Jaipur Dec 28 PTI In a scathing attack on the BJP and the RSS Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said those who bow before the wrong decisions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are the ones who follow HindutvaHe said those who face challenges head on are Hindus and those who run away from problems out of fear are the ones who follow HindutvaThose who believe in the ideology of Hindutva bow before anyone -- they bowed before the British and they bow before money because there is no truth in their hearts Gandhi said in a virtual address to a Congress training camp organised by the Rajasthan unit of the partyHe also said a prime minister from the Congress would have resigned for failing to discharge his duty had China occupied Indian territoryWhereas the RSS people are engaged in hiding the violation of Indias borders by China under the Modi regime a release issued by the Congress quoted the former party chief as sayingGandhi said he had once asked a gathering of Congress workers whether there was anyone among them who had run away from home and no one answered in the affirmative adding that if the same question is asked at an RSS meeting everyone would say yesHe said a person who runs away cannot fulfil any dutyThe Congress leader alleged that those associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS are spreading hatred and fear in the countryWe will not go back even an inch in our struggle This is our Lakshmanrekha The BJPs Lakshmanrekha is power and for the sake of power it has always been changing the Lakshmanrekha of its ideology whereas the Lakshmanrekha for the Congress is truth and we Congressmen stand by the truth he saidGandhi said all religions including Hinduism Islam Sikhism and Christianity lead to the path of truth but Hindutva is a means to grab powerHe said the countrys first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru was jailed for 12 to 15 years but neither hatred nor vengeance overpowered him whereas Vinayak Damodar Savarkar has mentioned in his book that he was most pleased when five of his companions together beat up a Muslim man with sticksThe Congress leader said no one can call Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru cowards because there was neither fear nor hatred in their heartsRajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot All India Congress Committee AICC general secretary in-charge for Rajasthan Ajay Maken and state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra also addressed the three-day training camp which concluded on Tuesday PTI SDA RC

Jaipur Dec 28 PTI To drive home its message against drunken driving the Rajasthan Police used catchy one-liners from a popular shayari of Rahat Indori and Hindi film Amar Prem in its special campaign ahead of New Year festivities In a tweet as part of its campaign -- This New Year Dont Drink Drive -- the police used a popular line from Rahat Indoris shayari -- bulati hai magar jaane ka nahi -- to caution people against drunken driving Bulati hai magar jaane ka nahi peekar gaadi chalane ka nahi There are invitations but it is not to be accepted and cars are not be driven after drinking it tweeted on Tuesday On Monday the police used the Pushpa I Hate Tears dialogue from Amar Prem and tweeted During driving Pushpa I Hate Beer In another tweet the police suggested booking a cab in advance and not to drive while drunk PTI SDA SMN SMN

Jaipur Dec 24 PTI COVID-19 vaccination will be made mandatory for entering and using facilities at various places in Rajasthan from February 1 next year officials said on Friday The decision was taken at a meeting in which Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot held detailed discussions with divisional commissioners district collectors principals of medical colleges and health officials through video conferencing about the COVID situation in the state The Chief Minister also directed the officials to ensure strict compliance of various measures like wearing face mask and social distancing from the first week of January Earlier in the day Gehlot held a COVID review meeting with senior officials and doctors After this the Chief Minister called another meeting with divisional commissioners collectors and other officials for discussion Expressing concern over the spread of Omicron variant to about 110 countries of the world Gehlot said it is necessary for all people of the prescribed age group to get themselves vaccinated and there should be effective adherence to COVID protocols He directed the district administration to make people aware about vaccinations and wearing face masks It was decided that vaccination will be made mandatory for entry and use of various facilities in the state from February 1 The Chief Minister said people have become careless in adhering to COVID protocols because the number of daily cases were very less but the virus is again spreading The district administration should make the public aware that they should get vaccination compulsorily because this is the most effective way to prevent COVID infection According to experts the risk of infection and death is very low in those who get both doses of the vaccine he said Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena said the system of screening should be strengthened at airports railway stations and other places Special vigil should be kept on the people coming in from abroad Along with this the testing system should also be strengthened he said Ayurveda Minister Subhash Garg Minister of State for Home Rajendra Singh Yadav Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya and other officials were also present in the meeting PTI SDA HDA

Jaipur Dec 24 PTI Karauli was the coldest place in Rajasthan on Thursday night with a minimum temperature of 61 degrees Celsius according to the MeT Department here The minimum temperature in Alwar was 78 degrees Celsius while Dholpur and Churu recorded minimum temperatures of 86 and 9 degree celsius The weather office has predicted light rains at some places in Bikaner Jaipur and Ajmer divisions of the state due to a western disturbance from December 26 to 28 PTI SDA SNE

Jaipur Dec 23 PTI Four men were detained on Thursday in connection with attack on a 30-year-old RTI activist in Barmer district Amra Ram was kidnapped beaten up and his legs were pierced with nails by unidentified assailants on Tuesday He is under treatment in a hospital in Jodhpur and is out of danger SP Barmer Deepak Bhargava said others involved are being traced Those who have been detained are being interrogated he said The police said the activist had complained some time back against illegal liquor trade following which police had seized illegal liquor Taking cognisance of the incident Rajasthan Human Right Commission on Wednesday issued notices to the DGP and other officials seeking factual report of incident and action taken in the matter PTI SDA VN VN VN

Jaipur Dec 21 PTI A man was arrested for allegedly slaughtering a cow and 40 kg beef was seized from his possession in Rajasthans Bharatpur district on Tuesday police said Acting on a tip-off a police team raided a place in Chania Khurd village where four accused were found slaughtering a cow Three persons managed to escape whereas one of them was arrested The arrested accused was identified as Hamid Meo A knife skeletal remains of a cow and two motorcycles were also recovered Bharatpur SP Devendra Kumar Vishnoi said A case has been registered against all four accused and further investigation is on PTI AG HDA

Jaipur Dec 21 PTI A godown in the Neemrana area of Alwar district near here with 44000 units of air conditioners of a Japanese firm kept in it gutted in a major fire at Neemrana in Alwar district police said on Tuesday Bhiwadi Alwar Superintendent of Police Ram Moorty Joshi said the fire broke out in the godown on Monday night which could be controlled only by Tuesday morning There were around 44000 units of AC kept in the godown They all were destroyed Fire brigades from Alwar and Haryana had to be pressed into service to douse the flames he said Prima facie short circuit appears to be the reason behind the fire he said PTI SDA RAX RAX

Jaipur Dec 20 PTI A passenger was detained on Monday with over 342 grams of gold worth Rs 1720 lakh after landing from Sharjah on Air Arabia flight at Jaipur International Airport a Customs official said During search of his checked-in baggage and hand baggage unusually dark images of some objects in the wheels were noticed which indicated concealment of some heavy or precious metal like gold the official said The passenger however denied being in possession of any such item As he could not provide any satisfactory explanation the wheels of baggage were cut open and they were found to have concealed inside them eight solid rods of pure gold of different dimensions he said The gold was seized under the provisions of Customs Act 1962 the official said adding a further investigation is on PTI AG VN VN

Jaipur Dec 19 PTI An African-origin woman was arrested with over 2 kg heroin worth Rs 15 crore at the Jaipur International Airport a customs official said on Sunday The woman had arrived from Sharjah United Arab Emirates on an Air Arabia aircraft and was intercepted after landing at the airport Upon frisking about 2150 kg heroin was seized from her the official said He said the narcotics substance was concealed in the bag which was cut open and found it to be heroin The samples of the substance have been sent for laboratory and the woman is being interrogated he said PTI AG CJ CJ

Jaipur Dec 19 PTI Four people were arrested in the Hanumangarh district near here after they were found in possession of 130 gms of heroin police said on Sunday The four identified as Nihal Singh 26 Harvinder Singh alias Kaka 24 Buta Singh 36 and Sukhwinder Singh alias Kala 33 were arrested by a police patrolling team in the Sangaria area of the district Hanumangarh SP Preeti Jain said They were found in possession of 130 grams of the narcotics valued at Rs 13 lakh in the international market she said adding a case under the NDPS Act was registered against the four after their apprehension PTI AG RAX RAX