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BJP to observe 4th anniversary of Congress govt in Rajasthan as 'Black Day'

The BJP in Rajasthan will observe the fourth anniversary of the Congress government on December 17 as 'Black Day' and hold demonstrations in the state's 200 assembly constituencies and district headquarters from next month. The state unit of the BJP has also planned a state-level protest and 'jan aakrosh rally' here in December. The party will hold protests against the state government in November and December, BJP's national general secretary and Rajasthan in-charge Arun Singh said. It will also issue a "black paper" against the alleged failures of the government in its four-year rule. Another BJP leader said that the party has set a target of two to three lakh people for the 'jan aakrosh rally' for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda and other central ministers will be invited.

Rural tourism to be based on culture, economic characteristics in Rajasthan

The government proposes to develop tourist accommodation facilities including home stay, drinking water, safety, internet connectivity, and caravan parks in partnership with private players.

Sachin Pilot reaches Raje's home turf in train, fans queue up for selfies

It was a different scene in the Jhalawar-bound train from Jaipur on Monday as passengers were seen queuing up to take selfie with former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot

SC raps Rajasthan govt over ex-gratia compensation for state's Covid deaths

The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the Rajasthan government over its "unsatisfactory" affidavit enumerating steps on payment of ex-gratia to family members of those who died of COVID-19, and said it was not doing any charity. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Krishna Murari directed the state government to file a detailed affidavit in the matter. "Earlier also you had made an assurance. State of Rajasthan is not doing any charity. There is a direction issued by this court and persons affected by COVID-19 should be treated with sympathy. "Affidavit filed by the Rajasthan government is not satisfactory at all. The counsel prays for time to put a detailed affidavit. Put up on Friday," the bench said. The counsel for the Rajasthan government informed the court that the state is taking all the requisite steps. The apex court was hearing a plea filed by advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal alleging Rajasthan is not adhering to the 2021 order directing states to pay ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 to the

Rumours about infighting in Rajasthan Congress 'nonsense': CM Ashok Gehlot

Asserting that there was no infighting in his Congress party, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said rumours are now being spread that no one is giving importance to the Gandhi family members and they are not able to attract votes, and dismissed them as "nonsense". He was addressing a gathering of the Regar community in Vidyadhar Nagar here. "Now, it is being spread that no one is giving importance to the Gandhi family. The Gandhi family does not have the ability to get votes. All these talks are nonsense," Gehlot said. The BJP claims that the Gandhi family does not have the ability to attract votes, but the reality is that the people of the country believe in Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, he said. "Wherever they will go in the country, lakhs of people will gather," he said. "The talks of infighting in Congress is being publicised. This benefits the BJP. Every day news keeps coming in newspapers that a fight is going on in the Rajasthan Congress. Th

Rajasthan govt to keep a check on food adulteration ahead of festival days

In view of the festive season, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday directed officials to run a special campaign to check adulteration of food items, especially sweets, milk products, edible oils and flour. In a meeting at the Chief Minister's residence here, he also said that the food and supplies department, medical department and food safety department should work with better coordination to ensure people get pure products. During the special campaign, priority should be given to testing of milk, mawa, paneer, sweets as well as flour, gram flour, edible oils, ghee, dry fruits and spices, he said. The state government will take strict action against those who play with the health of people adulterating food items, the chief minister warned. He also directed officials to effectively use mobile labs for checking and testing food items on the spot Gehlot said that seven new labs are being set up for sample testing in the state. It was informed in the meeting that since

Congress leader Bhanwar Lal Sharma passes away at Jaipur hospital

Senior Congress leader Bhanwar Lal Sharma passed away on Sunday at the age of 77 in the SMS Medical College, in Jaipur, Rajasthan

Rajasthan Summit: At least half of MoUs should be implemented, says CM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said his government would try to ensure that at least 50 per cent of the total investment committed in the Invest Rajasthan Summit is implemented. He said usually around 25 per cent of MoUs signed in such summits held in various states reach the implementation stage. As many as 4,192 MoUs/LOIs totalling Rs 10.44 lakh crore have been signed during roadshows at international, national and state levels from November 2021 to September 2022 before the summit, which was held on October 7 and 8 at Jaipur. Gehlot said the state government changed its policy this time and got the agreements signed before the summit. "Such events are held in several states and only 15, 20 or 25 per cent (of the total committed investment) comes as the actual investment. We have signed agreements worth around Rs 11 lakh crore. Of this, we will try to achieve 50 percent of the investment," he told reporters on the concluding day on Saturday. He further said ..

Be it Adani, Ambani or Jay Shah, we welcome all: Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Condemning the BJP for mocking the Congress after he lavished praise on industrialist Gautam Adani during the Invest Rajasthan summit, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said it was not a private programme and 3,000 delegates attended it. Be it Adani or Union Home Minister Amit Shah's son Jay Shah, Rajasthan will welcome all because it wants investment and employment, Gehlot said. "It is not a private event, it is an investors' summit. Are 3,000 delegates (who attended the summit) of the Congress?" Gehlot asked, asserting their ideologies could be that of the Congress or the BJP. "In such a situation, why do they want to create a hurdle? I condemn these people. They talked about Gautam Adani yesterday (Friday). Be it Gautam Adani or any Adani, or Ambani or Amit Shah's son Jay Shah, we will welcome all of them here. We want employment, we want investment," the chief minister said. It was not clear why Gehlot clubbed Jay Shah's name with those of industrialists Ambani and Adani

Be it Adani, Ambani or Jay Shah, we welcome all, says Rajasthan CM Gehlot

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said industrialist Gautam Adani or Union Home Minister Amit Shah's son Jay Shah, Rajasthan will welcome all because it requires employment and investment, said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. His remarks come a day after the BJP mocked the Congress after Gehlot praised Adani at the Invest Rajasthan Summit here. "Be it Adani, Ambani or Amit Shah's son Jay Shah, we will welcome all. We want employment and investment," Gehlot told reporters after addressing the MSME Conclave at the summit. Calling the BJP mocking his praise for Adani "unfortunate", Gehlot said, "I condemn this. Making this an issue will cost the BJP dearly." On Friday, the BJP mocked the Congress after Gehlot lavished praise on Adani, the industrialist Rahul Gandhi often highlights to allege that Prime Minister Narendra Modi helped only big businessmen.

Rajasthan to be first state to implement green hydrogen policy: Minister

Rajasthan Industries Minister Shakuntala Rawat said on Friday that the state would be the first in the country to implement a green hydrogen policy

CM Gehlot invites Vedanta to set-up semiconductor industry in Rajasthan

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has invited Vedanta Group to set up its semi-conductor chip manufacturing industry in Rajasthan amid a tussle for the project between Maharashtra and Gujarat. During the inaugural session of 'Invest Rajasthan' Summit held here on Friday, the Chief Minister said that there is a protest going on in Maharashtra on the shifting of the factory to Gujarat. "There is a protest going on in Maharashtra that why Anil Agarwal is shifting the industry to Gujarat. A lot of it has appeared in newspapers. I would like to say you (Agarwal) that there is a fight between Maharashtra and Gujarat. So, shift the industry to Rajasthan," Gehlot said. He further said, "There will be no fight. Rajasthan is your own state. Finish this fight. You are doing a very big investment." The Chief Minister said that after corona pandemic, there is a huge crisis for a semiconductor chip, which is used in mobile phones, laptops and even cars. He said that Vedanta Group is digging

Tata Power to develop 10K Mw RE plant in next five years in Rajasthan

Tata Power on Friday announced its plans to develop around 10,000 MW of renewable energy capacity, mainly solar energy, in the next five years in Rajasthan. "Tata Power plans to have a renewable power portfolio of 10,000 MW in the state (Rajasthan in next five years," a company statement said. Participating in the ongoing Invest Rajasthan summit in Jaipur, it stated that it plans to develop up to 8,000 MW of utility scale projects, 1,000 MW of solar rooftop and 1,50,000 solar pumps in next five years in the state. Tata Power, along with its fully-owned subsidiary Tata Power Solar, will expand its presence in the state to generate clean energy through solar power. The company employs more than 4,500 people in the state, and its expansion projects will generate employment for more than 6,000-8,000 people in the next five years. Dr Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power, said in the statement, "Both in terms of potential and what has been done so far, Rajasthan has today emerged as a ..

Adani announces Rs 65,000 cr investment in Rajasthan over next 5-7 yrs

Richest Asian Gautam Adani on Friday announced a Rs 65,000 crore investment in Rajasthan over the next 5 to 7 years in setting up a mega 10,000 MW solar power capacity, expanding cement plant and upgrading Jaipur airport. The investment by ports-to-energy conglomerate that Adani heads also spans city gas infrastructure for retailing CNG to automobiles and piped gas to households and industries as well as laying transmission lines to carry renewable power. Speaking at the Invest Rajasthan 2022 Summit here, he said the Adani group already has a sizeable presence in the state. It operates a thermal power plant, has set up a solar park and supplies coal to the state's power-generating units. Adani Group is investing Rs 50,000 crore to add 10,000 megawatts of renewable power generation capacity. "This will be commissioned progressively over the next 5 years," he said, adding the group just a week back achieved commercial operation of the world's largest wind-solar hybrid power plant in

Gautam Adani announces investment worth Rs 65,000 cr in Rajasthan

Richest Asian Gautam Adani on Friday announced a Rs 65,000 crore investment in Rajasthan over the next 5 to 7 years in setting up a mega 10,000 MW solar power capacity, expanding cement plant and upgrading Jaipur airport. The investment by ports-to-energy conglomerate that Adani heads also spans city gas infrastructure for retailing CNG to automobiles and piped gas to households and industries as well as laying transmission lines to carry renewable power. Speaking at the Invest Rajasthan 2022 Summit here, he said the Adani group already has a sizeable presence in the state. It operates a thermal power plant, has set up a solar park and supplies coal to the state's power-generating units. Adani Group is investing Rs 50,000 crore to add 10,000 megawatts of renewable power generation capacity. "This will be commissioned progressively over the next 5 years," he said, adding the group just a week back achieved commercial operation of the world's largest wind-solar hybrid power plant in

Rajasthan CM Gehlot inaugurates 'Bharat Jodo Setu' elevated road in Jaipur

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday inaugurated a 2.8-km-long elevated road in Jaipur city, officials said. Earlier known as Sodala elevated road, it was renamed 'Bharat Jodo Setu' by the chief minister, they said. The rechristening comes amid the Congress' ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'. The road has been built at a cost of Rs 250 crore and will facilitate hassle-free traffic movement on the stretch between the LIC building near Ambedkar circle and Ajmer road, they said. Gehlot also laid the foundation stone of six other projects in the city, they said.

In a first, Rajasthan to get thermal coal through coastal shipping

This comes as current supply pressures and heavy monsoons have choked several busy stretches of the railways, even as states struggle to avert another power crisis

Nearly 3,000 delegates, industrialists to attend Invest Rajasthan Summit

Top industrialists and nearly 3,000 delegates from India and abroad will participate in the Invest Rajasthan Summit scheduled to be held on October 7 and 8 here. Chief minister Ashok Gehlot will inaugurate the Summit on October 7. Industrialists including Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal, ArcelorMittal Chairman and MD L N Mittal, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, Tata Power CEO and MD Praveer Sinha, Mahindra & Mahindra CEO and MD Anish Shah, DCM Shriram Chairman Ajay S Shriram are also scheduled to attend the inaugural ceremony. Nearly 3,000 delegates from India and abroad will participate in the Summit which has the theme of 'Committed-Delivered', an official said. The state government has signed 4,192 MoUs/LOIs totalling Rs 10.44 lakh crore during road shows at international, national and state levels from November 2021 to September 2022 before the Summit. Out of 4,192 MoUs or LOIs, a total of 1,680 MoUs or LoIs are in the implementation stage, which is about 40 per cent, ..

201 RAS officers transferred under administrative reshuffle in Rajasthan

In a major administrative reshuffle, 201 Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officers were transferred in the state on Wednesday. The department of personnel issued the transfer list which included several sub divisional officers. Lalaram Gugarwal, member of board of revenue Ajmer, was made special assistant to the industry minister while Rajendra Kumar Verma, registrar of Rajasthan civil services appellate authority, was posted as additional director of social justice and empowerment department. Bal Mukund Asawa, secretary UIT Udaipur, was made the additional commissioner (administration) in the excise department in Udaipur.

Rajasthan BSTC Pre DElEd admit card released; here's how to download

Registered candidates can download their hall tickets from the official website panjiyakpredeled.in