Relieved

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Saturday February 16, 2019

Gujjar protesters in the state ended their eight-day-old strike today, after the state government gave a written assurance that it would take every legal step at its disposal to ensure that the community gets 5% reservation in jobs and educational institutes even if it gets stuck in court.

Valentine's Day or Parents' Day? Rajasthan Government Scraps BJP Order

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Valentine's Day need not be celebrated as 'Matr Pitra Pujan Diwas' - a day dedicated to parents - in Rajasthan anymore, the state government said today, cancelling an order by the previous BJP government.

Ashok Gehlot Government Gives 5% Quota To Gujjars, Says Over To Centre

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday February 13, 2019

The Congress government in Rajasthan passed a bill earmarking 5 per cent reservation for Gujjars in jobs and education today amid a huge protest by the community, which has paralysed road and rail traffic since last week in parts of the state.

Robert Vadra In Jaipur For Questioning. Wife Priyanka Gandhi Reaches Too

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Businessman Robert Vadra and his mother Maureen Vadra will appear before the Enforcement Directorate in Jaipur tomorrow for questioning in a money laundering case. Mr Vadra, the husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, wasgrilled for over 24 hours altogether for three days last week in another alleged money laundering case on purchase of a...

Rajasthan Police Use Tear Gas On Gujjar Quota Protesters

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday February 10, 2019

The Rajasthan police on Sunday fired tear gas shells to prevent members of the Gujjar community--who have been protesting for their demand of five per cent quota in jobs and education-- from blocking a highway connecting Dholpur to Gwalior.

23 Trains Cancelled, 20 Diverted As Gujjars On Quota Stir Block Tracks

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Saturday February 9, 2019

Members of the Gujjar community continued to block railway tracks on the second day of their agitation today to demand implementation of the 5 per cent reservation that was promised to them by the Rajasthan government. Agitating Gujjars sat on railway tracks at Malarna Doongar near Sawai Madhopur, leading to the cancellation of 23trains and the re-...

100 Cases Of Swine Flu In A Day In Rajasthan, Nine dead in 48 Hours

India News | Written by Harsha Kumai Singh | Friday February 8, 2019

A 100 cases of swine flu have been detected in a day in Rajasthan, where the disease has cost 100 lives since the beginning of this year. Official figures said 100 cases were detected across the state yesterday - 9 people have died over the last 48 hours. Alarmed by the spike, the government has started a mammoth screening drive.

Gujjars Demanding Quota Block Tracks In Rajasthan; Delhi-Mumbai Route Hit

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday February 8, 2019

Hundreds of people from the Gujjar community in Rajasthan are protesting at railway tracks at Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, demanding implementation of the 5 per cent reservation that was promised to them by the state government.

Ramgarh Win A Big Yes To Rahul Gandhi's Minimum Income Plan: Congress

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday January 31, 2019

The ruling Congress in Rajasthan today touched the half-way mark of 100 in the state after scooping the Ramgarh seat, which couldn't vote in last month's state polls because of the death of a candidate. The Congress's Shafia Zubair won the seat by a margin of over 12,000 votes over her nearest rival, the BJP's Sukhwant Singh.

Congress@100 In Rajasthan After Win, BJP Wins In Haryana Seat: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Snigdha Basu, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday January 31, 2019

The ruling BJP and the Congress scored a victory each today in the last polls before the national election, due by May. The BJP won by-polls in Haryana's Jind, where the counting of votes was briefly stalled over protests and allegations of EVM or vote machine tampering. The Congress won the Ramgarh election in Rajasthan, adding one more seat to it...

All Eyes On Rajasthan's Ramgarh On Counting Day After 3-Cornered Election

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Wednesday January 30, 2019

Polling to Ramgarh in Alwar district happened over a month after the Congress' victory in the recent Rajasthan assembly elections, but every political party in the state is awaiting counting day with bated breath. If the ruling Congress wins the seat, it be able to touch the 100-mark in the state assembly on its own - resulting in increased politic...

Inadequate Health Care Centres In Rajasthan Worsening Swine Flu Outbreak

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Thursday January 24, 2019

Rajasthan is facing a swine flu outbreak- in one month, 1627 people across the state have tested positive for the virus and 59 people have died, five of them in just two days.

With Decision On Vasundhara Raje, Is BJP Going For A Generational Shift?

India News | Written by Harsha Kumai Singh | Monday January 14, 2019

Shortly after the BJP went down from 164 legislators to 73, the central leadership appointed former home minister Gulab Chand Katariya as the leader of the opposition in the Rajasthan assembly. They decided against going with former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, preferring to make her the party's national vice-president instead.

Soldier Allegedly Honey-Trapped, Passed Information To ISI About Unit

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday January 13, 2019

A soldier was allegedly found to be passing information to operatives of Pakistan spy agency ISI after being honey-trapped on social media, the Army confirmed today. He has been arrested by the Rajasthan police and produced in court.