Rajasthan Governor bats for providing opportunities to tribal community \
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Rajasthan Governor bats for providing opportunities to tribal community

24-Apr-2022
Jaipur Apr 24 PTI Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Sunday said the natural talents of the tribal community should be nurtured by giving them opportunities He said that people have to work collectively to bring the tribal community in the mainstream and for their holistic development Mishra was virtually addressing Scout-Guide National Tribe Festival on Sunday from the Raj Bhawan He said tribal welfare is his top priority No one can ever forget the role played by the tribal community in the freedom movement The tribal community is connected to the roots of the Indian culture the Governor addedIn view of this it is necessary to preserve the art culture work and their traditions he said Mishra said the effective implementation and monitoring of the schemes related to development in the tribal areas is regularly done by the Raj Bhavan He suggested that the students associated with the Scout-Guide organization rise above religion caste sect appearance and gender and work with the service of mankind as their ultimate goal He called upon the Scout-Guide organisation to conduct public awareness campaign to remove the stereotypes and evils of the tribal community He said talented boys and girls from tribal areas should also get an opportunity to participate in this event along with Scouts and Guides of different states of the country and SAARC countries PTI AG CK
24-Apr-2022 National
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Expeditiously complete IIMC upgradation project Par panel tells IB Ministry \
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Expeditiously complete IIMC upgradation project Par panel tells IB Ministry

21-Mar-2022
New Delhi Mar 21 PTI A parliamentary panel on Monday expressed displeasure over delay in the upgradation of Indian Institute of Mass Communication to international standards saying targets need to be achieved on time considering IIMCs significant role in conducting specialized courses to meet diverse requirements of the dynamic media industry The Standing Committee on Communication and Information Technology in its 34th Demand for Grants report asked the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to expeditiously complete the project while noting that a previous report of 2019-20 had found that the upgradation project had not taken off and till date there was a status quo on it The committee is surprised to note that there is status quo in the project and till date construction activities on the New Delhi campus have not started it said The panel observed that when asked for reasons for slow progress of the work in IIMC the Ministry informed that construction of guest house hostel building and academic block on the New Delhi campus could not be started for want of approval from Ridge Management Board and other civic bodies of the Delhi government It was presumed that the approval could be received during the financial year 2018-19 Accordingly a provision of Rs 3 crore had been made at BE budget expenditure stage which was further reduced to Rs 20 lakh at RE revised expenditure stage and at the Final Grant stage all the funds were surrendered the panel noted It is very disheartening that such an important project has been languishing for such a long period and the Ministry is unable to settle the impediments as of yet Considering the significance of IIMCs role in conducting a number of specialized courses to meet the diverse requirements of the ever expanding and changing media industry and in training and research timely meeting of the targets under IIMC is very much desirable the panel report said The committee while disapproving such inordinate delay in execution of projects under IIMC has recommended the Ministry to take necessary steps for the expeditious completion of the project so as to avoid cost and time overrun The committee has asked the ministry to apprise it of the new timeline fixed for completion of the new building at IIMC Delhi and take up the issue regarding clearances at the highest level PTI AG CK
21-Mar-2022 National
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E-portal launched in Rajasthan for registration of consumer complaints \
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E-portal launched in Rajasthan for registration of consumer complaints

28-Jan-2022
Jaipur Jan 28 PTI Consumers in Rajasthan will now be able to register their complaints online with consumer commissions Chairman of Rajasthan State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Justice Banwari Lal Sharma launched the e-portal on Friday Naveen Jain Secretary Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department said many facilities have been made available on the e-Dakhil portal Consumers can have facility such as e-notices link to download the documents related to the case VC link for hearing through video conference facility to file written reply by the party and alerts on SMS and e-mail He said that after registering themselves on the e-Dakhil portal consumers can register their complaints online with the state commission and all the district commissions and get the fees paid onlineHe said that by registering complaints sitting at home through the portal consumers will get great relief and their time and money will be savedThe secretary informed that the e-filing portal has been developed by the National Informatics Centre NIC and permission has been taken from the National Consumer Commission to implement the e-filing system in the state PTI AG CK
28-Jan-2022 National
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Wedding guest limit raised to 100 in Rajasthan cities from Jan 24 \
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Wedding guest limit raised to 100 in Rajasthan cities from Jan 24

21-Jan-2022
Jaipur Jan 20 PTI The Rajasthan government on Thursday decided to increase the guest limit in marriage functions from 50 to 100 in cities from January 24 The number of guests allowed at marriage functions in rural areas of the state was already capped at 100 in view of the coronavirus pandemic According to the guidelines released by the Home Department weekend curfew will now be limited to municipal areas only from Saturday 11 pm to Monday 5 am whereas night curfew will be effective everyday from 11 pm to 5 am The department has advised hotel associations and operators to either adjust or return the money taken in advance if any person wants to cancel or postpone the booking All government and private offices commercial institutions and market associations have been asked to put it on notice board from February 1 about mandatory vaccination of both the doses failing which action can be taken Rajasthan recorded 14079 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths related to the disease the state health department stated on Thursday PTI AG CK
21-Jan-2022 National
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Rajasthan ministers to hold public hearing thrice a week \
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Rajasthan ministers to hold public hearing thrice a week

30-Nov-2021
Jaipur Nov 30 PTI Two ministers in the Rajasthan government will hold public hearing for three days every week at the Congress state headquarters here to redress the grievances of the people The decision was taken at a high-level meeting held at the state Congress headquarters on Tuesday Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot state Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra and the partys state in-charge Ajay Maken attended the meeting Every week on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday two ministers will remain in the state office and the rest of the ministers will hold public hearings at their residences Dotasra told reporters after the meeting He said if any minister does not stay in Jaipur during these three days then he will have to inform the chief minister and the state office of the party Dotasra said that the people would be informed in advance about which minister would hold the hearing at the partys state office on which day A follow-up action would be taken on the issues raised during the public hearing he said The partys state president said the government and the organization together will serve the people It was also discussed at the meeting to make the call for All India Congress Committee AICC for organising a rally against rising inflation in the country on December 12 PTI AG CK
30-Nov-2021 National
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Former PTI staffer dead \
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Former PTI staffer dead

19-Nov-2021
Jaipur Nov 19 PTI Bijon Kumar Chakraborty former regional engineer with the Press Trust of India PTI has died here after prolonged illness his family said on Friday He was 66 Chakraborty died on Thursday night and his funeral was held on Friday the family said He was posted in Jaipur and retired as a regional engineer in 2015 PTI AG CK
19-Nov-2021 National
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Rajasthan Guv stresses need for promoting agricultural entrepreneurship \
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Rajasthan Guv stresses need for promoting agricultural entrepreneurship

22-Sep-2021
Jaipur Sep 22 PTI Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra said on Wednesday that efforts should be made to associate youths with agriculture while promoting agricultural entrepreneurship The Governor was addressing the inaugural programme of Agriculture College Dungarpur online Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who also attended the programme virtually said the state government has decided to bring a separate budget for agriculture keeping the agriculture sector on priority The Governor said even if a college is opened for agricultural education it is like providing an opportunity to the youth to contribute to the economy by connecting them with the agriculture sector He encouraged to engage youths in agriculture sector by promoting agricultural entrepreneurship promoting information-communication technology-based farming identifying high yielding crops in less water The agricultural college in Dungarpur has been established as a constituent unit of Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology Udaipur The Governor said the universities should prepare the youth to be successful as an entrepreneur during the course of agricultural education itself Chief Minister Gehlot said that in view of the dependence of the rural population on the agriculture sector the state government has decided to open 13 agricultural colleges The long-standing demand of the students of the tribal area has been fulfilled by the starting the agricultural college he said The state government has also implemented Agro Processing Policy-2019 and Agriculture Export Promotion Policy to improve the agriculture sector the chief minister said He said up to Rs 1 crore is being given to the farmers for setting up their own agro-processing units PTI AG CK
22-Sep-2021 National
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Rajasthan board REET declared as essential services from Sep 20-30 \
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Rajasthan board REET declared as essential services from Sep 20-30

20-Sep-2021
Jaipur Sep 20 PTI The Rajasthan government has declared services of Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education and Rajasthan Eligibility Examination for Teachers REET as essential services from September 20 to 30 for conducting the exam successfully The Home Department issued an order to this effect on Monday after an approval from the chief minister according to an official statement The REET will be held on September 26 for over 31000 posts of teacher in the state Lakhs of candidates are expected to appear for this examination It is noteworthy that for the successful conduct of the REET notifications have been issued regarding declaration of essential services in the year 2016 and 2018 The REET will be conducted after almost three years in Rajasthan The examination will be conducted at 4153 examination centres set up at 200 places in the state In Jaipur district alone more than 25 lakh candidates will take the examination at 592 centres Meanwhile various departments have started preparations in view of this examination A high-level meeting was held recently under the chairmanship of Minister of State for Education Govind Singh Dotasra in which various aspects of conducting the examination were discussed Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya also took a review meeting on September 15 and the officers related to administration and law and order said that high priority should be given to the successful conduct of REET examination He said a large number of candidates would participate in this examination so successful conduct of the examination is a challenging task He directed the departments concerned to work in proper coordination so that law and order and peace are maintained PTI AG CK
20-Sep-2021 National
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