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  • Pak Hindu migrants will be allotted 40 bighas of land in Jaisalmer

    Pak Hindu migrants will be allotted 40 bighas of land in Jaisalmer

    Jaipur (IANS) | Hindu migrants from Pakistan who were displaced from government land in Mool Sagar village of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan will now get 40 bighas of land. The district administration has announced this.

    Some Pakistani expatriates were living with their relatives in temporary houses built on government land, which were removed recently. Along with the BJP, Congress leaders also opposed the move.

    After this, District Magistrate Tina Dabi decided to allot 40 bighas of government land for these migrants. However, this land will be available only to those having Indian citizenship.

    The collector arranged free food, water and accommodation for them after leaders of parties objected to their removal.

    These refugees are currently living in night shelters. Food has been arranged for them by the district administration at Indira Rasoi. All 50 families are currently settled in the night shelter.

    After the allotment of land by the Urban Improvement Trust (UIT) in Mool Sagar, very soon these migrants will go to the new place and build huts.

    City Development Trust Secretary Jagdish Ashiya said that on the orders of Collector Tina Dabi, after marking a place for Pak refugees, he instructed them to settle there in seven days. Under his supervision, a committee was formed by taking Pak refugees along. After this, about 40 bighas of land in the village was reserved for them.

    The UIT official said that there is a plan to settle 250 families on about 40 bighas of land. The UIT will be given on lease to those who have got Indian citizenship. On the other hand, those who have not yet got citizenship, their records will be kept at this place and efforts will be made for their citizenship. As soon as they get citizenship, they will also be given land pattas. At present, these 50 families will be able to build their houses at the new place.

    –IANS

  • Maharia joins BJP in Rajasthan, says Congress govt didn’t fulfil poll promises

    Maharia joins BJP in Rajasthan, says Congress govt didn’t fulfil poll promises

    JAIPUR: Congress leader and former Union minister Subhash Maharia joined the BJP here on Friday and said the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government has failed to fulfil its promises, while corruption has grown under it.

    Besides Maharia, retired IPS officer Ramdev Singh Khariwa, retired IAS officer P R Meena, retired IPS officers Gopal Meena, Narsi Kirad and Hemant Sharma joined the BJP at the party headquarters here. Maharia, who was in the BJP before he joined the Congress, said he was happy to have returned to his family.

    ”We will create history in the 2023 (Rajasthan) assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. We will make efforts to increase the BJP’s vote percentage by 20 per cent in the Sikar region,” he said.

    He added he will fulfil whatever responsibility the party gives him.

    Hitting out at the Rajasthan government, Maharia said the Congress has failed to implement its poll promises and corruption has grown under its rule.

    BJP’s Rajasthan in-charge Arun Singh said corruption is at its peak, law and order has deteriorated in Rajasthan and people are fed up with the state government, which is why various prominent leaders of the Congress are joining the BJP.

    ”People are fighting against each other in the Congress and people are fed up. Its leaders are accepting the BJP’s ideology,” he said.

    Maharia was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999 and 2004. After he faced defeat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP did not give him a ticket in 2014. In the 2019 general elections, he contested against the BJP on a Congress ticket.

    A prominent Jat leader, Maharia was a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. He also served as the national vice president of the BJP’s Kisan Morcha.

  • 3 villagers killed as MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashes into Rajasthan home, pilot safe

    3 villagers killed as MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashes into Rajasthan home, pilot safe

    New Delhi: Two women were among three killed Monday when a MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed into their home in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh. The pilot ejected on time.

    The rescue operation was underway, Superintendent of Police Sudhir Chaudhary told news agency ANI.

    The plane had taken off from Suratgarh and the pilot was safe, the agency reported.

    In an official statement, the Air Force said the plane crashed near Suratgarh during a routine training sortie. “The pilot ejected safely, sustaining minor injuries. An inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident,” it read.

  • Rajasthan: After 11 Days Of Protest, Mali Community Call Off Stir For Separate Quota

    Rajasthan: After 11 Days Of Protest, Mali Community Call Off Stir For Separate Quota

    Members of the Mali community in Rajasthan, who had blocked a highway for the last 11 days demanding 12 per cent reservation in jobs and higher education, called off their protest on Tuesday after talks with the state OBC Commission.

    During a meeting on Monday with the commission, a delegation representing the community, while pressing for the quota, had asked it to seek reports from all districts on the socio-economic status of the community and complete the survey in a month’s time.

    “The commission has written to district collectors to submit a report on the status of the community and we want that the commission conduct the survey at the earliest. We are satisfied with the talks and assurances, and have decided to call off the protest,” Murari Lal Saini, convener of the Phule Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti, told reporters at the protest site in Arauda village in Bharatpur district.

    He, however, said if action is not taken, community members will discuss a strategy to take press their demands. The Samiti is leading the demonstration.

    The protest was called off following discussions with the demonstrators after the Monday meeting, Saini said.

    Members from the Saini, Mali, Kushwah, Shakya and Maurya groups had blocked the Jaipur-Agra highway by putting stones on the road at the village.

    These groups belong to the Mali community and are categorised as other backward classes (OBC). They are demanding separate 12 per cent reservation in jobs and higher education.

    Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who belongs to the Mali community, in a meeting with the delegation on April 25, had assured that the survey will be done the OBC Commission.

  • Rajasthan: 5 Killed, As Many Injured In Road Accident In Hanumangarh District

    Rajasthan: 5 Killed, As Many Injured In Road Accident In Hanumangarh District

    Five people were killed and as many injured when two cars in which they were travelling fell off the road and collided with trees in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district, police said on Monday.

    The accident happened on Sunday night in the Bhirani police station area when the victims were on their way to Gogamedi temple from Haryana, they said.

    Additional SP Suresh Jangid said the accident occurred at a curve, which the drivers failed to spot during the night.

    The cars were at high speed and drivers could not turn them and the vehicles fell off the road and collided with trees, he said.

    The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, Jangid said.

  • MEGHALAYA: Ri-Bhoi girl found dead at hostel in Rajasthan

    MEGHALAYA: Ri-Bhoi girl found dead at hostel in Rajasthan

    NONGPOH: Nineteen-year-old Walinda Binong from Ri-Bhoi was found dead in her hostel room at the School of Design, Mody University, Lakshammgarh, Sikar, Rajasthan, on Thursday, under mysterious circumstances. The teenager’s sudden death has left the family and community in shock.
    Binong was the daughter of Rubi Binong and Kobita Syiem, and a resident of Nongagang Marngar village in Ri-Bhoi.
    According to the statement of her cousin brother, Woming Binong, Walinda was admitted into the School of Design at Mody University in October last year. Since then, she had been residing at the girl’s hostel run by the institute.
    Although she was regularly communicating with her family, there were no indications that Walinda was going through any issues. She had returned home for a week in March this year as her mother was unwell. She however returned on March 20.
    However, on April 27, her father Ruby Binong received a call from the institute telling him that his daughter was in a critical condition and requesting him to take her back home. Since the last flight from Guwahati to Jaipur was unfortunately fully booked, Ruby Binong could not board the flight sooner. He took the 6 am flight on April 28 and reached the institute in the evening.
    On reaching the institute, he was reportedly told by some professors that his daughter Walinda was no more.
    They told him Walinda had consumed poison and subsequently hanged herself inside her hostel room. The body of the deceased had been taken to the community health centre in Lakshammgarh, Sikar, Rajasthan.
    Ruby Binong, however, argued that his daughter would not kill herself.
    According to him, Walinda had recently called him to tell him about a fashion designing festival at the institute, of which she was chosen to be the host. She had also reportedly told her father that a few of her hostel mates were jealous of her and had sought his opinion on the matter.
    Although the father advised Walinda to not go for it, the institute still chose her to be the host.
    Walinda’s father suspects foul play, and considers her hostel mates as suspects. He has urged the concerned authorities to thoroughly investigate the matter and bring those involved to justice.
    Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police of Ri-Bhoi, Giri Prasad, told The Shillong Times that the Rajasthan Police had already taken up the matter for investigation as a case of suicide by hanging. Prasad also clarified that no FIR had been filed at Nongpoh Police Station.
    The FIR would be officially filed only at the place where the occurrence took place, he added.
    According to the SP, the Meghalaya Police is coordinating with its Rajasthan counterpart in the case.
    Walinda’s body is expected to be brought back to Nongpoh on Sunday morning.
    The tragic news of Walinda Binong’s death has shocked the local community, and everyone is mourning her untimely demise. The circumstances surrounding her death are yet to be fully understood, and the police investigation is under way.

  • 2 men from Rajasthan arrested in recruitment of nurses

    2 men from Rajasthan arrested in recruitment of nurses

    Two Rajasthan residents have been arrested by the UT police on charges of cheating and impersonation during the recruitment process of nursing officers at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32.

    The suspects have been identified as Rekhraj Kachchhwah (24), a candidate from Jodhpur, and Joginder Kumar (28), a Barmer resident, who allegedly impersonated a candidate in the examination. The two were arrested from Rajasthan.

    The police said records of the alleged candidate had been obtained from the GMCH. “Efforts are being made to arrest the remaining suspects,” said a police official.

    On April 20, a case was registered on the complaint of Dr Jasbinder Kaur, Director-Principal, GMCH, against certain candidates regarding cheating, impersonation and forgery, after photographs and signatures captured during the written examination did not match with the photographs and signatures those who joined duties or came for joining.

  • PM Modi flags off Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat train

    PM Modi flags off Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat train

    New Delhi (IANS) | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday flagged off Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express train. Inaugurating the train between Ajmer and Delhi Cantonment through video conferencing, the Prime Minister expressed regret that an important and basic need like Railways was being mired in the political arena for a long time.

    PM Modi said, at the time of independence, India had inherited a very large railway network, but in the years after independence, political interests prevailed over the need for modernisation.

    Politics was clearly visible in the selection of Railway Minister, announcement of trains and even recruitment. Land was acquired on the pretext of jobs in Railways and many unmanned level crossings continued for a very long time and cleanliness and safety were not taken care of.

    He pointed to the land-for-job scam in which former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members are being probed.

    Modi said the situation improved after 2014 when people elected a stable government with full majority, when the pressure of political transactions eased, Railways heaved a sigh of relief and reached new heights.

    This is the sixth Vande Bharat train flagged off by the Prime Minister in the last two months. Incidentally, all the three trains namely Ajmer-Delhi Cantonment Vande Bharat Express, Rani Kamlapati-Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express and Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express- cater to the three states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana respectively. Assembly elections are due in all the three states later this year.

    Meanwhile, Modi remarked that the rail budget for Rajasthan has been increased 14 times since 2014, from Rs 700 crore in 2014 to over Rs 9,500 crore this year. Addressing the gathering, PM Modi congratulated the land of bravery Rajasthan for getting its first Vande Bharat train.

    –IANS

  • Rajasthan: Government bans hoisting of religious flags in Udaipur for next two months

    Rajasthan: Government bans hoisting of religious flags in Udaipur for next two months

    The Rajasthan government has issued an order not to allow hoisting of flags of religious identity in any public place or school in Udaipur for the next two months. Issuing this order, District Collector Tarachand Meena said that disciplinary action will be taken against those who violate the rules.

    Decision taken in view of Dhirendra Shastri’s public meeting?

    If sources are to be believed, this decision has been taken after five youths were arrested for hoisting the saffron flag at Kumbhalgarh Fort during a meeting addressed by Dhirendra Shastri. Although these youths have been released later, the administration has issued an order saying that flags with religious symbols will not be allowed in public places during religious processions and those who disobey these orders will be punished according to legal provisions. will be dealt with strictly. The order states that there is a possibility that law and order may deteriorate if these flags are hoisted in public places.

    Latest example of Congress government’s appeasement policy in Rajasthan: BJP

    Meena said that this order has nothing to do with Shastri and he had planned to issue it before coming to Udaipur. Meanwhile, Udaipur MP (BJP) Diya Kumari termed the order as an attempt to violate the right of common people to religious freedom in the name of law and order. He said, “This order of the Udaipur administration against the religious flag is the latest example of the appeasement policy of the Congress government in Rajasthan. It is an attempt to violate the right of common people to religious freedom in the name of law and order.” Furthermore, the local people said, “It is the time of celebration when people celebrate Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti with full enthusiasm. This is a violation of their right to celebrate festivals.” Taking cognizance of the statements and considering them to be inflammatory, an FIR was registered against them.

  • Five cow vigilantes arrested for killing a person carrying cattle

    Five cow vigilantes arrested for killing a person carrying cattle

    Bengaluru (IANS) | Five cow vigilantes, including the main accused Puneet Kerehalli, who allegedly lynched a man for allegedly taking away cows and buffaloes, were arrested on Wednesday. The absconding accused has been arrested by the Sathanur police from Rajasthan. According to sources, the accused were absconding for the last five days. The police nabbed them after collecting concrete information.

    Led by Puneeth Kerehalli, the group had intercepted a canter carrying cows and buffaloes in Ramanagara district’s Sathanur police station limits on March 31. They had claimed that cows and buffaloes were being taken away illegally.

    However, on April 1, 35-year-old Idris Pasha, a resident of Guttalu near Sathanur, who was traveling in a canter, was found dead on the spot. Pasha’s family alleged that Kerehalli and others beat him to death.

    The family had filed a complaint in this regard under sections 341, 504, 506, 324, 302, 34 of the IPC. The accused absconded after the complaint was lodged. Ramanagara SP Karthik Reddy then formed four teams to nab him. Further investigation is on.

    –IANS