Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) Congress leader Sachin Pilot said on Monday that the demand for early local elections is gaining momentum across Rajasthan as governance by officials alone is failing to adequately address the everyday concerns of people in both urban and rural areas.Highlighting what he described as a widening gap between administration and public needs, Pilot said there is a “widespread demand” for restoring elected representation at the earliest.Pilot was speaking to the media in T…
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Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister, Bhajanlal Sharma asserted that women are not only capable of governance but can often excel at it. He remarked that if women can efficiently manage households, they are equally competent to govern the nation with vision and responsibility.CM Sharma was addressing women from diverse fields at a programme held at the Chief Minister’s residence on Sunday, where he highlighted the significance of the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ (Women’s Re…
Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to the Pachpadra Refinery in Balotra for its inauguration on April 21, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma will visit the site on Monday to review preparations for the ceremony.The CMO officials confirmed that the Chief Minister will arrive at the Pachpadra Refinery in the afternoon to inspect the site. He will assess project progress, security arrangements, the public meeting venue, helipad facilities, and other key p…
Ahmedabad, April 12 (IANS) Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrested two men after they were found in possession of a banned narcotic substance during a raid in the Behrampura area in Gujarat, officials said on Sunday. Acting on specific intelligence, officers conducted a raid in an open ground near Santoshnagar Four Buildings, opposite the wall of a private company, and apprehended Hasmukh Sargara (27) and Manish Sargara (26).Police said the accused were found in illegal possession of 52.410 grams of mep…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has successfully busted a cyber fraud racket operating through a fake online investment platform, leading to the arrest of three accused persons involved in cheating an unsuspecting victim of Rs 47.20 lakhs, officials said on Sunday.The accused persons were involved in routing fraudulent financial transactions through bank accounts obtained on a commission basis. Additionally, bank kit, SIM cards, and a mobile phone used in the commissi…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) When Lucknow Super Giants needed 54 runs off 24 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, most of them had written off their chances of winning the match. But in a restaurant in Udaipur, Rajasthan’s batting coach Nikhil Doru hadn’t given up.Having dinner with his friends, who don’t belong to the cricketing ecosystem, they quipped the match was out of LSG’s reach. But Doru was watching it differently and told them a certain Mukul Choudhary would w…
Ayodhya, April 11 (IANS) In a sacred development at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya, the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has performed a significant ritual ahead of the consecration of Prabhu Shri Ramlalla Sarkar’s “Chal-Vigrah” (movable idol) in the Garbha Griha (sanctum sanctorum). On Saturday, the exact spot in the Garbha Griha where the “Chal-Vigrah” was temporarily placed during the temple’s construction phase was ritually marked by the installation of a s…
Jaipur, April 11 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for 213 development works worth Rs 607.66 crore in Bandikui, Dausa district, on the occasion of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule’s birth anniversary. Sharma stated that the life of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule was dedicated to the upliftment of exploited and deprived sections of society, including women, farmers, and labourers.He said that PM Narendra Modi is carrying forward Mahatma …
Jaipur, April 11 (IANS) Rajasthan’s political landscape on Saturday found itself at the centre of fresh intrigue after Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav made an unexpected remark, one that has set off a new round of speculation across party lines. In a striking statement, Yadav said, “If Vasundhara Raje were the Chief Minister, the work being done would have been of a much higher quality.” The comment, seen as both a critique of the current BJP leadership and an unusual nod to a seni…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court has reiterated that the right to vote and the right to contest an election are not fundamental rights but statutory rights created by law, and can therefore be regulated or restricted through legal provisions. While upholding eligibility conditions prescribed for candidates contesting elections to cooperative dairy bodies in Rajasthan, a Bench of Justices R. Mahadevan and Sanjay Karol observed that “neither the right to vote nor the right to contest…