Rajasthan

Rajasthan Allots Rs 1,325 Crore For Drought-Affected Farmers

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 19, 2019

The Rajasthan government has allocated Rs 1,325 crore for farmers whose kharif crops have been affected in the nine drought-hit districts of the state.

Swine Flu Death Toll In Rajasthan Rises To 48

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 19, 2019

At least 48 people have died and 1,173 have been tested positive for swine flu since January 1 in Rajasthan, authorities said today.

"Trying To Bring 33% Quota For Women In Congress States": Sachin Pilot

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 19, 2019

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Friday said that Congress will take forward the demand of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislature and try its best to bring it in all Congress-ruled states.

Raymond Blazers For Medical College In Rajasthan, Health Ministry Opposes Move

India News | ANI | Friday January 18, 2019

Resident doctors, medical staff and undergraduate students of Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh Medical College will now be required to follow a blue dress code, including donning blazers worth Rs 3000 of the same colour.

Authorities Work At War-Footing As Swine Flu Kills 40 In Rajasthan

India News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 18, 2019

At least 40 people have died and more than 1,000 have tested positive for swine flu since the beginning of this year in Rajasthan, authorities said on Friday.

Rajasthan Cabinet Approves Removal Of Education Criteria For Civic Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 18, 2019

The Rajasthan cabinet on Thursday approved two amendments bills to do away with the condition of minimum educational qualification for contesting local body elections

Rahul Gandhi, Like Aurangzeb, Last Emperor Of His Sultanate: BJP Leader

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 18, 2019

Rajasthan BJP vice president Gyan Dev Ahuja has compared Congress president Rahul Gandhi with Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, suggesting that the Congress "empire" was coming to an end.

Rajasthan Cabinet Decides To Extend RAS Exam Dates

Jobs | Press Trust of India | Friday January 18, 2019

The decision came in wake of the agitation by the Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) aspirants, demanding the government to extend the exam.

Economic Growth Rate Dropped During Previous Government: Rajasthan Governor

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 17, 2019

Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh has attributed the BJP's loss in the recent assembly polls to the party's strategy that focused on finding flaws with the Congress-led regime before it.

Rajasthan Lawmaker Disrupts Governor's Address To House

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 17, 2019

A Rajasthan MLA from the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party on Thursday tried to disrupt Governor Kalyan Singh's address to the assembly, raising demands for the procurement of moong beans from farmers.

RTI Petitioners Asked About Development Work, Got Condom Packets As Reply

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 17, 2019

They wanted answers under RTI but what they got were sealed packets of used contraceptives. This happened in Rajasthan where two petitioners sought answers under the Right to Information (RTI) Act from their village panchayat on development projects but instead got the mysterious parcel.

Bodies Of Missing Man, Woman Found In A Well In Rajasthan

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 16, 2019

Bodies of a 28-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were found today in a well in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district, the police said.

Ex-Union Minister CP Joshi Elected Rajasthan Assembly Speaker

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 16, 2019

Former union minister CP Joshi was elected unopposed the speaker of the 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.

Lawmakers Walk Barefoot, Drive Tractors Before Rajasthan Assembly Session

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 16, 2019

The first session of the 15th Rajasthan Assembly began on Tuesday amid clamour for oath-taking in the Rajasthani language after the newly elected members arrived barefoot or on tractors.

Newly Elected Rajasthan Lawmakers Sworn In

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 16, 2019

Newly-elected Rajasthan legislators were sworn in as members of the 15th state assembly by Pro-tem Speaker Gulab Chand Kataria on Tuesday.