Jaipur Feb 23 PTI Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday described Rajasthans budget for the year 2022-23 as development-oriented and said the state government has given relief to the common manHe said despite the BJP-led central government not releasing Rajasthans share of funds in time during the COVID-19 pandemic the states Congress dispensation has made public welfare announcementsEarlier Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot presented the budget in the Rajasthan Assembly with the main focus on health education infrastructure and tourism sectors and social securityIn a statement Pilot welcomed the budgets provisions for reducing the burden of electricity bills increasing subsidy for milk producers and implementing the old pension scheme for state employees and termed it development-orientedThe former deputy chief minister said before the 2018 Rajasthan Assembly polls Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given an assurance that the East Rajasthan Canal Project will be declared a national project but it was never doneThe proposal of the Congress government to form a corporation for the project is a commendable step he saidDuring the almost three-hour budget speech Gehlot announced the launch of the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme to provide 100 days of employment in urban areasAnother major announcement in the budget was that all employees appointed on or after January 1 2004 will be covered under the old pension scheme from next yearIn the states first separate agriculture budget Gehlot announced an allocation of Rs 5000 crore for Rajasthan Mukhya Mantri Krishak Saathi Yojana up from Rs 2000 crore in the last budgetHe also proposed Rs 2700 crore for the Rajasthan Micro Irrigation Mission under which 5 lakh farmers will be benefitted and announced an increase in the number of employment days under MGNREGA to 125 from 100 PTI SDA DIV DIV

Jaipur Jan 22 PTI Light to moderate rain was recorded in some parts of Rajasthan during the 24-hour period that ended at 830 am on Saturday with Fatehpur in Sikar receiving the highest rainfall at 41 mm the meteorological department here saidIt said 15 mm rainfall was recorded in Nagaurs Jayal area in western RajasthanThe weather department has predicted light to moderate rain and thundershowers in some districts of Jaipur Bharatpur and Bikaner divisions of the state for the dayScattered rainfall is likely in Bharatpur and Jaipur divisions on Sunday it saidThe temperature on Friday night was recorded between 86 degrees Celsius Karauli and 186 degrees Celsius DungarpurThe night temperatures in the state are likely to dip by two to five notches from Sunday onwards PTI SDA DIV DIV

Jaipur Oct 28 PTI The Rajasthan BJP on Thursday launched a Halla Bol campaign to protest against the Congress-led state government over various issues including law and order and increased power tariffState BJP president Satish Poonia led the protest in Osian in Jodhpur He reached the protest site in a convoy of tractorsDemonstrations were also held in various other sub-division headquartersA BJP spokesperson said that party workers also submitted memoranda to district administration officials against the state governmentAs part of the Halla Bol campaign the BJP will stage dharnas and hold demonstrations across district headquarters in Rajasthan in November The party will hold a major demonstration in Jaipur on December 15 the spokesperson said PTI SDA DIV DIV

Jaipur Oct 28 PTI The voting for bypolls to Vallabhnagar and Dhariawad assembly seats in Rajasthan will be held on October 30 amid tight security arrangements a senior official saidChief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said that 16 candidates are in the fray in the two constituencies and a total of 638 polling booths have been set upA total of 511455 voters -- 253831 in Vallabhnagar and 257624 in Dhariawad -- are eligible to exercise their franchise he saidGupta said that 4468 security personnel have been deployed in both constituencies to ensure free fair and peaceful votingThe voting will be conducted according to the COVID-19 guidelines he addedThe counting of votes will take place on November 2The bypolls were necessitated after Congress MLA from Vallabhnagar Gajendra Singh Shaktawat and BJP legislator from Dhariyavad Gautam Lal Meena died due to COVID-19 on January 20 and May 19 respectively PTI SDA DIV DIV

Jaipur Oct 22 PTI Around 120 commandos of the National Security Guard NSG conducted an anti-terror drill in Jaipur on Thursday night and Friday according to an official statementThe drill was conducted at sensitive locations like the Moti Dungri Ganesh temple and the Birla temple at JLN Road the statement issued by the Jaipur police saidThese exercises are conducted by the NSG from time to time with various state agenciespolice incorporating various stakeholders like ATS SOG SDRF State Armed Police etc it saidThe aim of these exercises is to build synergy between all stakeholders to face any challenges in the future according to the statement PTI SDA DIV DIV

Jaipur Sep 19 PTI A man who was thrashed by a group of people after his motorcycle hit a woman died at a hospital here on Sunday police saidThe family of the man Yogesh 19 held a demonstration near Badodamev police station in Rajasthans Alwar district where the accident took place demanding that those involved in the attack be arrested immediatelyYogesh hit a woman with his motorcycle in Meena Ka Baas area on September 15 and was thrashed by locals He was admitted to a hospital in Jaipur where he died during treatment After the post-mortem his family members held a protest with the body demanding that the guilty be arrested the police saidHis family members ended their protest and removed the body from the road after they were assured of a fair probe in the matter they saidAfter the incident an FIR was registered against six people An investigation is underway No arrests have been made so far in the case the police said PTI SDA DIV DIV

Jaipur Aug 30 PTI Three people were killed in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a van in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan on Monday police saidThe incident occurred on the Buhana-Satnali road under Buhana police station area they saidSushil and Ummed were coming from Buhana when the motorcycle on which they were travelling collided head-on with the van that was headed towards Gehli Chowki area Both vehicles were speeding said Station House Officer Buhana police station Mahendra SinghSushil Ummed and the van driver Mahipal were killed in the accident he said PTI SDA DIV DIV