Jaipur Jan 23 PTI The Twitter account of Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra was hacked on Sunday sources in the Raj Bhawan saidThe hacker also posted a tweet in the Arabic language from the handle KalrajMishra they saidEfforts are being made to restore the account the sources said PTI SDA ANB ANB

Jaipur Dec 28 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday made an unscheduled halt while returning from a Congress training camp in Bada Padampura and talked to students at a coaching instituteThe students were solving model question papers and were surprised to see the chief minister among them Gehlot spoke to them about their studies classes and took feedback from other people about problems in the area a release saidGehlot said that the state government is opening English medium schools in rural areas to benefit rural studentsHe also talked to a group of local people about the state governments Chiranjeevi health insurance scheme PTI SDA ANB ANB

Jaipur Dec 27 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the state government will give relief to poor farmers by bringing a one-time scheme to waive crop loans taken from nationalised banks Proposals have been sent to nationalised banks in this regard and the banks should extend necessary cooperation to the state government in loan waiver of farmers he said while addressing a meeting of the State Level Bankers Committee SLBC and a seminar of the NABARD through video conferenceIn an one-time loan waiver scheme recently introduced by the State Bank of India SBI agricultural loans classified as non-performing asset NPA were waived Ninety per cent of the loan was waived by the bank while 10 per cent was given by the farmer Gehlot saidOn the lines of this scheme other banks should also bring relief to poor farmers he saidThe chief minister said that the state government is ready to give 10 per cent of the farmers share in this according to an official releaseHe said that several efforts have been made by the state government in the last three years to provide relief to the common man and to maintain the pace of developmentGehlot informed that loans of Rs 14000 crore from cooperative banks have been waived so far The farmers loans from nationalised banks declared NPA on November 20 2018 are yet to be waived PTI SDA ANB ANB

Jaipur Dec 27 PTI Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister and Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday unveiled a statue of a soldier who was killed in the line of dutyHe also addressed a mass gathering in Alwars Bansur area during which he tied a 52-metre long safa or turban within minutesPilot was received by the local people and leaders in Mugalpura where he unveiled the statue of soldier Hansraj GurjarPaying tributes to martyrs Pilot said that soldiers make the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty PTI SDA ANB ANB

Jaipur Dec 25 PTI A three-day training camp of the Rajasthan Congress will begin here on Sunday for its office bearers a spokesperson saidThey will be trained on the partys policy principles and culture among othersThe party spokesperson said here that the state-level training camp will be held at Bada Padampura from December 26 to 28In view of this camp public hearings by ministers in the partys state office will not be held for these three days The next public hearing will be held on January 3 the spokesperson saidThe Congress digital membership drive is likely to start at the beginning of the new year party officials saidRajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra recently held discussions about the drive with the partys top brass in DelhiDotasara said that under the campaign any one can become a member through an app PTI SDA ANB ANB

Jaipur Dec 17 PTI The third and final phase of voting for posts of zila parishad and panchayat samiti members in Rajasthans Baran Ganganagar and Karauli districts will take place on Saturday an official saidPolling will be held from 730 am to 530 pm on Saturday and all preparations have been completed State Election Commissioner PS Mehra saidIn the third phase there over 872 lakh voters he saidThe elections will be held for 141 ward members of seven panchayat samitis and their respective zilla parishad seatsMehra informed that 503 candidates are in the fray for panchayat samiti members while three candidates have been elected unopposedFor this phase 1183 polling stations have been set up he said The first and second phases of polling were held on December 12 and 15 Counting of votes will take place on December 21 at district headquarters PTI SDA ANB ANB

Udaipur Nov 28 PTI Six people have been arrested for allegedly creating a ruckus to stop the wedding procession of a Dalit groom here police said on SundayThe accused also attempted to manhandle the groom and his relatives The procession was later taken out under police protection on Saturday night they said Maoli Circle officer Hanuwant Singh Bhati said that the incident took place at Salerakhurd village when some members of the Jat community raised objection and stopped the processionOn information police rushed to the spot and ensured that the wedding procession is taken out without any hurdle he said The six people have been arrested under sections of Indian Penal Code and SCST Prevention of Atrocities Act PTI SDA ANB ANB

Jaipur Nov 21 PTI Congratulating the MLAs who are going to take oath as ministers Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that work has to be done with dedication to maintain the trust of the people in the Congress governmentFifteen ministers- 11 cabinet and four ministers of state MoS- will take oath at the Raj Bhawan at 4 pm on Sunday The 11 cabinet ministers include three who have been elevated from MoS to cabinet rankGehlot said that his government in the last 35 months has worked to deliver transparent sensible and good governance and had taken the state forward on the path of development despite adverse circumstancesThe people have endorsed the good governance of our government by making the Congress win in the assembly bye-elections and local bodies elections held during our tenure We all have to maintain this trust of the public in the times to come For this work has to be continued with full hard work and dedication he tweetedHe said that the Congress will work on the agenda of development and expressed confidence that the party will win the 2023 assembly elections PTI SDA ANB ANB

Jaipur Sep 25 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday condoled the death of women rights activist and author Kamla Bhasin Gehlot said that she did incomparable work for the upliftment of women in the state Bhasin was the leader of the womens rights movement not only in India but throughout South Asia he said Many new laws were also enacted in the interest of women due to the movements made by Bhasin and her companions he tweeted Gehlot condoled the death and prayed for the peace of the departed soul PTI SDA ANB ANB

Jaipur Sep 22 PTI Rajasthan has become the leading state in the country in solar energy production Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Wednesday I am happy to share that Rajasthan has come first in the country by installing 7738 MW of solar power capacity he tweeted This is the result of the Solar Energy Policy 2019 and the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Policy 2019 implemented by the state government Gehlot said I congratulate all the people of the state for this achievement he said PTI SDA ANB ANB