Jaipur, July 10 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has rejected the bail applications of three Rohingya nationals from Myanmar accused of living in India under false identities and allegedly trafficking Bangladeshi girls to different parts of the country. A Division Bench comprising Justice Indrajit Singh and Justice Bhuwan Goyal dismissed the bail pleas of Mohammad Usman, Shafi Alam alias Shofi Alam and Rabi-ul-Islam.According to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the three accused had been …
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Jaipur, July 10 (IANS) A statewide digital survey of Other Backward Class families began across Rajasthan on Friday, marking a crucial step towards determining OBC reservation for the upcoming Panchayat and Urban Local Body elections. Conducted through the Rajdhara Survey Mobile App, the exercise aims to gather authentic data that will form the basis for legally compliant reservation of seats in local bodies.The Rajasthan State Other Backward Classes (Political Representation) Commission has lau…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Rajasthan OBC Commission will begin a statewide door-to-door survey of Other Backward Class (OBC) families from Friday to assess reservation requirements for the upcoming Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Body elections. The survey is scheduled to continue until July 23, after which the Commission will compile its findings and submit a report to the state government.The State Election Commission is expected to announce the election schedule only after receiving the Com…
Jaipur, July 9 (IANS) The Rajasthan OBC Commission will begin a statewide door-to-door survey of Other Backward Class (OBC) families from July 10 to assess reservation requirements for the upcoming Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Body elections. The survey is scheduled to continue until July 23, after which the Commission will compile its findings and submit a report to the state government. The State Election Commission is expected to announce the election schedule only after receiving the Commi…
Jodhpur/New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday granted bail to a man accused of morphing a minor girl’s photograph and uploading it on social media, while imposing stringent conditions, including a three-year ban on the use of online platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Thread and Snapchat. A single-judge bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain of the Jodhpur bench passed the order while allowing the bail plea of the accused in a case registered at Bheem police station in Rajs…
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) In wake of delayed elections by the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), the Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court’s order and directed time-bound polls under the supervision of an administrator. During the hearing on Tuesday, the Supreme Court expressed displeasure over the delay in conducting elections and questioned the continuation of the ad-hoc committee, which was originally formed as a temporary arrangement. The Court termed the petiti…
Jaipur, July 7 (IANS) In a significant development, the State Election Commission declared that Panchayat and Urban Local Body (ULB) polls in Rajasthan cannot be held by July 31.It emerged on Tuesday that in a letter sent to the Panchayati Raj Department on Monday, the Rajasthan State Election Commission stated that it would require at least 90 days to conduct polls for both Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies.The Commission clarified that this timeline assumes the Rajasthan government finalises r…
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has sought a detailed report from the state government and prison authorities on the murder of dacoit Jagan Gurjar inside Ajmer High-Security Jail, expressing serious concern over prison security and alleged criminal activities operating from within jails.A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice S.P. Sharma and Justice Manish Sharma issued the directions while hearing a suo motu case on prison reforms.The Bench directed the government to exp…
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) Rajasthan cricket over the past two-and-a-half years witnessed the rise and fall of the Rajasthan Cricket Association’s (RCA) ad-hoc committee — a body that was constituted as a temporary arrangement after the resignation of the association’s elected president but gradually evolved into a prolonged administrative regime marked by repeated extensions, leadership changes and allegations of promoting “parivarvad”.Also, there were repeated extensions, changing convener…
Jaipur, July 1 (IANS) In a major development in the alleged Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam worth Rs 20,000 crore in Rajasthan, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a chargesheet against former Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Mahesh Joshi and private individual Sanjay Badaya.The ACB submitted a chargesheet of nearly 3,000 pages before the court of Special ACB Judge Rajesh Kumar Dadiya.Public Prosecutor Manjula Jain, appearing for the state government, informed the court …