Jaipur, June 11 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha election process in Rajasthan concluded smoothly on Thursday, with all three candidates in the fray being declared elected unopposed. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominees Alka Gurjar and Satish Poonia, along with Congress candidate Neeraj Dangi, were formally declared elected by the Returning Officer at the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.Returning Officer for the Rajya Sabha election Bharat Bhushan Sharma announced the results after the deadline for withdr…
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Jaipur, June 8 (IANS) The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), headed by Leader of the Opposition Tika Ram Jully, is heading on an eight-day study tour covering Leh-Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, and Haryana, from Jaipur on Monday. The tour, which will continue until June 16, aims to facilitate on-site studies of administrative practices and enable interactions with corresponding committees of the legislative assemblies in the states and Union Territories being…
Jaipur, June 8 (IANS) BJP candidates Satish Poonia and Alka Gurjar will file their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections on Monday. The two leaders are scheduled to leave from the BJP State Headquarters and proceed to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly to complete the nomination process in the presence of senior party leaders and workers.Meanwhile, BJP Rajasthan President Madan Rathore described the nomination of Poonia and Gurjar to the Rajya Sabha as a matter of pride for the party.H…
Jaipur, May 18 (IANS) Marking 75 years of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Governor Haribhau Bagde on Monday unveiled the newly designed emblem of the Assembly and announced the names of 13 gates within the premises.Describing the Legislative Assembly as the “sacred temple of democracy”, the Governor said the new emblem reflects Rajasthan’s rich cultural identity and democratic heritage. He noted that while the Legislative Assembly was formally constituted in 1952 after Independence, th…
Jaipur, May 12 (IANS) In a significant order promoting regional languages, the Supreme Court has directed the Rajasthan government to formulate a policy for making the teaching of the Rajasthani language mandatory in schools across the state, including both government and private institutions. Hearing a petition filed by Padma Mehta and others, a bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta instructed the state government to include Rajasthani language education at the primary,…
Jaipur, May 5 (IANS) The Rajasthan Assembly will host the second meeting of the Committee of Presiding Officers, constituted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to review and strengthen the committee system of legislative bodies across the country. Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani said on Monday that the high-level committee aims to enhance the effectiveness and functioning of legislative committees.The committee comprises Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, …
Udaipur, May 4 (IANS) Panic gripped the District and Sessions Court in Udaipur, Rajasthan, on Monday after a bomb threat was reported, prompting authorities to evacuate the entire premises and launch an intensive security operation.According to officials, the threat was received around 8:30 a.m., shortly after lawyers and litigants had begun arriving for the day’s proceedings. Acting swiftly, the administration ordered an immediate evacuation before court work could commence. Within minutes, t…
Jaipur, April 27 (IANS) Panic gripped the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Monday after yet another bomb threat was received via email, prompting an immediate evacuation and a large-scale security operation.According to officials, the threatening email claimed that five “Silicon 100-base RDX” bombs had been planted inside the Assembly complex and would explode at 12:00 P.M.The message warned authorities not to take the threat lightly and demanded the immediate evacuation of all VIPs. The em…
Jaipur, April 18 (IANS) Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Vasudev Devnani, emphasised that legislative drafting is central to the law-making process and must reflect the aspirations of the people in clear and simple language. He stated that the process of passing bills in the Assembly is conducted with utmost care, transparency, and attention to quality, ensuring effective, people-centric legislation.Devnani was addressing participants at the 37th International Training Progr…
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) The Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Vasudev Devnani, on Friday announced that participants from various countries across the globe will visit and observe the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Saturday.A total of 43 participants from 17 countries, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Ghana, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Zambia, will take part in this international programme.Speaking about the initiative, Devnani informed that the 37th International Training Progr…