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Opposition-ruled States discriminating against OBCs: Bhupendra Yadav

Union Minister for environment and labour Bhupender Yadav on Monday stepped up the BJP’s attack on the Opposition by citing a recent report of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) to accuse the Rajasthan, West Bengal, Punjab and Bihar governments of discriminating against the Other Backward Classes (OBC)

The Hindu

After detente with BJP leadership, Vasundhara Raje on tour to Jharkhand

After a detente with the BJP’s national leadership, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has visited temples and pilgrimage centres in Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh amid signs that she is going to get a “defined role” in this year’s Assembly election

The Hindu

A new start after 60: I left Britain and opened a cafe in India. I’ve never been happier

Veena Torchia always felt like an outsider in London, but found peace when she and her husband moved to Rajasthan

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Sachin Pilot vows to fight for youth, farmers, says he won’t back off from his demands

Dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday said people’s trust is the “biggest asset” for him and asserted that he will keep fighting to get them justice and not back down on his demands.

The Hindu

Particulate pollution increasing in Rajasthan’s cities, says CSE report

On several days in a year, ground-level ozone has started to exceed the eight-hour average standard in all the non-attainment cities, with Jaipur being the most affected

The Hindu

Rajasthan recruitment exam paper leaks: ED seizes documents of immovable assets, bank accounts after raids

NEW DELHI: Immovable property documents, "fake" question papers and bank account details of some people were seized following recent raids in a money laundering case linked to alleged leaks of teacher recruitment exam papers in Rajasthan, the ED said on Friday.

The Times of India

Reports of Sachin Pilot launching new party are rumours, says Congress leader

The Congress on Friday dismissed as rumours reports that its leader Sachin Pilot may announce a separate party on his father Rajesh Pilot’s death anniversary on June 11.

The Hindu

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ED raids in Rajasthan "anticipated" as elections are approaching, says CM Ashok Gehlot

CM Gehlot chastised the central government saying that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and other central agencies are working under pressure. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Huge India dust storm turns sky dark during DAYTIME in freak weather phenomenon

Local sources said the massive crippling dust storm in India approached from the northwest - impacting visibility, and traffic, and damaging trees, electric poles and tin sheds

Daily Mirror

As Pilot wavers, BJP does SWOT analysis of state of play in Rajasthan

BJP’s major losses in the last Assembly poll in Rajasthan were in eastern Rajasthan and the desert area. The party lost all 26 seats in eastern Rajasthan in the poll.

The Hindu

More mining lease blocks being prepared in Rajasthan for exploiting mineral resources

More mining lease blocks are being prepared in Rajasthan for e-auction, which will facilitate scientific exploitation of the State’s rich mineral resources, followed by industrial investments.

The Hindu

Speculation rife about Sachin Pilot floating new party

Soon after a truce between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot was announced in New Delhi, speculation was once again rife here about Mr. Pilot planning to float a new political outfit. However, two of Mr. Pilot’s loyalists refuted the claim and said he had…

The Hindu

Will perform magic tricks to earn money, but won't let people of Jodhpur down: Gehlot

Terming himself as ‘Pratham Sewak’ of the people of Jodhpur, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on June 4 said if the need arises he would earn money by performing magic tricks, but would not let the people of this Rajasthan district down.

The Hindu

Rajasthan: Women commit suicide after locking her 4 Children in a drum, all five dead

A woman allegedly hanged herself after locking her four children in a paddy drum, which led to their deaths at her house in the Mandli station area in Barmer district of Rajasthan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gehlot attacks Union Minister Shekhawat for water woes in Rajasthan

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has slammed Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on the issue of water shortage in the state.

The Hindu

Inflation relief camps emerge across Rajasthan to help industrialists

A series of workshops will be organised on the lines of the camps in all districts of the State this month.

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Man, believed to be dead, returns to Rajasthan home after 33 years

In a strange incident a man who had gone missing some 33 years ago returned to his home in Rajasthan's Alwar much to the astonishment of his family who had stopped believing that he could be alive and had even got a death certificate made for him. Read further on…

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Rajasthan: Seven IAS, 30 IPS officers transferred

In a major administrative reshuffle in Rajasthan, seven Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 30 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been transferred. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Power bill charges for households for first 100 units waived in Rajasthan

The announcement for free electricity up to 100 units was made in the 2023-24 State Budget.

Newslaundry

Is Sachin Pilot launching his own political party? Yes, according to IPAC insider

Last month, Sachin Pilot was in the news for reasons that are anathema to his party. The Congress leader was protesting against his own party’s government in Rajasthan, led by chief minister Ashok Gehlot, to demand it investigate cases of corruption dating back to Vasundhara Raje’s tenure.

The Hindu

State Assemblies met for average 21 days in 2022: report

State Assemblies across the country met for an average of 21 days in 2022 and the number of sittings of the State legislatures has been steadily declining since 2016, according to a report compiled by think-tank PRS Legislative Research.

The Times of India

‘Sarkar nahin, riwaz badlenge’: Now Congress to use BJP’s Himachal Pradesh slogan in Rajasthan

NEW DELHI: The Congress is seen to be getting its acts together in Rajasthan for the assembly election to be held later this year. While doing so, it has planned to take a leaf out of the BJP’s book and use it in the poll-bound state.

The Hindu

In Udaipur, court injunction a new deterrent against child marriages

Legal action through court injunctions – a provision that existed in law but was rarely invoked earlier – is being hailed as a major step towards stopping child marriages in the tribal-dominated region of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The Hindu

Despite Ashok Gehlot-Sachin Pilot truce, key ‘issues’ are yet to be ironed out

The Congress may have announced truce between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former Deputy Sachin Pilot, and asserted that the two would unitedly fight the Assembly elections but sources claimed that “core issues” remain unresolved.

The Hindu

Ashok Gehlot hopeful he and Sachin Pilot will work together, stresses on 'patience'

Amid a festering leadership tussle in the Congress’ Rajasthan unit, the party on May 29 said Mr. Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot have agreed to fight the upcoming Assembly elections unitedly and have left all issues to be resolved by the party high command.

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