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Dularchand’s killing reopens caste & crime wounds in Mokama’s volatile battlefield
News City News patna News Dularchand’s killing reopens caste & crime wounds in Mokama’s volatile battlefield Trending A political murder in Mokama has reignited fears of poll violence after two decades of peace. Dularchand Yadav, a local strongman, was killed during a campaign clash. Accusations fly between rival strongmen Anant Singh and Surajbhan Singh, with the incident potentially impacting the upcoming assembly elections.
PESB choice for Hindustan SaltsCMD under fire over qualification
News City News jaipur News PESB choice for Hindustan SaltsCMD under fire over qualification Trending Jaipur: A controversy has erupted over the recommendation of Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) to appoint Varun Kumar Shukla as CMD of Hindustan Salts Ltd (HSL) following allegations that he lacks essential qualifications and experience.Questions over Shukla's suitability stem from his limited experience at Richardson & Cruddas, a govt of India company undergoing restructuring, and...
PM Modi stripping dignity of country, democracy: Sonia Gandhi | India News - Times of India
JAIPUR: In her first campaign rally for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Jaipur, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi made a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of considering himself above the country, conspiring to change the constitution and destroying democracy. In her seven-minute speech, she said Modi "desh aur loktantra ka cheerharan kar rahe hain" (PM Modi is stripping the country and democracy of dignity).
Mastering the Art of Scalability: A Principal Engineer’s Guide to Guiding Software Systems Through Growing Demands
In the fast-paced world of software engineering, the ability to scale effectively is paramount. As a Principal Engineer, steering software systems through the challenges of growing demands is a crucial responsibility. This blog post aims to explore effective strategies for scalability, drawing on the experiences and insights of a seasoned Principal Engineer.Understanding the Significance of Scalability: Scalability is not just a technical concern; it’s a business imperative.
Gehlot's big welfare push can't stop Rajasthan door from revolving
As his bete noire Sachin Pilot would testify, you write off Ashok Gehlot at your peril. Not when you are talking about a three-time CM of India's largest state, a doughty survivor who's been Union minister under three PMs - Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and P V Narasimha Rao - and staved off a rebellion in his ranks that would have brought down most governments.
If we sympathise with ultras, why didn’t Centre dismiss our government: Ashok Gehlot - Times of India Original
JAIPUR: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot responded Wednesday to PM Narendra Modi’s accusations regarding the Congress government allowing a banned outfit’s rally in Kota last year, asking why the Centre did not dismiss his administration if it sympathised with terrorists. In an interview with TOI, just three days before assembly elections, Gehlot said BJP’s charges were thoughtless and stemmed from fear of his government’s successful schemes. “Congress’s success is definite,” he said.
Poll battle in Dausa district will be defined by prospects of ERCP, political complexities
Dausa district, home to the renowned Chand Baori stepwell, a stunning relic from medieval times located near Abhaneri, just 90 km from Jaipur, holds a unique place in the heart of Rajasthan. This stepwell, which has around 3,500 crisscrossing narrow stairs descending into the ground in a geometrical pattern, is a testament not only to the architectural and design expertise in medieval times but also engineering innovations aimed at conserving water in this arid region.
Bjp Face Book Grows In Raj, Cong Presses Like For Gehlot | Jaipur News - Times of India
Jaipur: Rajasthan is poised for an exciting poll battle with Congress and BJP adopting new strategies for the November 23 assembly elections. While BJP seems to be heading into the state polls without two-term CM Vasundhara Raje as its face, Congress has thrown its weight behind incumbent CM Ashok Gehlot.
BJP face book grows in Rajasthan, Congress presses like for Gehlot | Rajasthan Election News - Times of India
JAIPUR: Rajasthan is poised for an exciting poll battle with Congress and BJP adopting new strategies for the November 23 assembly elections. While BJP seems to be heading into the state polls without two-term CM Vasundhara Raje as its face, Congress has thrown its weight behind incumbent CM Ashok Gehlot.
BJP face book grows in Rajasthan, Congress presses like for Gehlot
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Ashok Gehlot goof-up: Rajasthan CM reads out excerpts of previous budget, uproar in House
JAIPUR: While presenting state budget on Friday, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot read out excerpts of the previous budget instead of Budget 2023-24. As soon as the chief minister made the first two announcements, which featured in Budget 2022-23, the Opposition began creating a ruckus and stormed into the well of the House. Speaker CP Joshi asked them to maintain order but the Opposition continued its uproar, leading to the House being adjourned for half-an-hour.
Udaipur: Congress plans 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' to connect with masses before polls
Udaipur: Congress plans 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' to connect with masses before polls AA Text Size Small Medium Large Synopsis The Congress will undertake a couple of yatras to connect with the masses and to take on the BJP-RSS before the next assembly and Lok Sabha elections. Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said a 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' from Kashmir to Kanyakumari will begin on Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) this year.
congress: Rajasthan: After 30 years of liberalisation, Congress pushes for policy 'reset' | Udaipur News - Times of India
Rajasthan: After 30 years of liberalisation, Congress pushes for policy 'reset' AA Text Size Small Medium Large Synopsis Expressing concern over the present state of Indian economy, Congress leader and former union finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday opined that it may be necessary to "reset" the country's economic policies considering the global and domestic developments since 1991 when the "era of liberalisation" was ushered in.
congress: Rajasthan: Congress demands quota in private sector | Udaipur News - Times of India
Rajasthan: Congress demands quota in private sector AA Text Size Small Medium Large Synopsis Congress on Saturday demanded that the Centre institute reservation in the private sector, bring women's reservation bill with a sub-quota for SC/ST/OBCs, and promulgate reservation for OBCs in legislatures. The party also renewed the demand for caste census and sought a law on SC/ST sub-plan.
Congress eyes 5-year term limit,'one family, one ticket' policy
Congress eyes 5-year term limit,'one family, one ticket' policy AA Text Size Small Medium Large Synopsis The Congress will make radical changes "from top to bottom" in the organisation across the nation, including fixing a person's tenure in any post to a maximum of five years, having at least 50% youth below the age of 50 years in its committees at all levels, and introducing a "one family, one ticket" policy for elections.
Rajputs flex ‘political muscle’ at community event in Jaipur
Rajput community gathering in Jaipur on the 75th foundation day of its social organisation, Shree Kshatriya Yuvak Sangh, on Wednesday JAIPUR: It’s still two years for the next assembly elections but the Rajput community in Rajasthan flexed its political muscles by pouring into the state capital on the 75th foundation day of its social organisation, Shree Kshatriya Yuvak Sangh, on Wednesday.
India now ruled not by Hindus butHindutvawadis: Rahul slams BJP
Jaipur: Comparing Mahatma Gandhi and his killer Nathuram Godse, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made a withering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-RSS combine, denouncing them over religious ideologies, farmer issues and inflation at a party rally here on Sunday. Stressing on the difference between a Hindu and ‘Hindutvawadi’, Rahul said a Hindu lives in search of the truth, while a Hindutvawadi lives to grab power by whatever means it takes.
For me its principles, not individual matters: Sachin Pilot
Sachin Pilot (File photo) JAIPUR: What did Sachin Pilot get in the cabinet makeover for which he had been struggling for the past 16 months, was the question being asked by the common man on social media following the announcement of a new ministry in Rajasthan. Supporters wanted him back as at least the deputy chief minister or the Pradesh Congress Committee president. On Sunday, when TOI asked Pilot what he got, the reply was, “Satisfaction.
Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot’s cabinet now a full house
CM Ashok Gehlot and governor Kalraj Mishra pose with new cabinet ministers after the swearing-in ceremony JAIPUR: With the hope that chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot would bury their differences for good, the Congress central leadership orchestrated a cabinet rejig in Rajasthan by taking the state’s council of ministers to its full strength of 30 on Sunday.
Rajasthan: Congress created history in bypolls, says CM Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot (File photo) Jaipur: The assembly bypoll results that saw Congress win both the seats in Rajasthan on Tuesday are bound to affect the prospects of top state leaders in Congress as well as BJP.
Rajasthan: Vallabhnagar cries for water but candidates seek sympathy votes
VALLABHNAGAR: An Udaipur region that once supplied betel leaves to Pakistan via trains is today crying for job opportunities and roadways bus connectivity with the state capital. Kanod, a part of the Vallabhnagar assembly constituency in Udaipur district, was famous for its ‘ paan’ just like that of Banaras. Betel leaves grown here pleased gods and goddesses, in whose worship these were used, and calmed the taste buds of people from Karachi in Pakistan to Chennai in South India.
Rebels press for ‘Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan CM’ amid Ashok Gehlot-brass talks Original
JAIPUR: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot held discussions on Rajasthan politics with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the latter’s residence in New Delhi on Saturday night, after attending the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting earlier in the day.
Six turncoat MLAs put Congress in a spot in Rajasthan | India News - Times of India
JAIPUR: Amid the pangs of its Punjab headache, Rajasthan has raised its hand to present Congress with a new problem to solve. Four of the six BSP-turned-Congress legislators from the desert state on Thursday reached New Delhi to seek "legal and political" support to save their places in the face of a Supreme Court petition challenging their assembly membership under the anti-defection law.
Shekhawat morally a ‘bhagoda’in phone tapping case: Joshi
Jaipur: Congress chief whip Mahesh Joshi on Thursday equated Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to a “bhagoda” (fugitive/absconder), accusing him of failing to appear before the Rajasthan police in the phone tapping case that rocked the Ashok Gehlot government during the rebellion by Sachin Pilot last year.In a tit for tat, Shekhawat tweeted late night, "'Bhagoda' are those who sneak to Bangkok, Thailand.
Cabinet rejig is Gehlot’scall, no one can dictateterms: Independent MLAs
Jaipur: With infighting in Congress deepening in Rajasthan, Independent legislators in the state publicly reiterated their faith in the leadership of chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday. The legislators convened a meeting here as Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot’s supporters have been sparring since the past fortnight over long pending cabinet expansion and political appointments in the state.
Rajasthan: Cabinet rejig in limbo as CM Ashok Gehlot advised to avoid meetings
JAIPUR: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has indicated he is in no mood to bow under pressure from his former deputy Sachin Pilot for a cabinet rejig. In a statement issued by the chief minister’s office on Monday, it was informed that doctors have advised Gehlot to avoid one-on-one meetings for at least one to two months considering his post-Covid condition. This puts a question mark on an early cabinet change, which would require the CM ’s active physical involvement, senior Congress leaders said.
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot MLAs join chorus to demand cabinet expansion
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot JAIPUR: After MLAs loyal to former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot demanded expansion of the state cabinet, legislators close to CM Ashok Gehlot have now joined the chorus. Lawmaker Lakhan Singh, who represents Karauli seat and is one of the six BSP MLAs who switched over to Congress in September 2019, said on Sunday there should be a cabinet expansion as it would improve the government’s efficiency and would help work get done.
Rajasthan: Rita Bahuguna Joshi must have spoken to Sachin Tendulkar, Sachin Pilot on MP’s claim
“I heard her claim that she spoke to Sachin. She might have spoken to Sachin Tendulkar. She doesn’t have the guts to speak to me,” Pilot told reporters during a Congress protest held in Jaipur against fuel price hike JAIPUR: “She might have spoken to Sachin Tendulkar,” said former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Friday while refuting BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s claim that she spoke to him over phone about joining the BJP.
Rajasthan bypolls: Status quo in three seats, but Congress vote share up since 2018
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot JAIPUR: Rajasthan bypolls results declared on Sunday maintained status quo for Congress and BJP in the state assembly. Congress retained the two seats — Sujangarh (Churu) and Sahara (Bhilwara) — that it held before the bypolls were necessitated and BJP kept Rajsamand. This, however, is in terms of the number of seats. As per voting percentage, the Congress has emerged the winner.
Fresh cracks? 3 Cong MLAs accuse Gehlot govt of bias
© Provided by The Times of India JAIPUR: Fresh trouble is brewing against Rajasthan’s Ashok Gehlot-government. At least three Congress legislators from the Sachin Pilot camp have alleged discrimination against lawmakers from the SC, ST and minority communities at the “party, government and assembly levels”. Ramesh Meena, Murari Lal Meena and Ved Prakash Solanki were among the 19 MLAs, including Pilot, who revolted against Gehlot’s leadership in July 2020.
BJP faces ally pressure in Haryana, Rajasthan over farmers' protest
© Provided by The Times of India CHANDIGARH/JAIPUR: Amid a groundswell of support for farmers agitating against the new farm laws, an independent MLA backing the BJP-JJP coalition in Haryana on Monday quit a key post while an NDA ally in Rajasthan issued an ultimatum to either hear out the protesters or be prepared to part ways.
Forcing Raj farmers to sell below MSP to attract jail term
© Provided by The Times of India JAIPUR: Forcing a farmer to enter a contract of sale of his agricultural produce at a price below the minimum support price (MSP) may lead to imprisonment for three to seven years and/or a fine up to Rs 5 lakh, says one of the six amendment bills tabled in the Rajasthan assembly on Saturday. ‘Harassing’ farmers may also invoke the same punitive action, says another bill.
‘Warrior’ Pilot by his side, Gehlot wins trust vote
JAIPUR: The more-than-a-month-long suspense on the stability of Ashok Gehlot-led government in Rajasthan, following a rebellion within the state Congress, ended with the ruling party winning a trust vote in the Assembly on Friday. The BJP neither moved a no confidence motion, which the party had declared on Thursday, nor demanded voting on the government’s confidence motion, which was passed by voice vote.
Congress to go for trust vote in Rajasthan assembly today
JAIPUR: Ahead of the crucial session of the Rajasthan assembly beginning Friday, chief minister Ashok Gehlot told Congress legislators that the state government would have proved its majority sans the 19 rebels but that would have been devoid of happiness and ‘stability’.
Cong to seek trust vote; no confidence: BJP
Jaipur: The Rajasthan assembly’s crucial session beginning Friday would see the ruling Congress move a motion for trust vote and the BJP move a ‘no confidence motion’ on the first day itself. Ahead of the session, both the parties held their legislature party meetings at different locations here on Thursday and separately declared about testing and proving the government’s majority during the session.
Gehlot, Pilot shake hands; House session from today | India News - Times of India
JAIPUR: After more than a month of acrimony, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and his rebellious former deputy Sachin Pilot met here on Thursday, keeping behind the bitterness and flashing victory signs to their supporters and the media. The two met at the CM’s residence for half an hour at 4.30pm — just ahead of the Congress legislature party (CLP) meeting — in the presence of top Congress members KC Venugopal, Randeep Singh Surjewala , Ajay Maken, Avinash Pande and PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra.
Haven’t asked for post, there should be no vendetta politics: Sachin Pilot
Former deputy CM Sachin Pilot outside his Jaipur residence on Tuesday JAIPUR: Former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, who returned to Jaipur along with his loyal MLAs on Tuesday evening, said he did not ask for any post from the Congress high command but sought that there should be “no vendetta politics” against the legislators who raised their voices.
As CM, it’s my duty to win dissidents back: Gehlot | India News - Times of India
JAIPUR: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said he would try to find out why and under what circumstances the Congress legislators rebelled, what their grievances were against him and what were the promises made to them. This was Gehlot’s first reaction after the truce with Sachin Pilot mediated by the Congress high command. The CM said it was now his responsibility to address the grievances of dissident MLAs. He said he was unaware of the conditions under which Pilot returned.
Gehlot will be CM for full term, state unit not in touch with rebels: Rajasthan PCC chief Dotasra
JAIPUR: Even as sacked deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday, Rajasthan PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra said the state leadership would not initiate any talks with the dissidents about their return. Dotasra refuted reports about possible change of leadership in the state and emphasised that Ashok Gehlot would remain the chief minister for the entire term of the Congress government in Rajasthan.
Rajasthan: Rebel returns, says Ashok Gehlot is his leader
JAIPUR: In a rapid turn of events that may end Rajasthan’s one-month long political crisis, one of the Congress legislators from among the 19 rebels, led by Sachin Pilot, returned to Jaipur and met chief minister Ashok Gehlot late Monday evening. After the meeting at the chief minister's residence, seven-term MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma said, “I was and am with the Congress. My leader is Ashok Gehlot.” He added, “The Gehlot-government will run its full term of five years.
Listen to people’s voice: CM to Rajasthan MLAs
JAIPUR: Ahead of the state assembly session on August 14, chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday wrote a three-page appeal to all Rajasthan MLAs urging them to “listen to the voice of people” to save democracy and “stand with the truth” in the interest of the state.
Rajasthan: Congress MLAs demand action against rebels at CLP meet
JAIPUR: Even as chief minister Ashok Gehlot appeared ready to forgive his sacked deputy Sachin Pilot and the band of 18 dissident legislators camping in Manesar , most of the Congress legislators looked in no mood to reconcile with the rebels on Sunday. At the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting held at a hotel in Jaisalmer late Sunday night, the legislators supporting Gehlot demanded strict action against the rebels.
As BJP ring-fences its flock, Ashok Gehlot reaches out to all Rajasthan MLAs | India News - Times of India
JAIPUR/JAISALMER: Bracing for a possible trust vote during the special assembly session from August 14, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Sunday sent out a three-page communication urging all MLAs in the 200-member House to “listen to the voice of the people to save democracy and stand with the truth in the interest of the state”.
Poaching fears: CM shifts MLAs to Jaisalmer, BJP takes a swipe
CM Ashok Gehlot with UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal ready to leave for Jaisalmer along with other MLAs from Jaip...Read More JAIPUR: A day after claiming that the announcement of a special assembly session from August 14 had overnight raised the “price” of MLAs, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Friday got his already corralled flock to shift from a Jaipur hotel to a Jaisalmer resort in a bid to stave off any last-ditch attempt to lure them with “unlimited” cash.
Rajasthan Congress shifts MLAs to Jaisalmer to ‘prevent poaching’ | India News - Times of India
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot JAIPUR: Fearing poaching by its dissident group and the opposition BJP, Rajasthan Congress on Friday shifted its MLAs from a luxury hotel in the city, where they had been staying for the past 19 days, to another luxury resort in Jaisalmer. They were flown in three charter planes making five flights between 1pm and 6pm.
Rajasthan HC notices to speaker, six MLAs on BSP-Congress merger
Congress legislators during the CLP meeting chaired by CM Ashok Gehlot at a hotel in Jaipur on Thursday. JAIPUR: The Rajasthan high court on Thursday issued notices to the state assembly speaker, secretary and the six legislators who were elected on BSP tickets but later merged with the Congress. After hearing the matter on two consecutive days, a single bench of justice Mahendar Kumar Goyal issued the notices and sought replies from the speaker and the six MLAs by August 11.
Ashok Gehlot firm on July 31 session, says governor advice ‘not binding’
Ashok Gehlot JAIPUR: Adamant about its stand on convening the Rajasthan assembly session from July 31, the Ashok Gehlot government on Tuesday sent yet another proposal — its third since July 23 — to governor Kalraj Mishra, who a day earlier had advised the government to follow three points, including serving a 21-day notice to legislators before calling the session.
Rajasthan governor meets chief secretary and DGP, adds to drama, intrigue | India News - Times of India
JAIPUR: Rajasthan governor Kalraj Mishra caused a flutter on Sunday when he met chief secretary Rajeeva Swarup and DGPBhupendra SinghYadavto discuss, among other things, security at Raj Bhavan against the backdrop of a Congress protest scheduled for Monday that the party later called off.
After governor queries, Ashok Gehlot says need session to discuss Covid-19
CM Ashok Gehlot addresses the CLP meeting at a hotel in Jaipur on Saturday JAIPUR: Slapped with a list of six questions from the governor on why he wants the assembly convened at short notice, chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday sent a revised cabinet proposal to Raj Bhavan for a special House session by next week to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic, take stock of the state's finances and table some bills.
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