Jaipur Feb 25 PTI Rescuers on Friday were digging a land parallel to a borewell in Rajasthans Sikar district to rescue a four-and-a-half-year-old boy trapped in it police saidThe boy fell into the borewell while playing near his house in Bijarniya ki Dhani on Thursday and is stuck at a depth of around 50 feetThe boy Ravindra is surviving with the help of oxygen supplied through a pipe He was also provided water milk and biscuits through a rope circle officer Reengus Surendra Singh saidHe said that land is being dug parallel to the borewell to rescue the child His movements are being monitored through a CCTV camera lowered into the borewellDistrict administration and police officers with teams of SDRF and NDRF are at the spot PTI SDA DV DV

Jaipur Nov 21 PTI After being sacked as cabinets ministers for raising a banner of revolt against the leadership of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot last year Ramesh Meena and Vishvendra Singh are set to be included in the Rajasthan cabinet on SundayThey are among 15 ministers who are going to take oath at 4 am at the Raj Bhawan hereWhile Meena said the issues which were raised by him earlier have been addressed and there is no resentment Singh has refrained from talking to the mediaBoth of them are from eastern Rajasthan and were sacked along with the then deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot in July last yearWe had met the party high command and had raised certain points which were about increasing representation from eastern Rajasthan and promoting ST leaders I am happy that the issues have been addressed and we will be working hard to ensure the partys victory in the 2023 assembly elections Meena told reportersHe said the directions given by the party high command and the chief minister will be followedWhile Meena was the Food and Civil Supply minister Vishvendra Singh was Tourism Minister when they were sackedAsked about the portfolio he is expected to get Meena said it is the prerogative of the chief minister and he will work hard and with honesty PTI SDA DV DV

Jaipur Nov 21 PTI The Rajasthan Cabinet will see the induction of two new women members on Sunday Shakuntala Rawat and Zahida are set to take oath as new ministers while Mamta Bhupesh will be taking oath as cabinet minister after elevation to cabinet rank from minister of state taking the total number of women in the Ashok Gehlot cabinet to three Fifteen out of the total 108 Congress MLAs in the House of 200 are womenThere was indeed a need to increase the participation of women in the cabinet I am happy that two new faces will be inducted Bhupesh told reportersCongress party promotes women Former PM Rajiv Gandhi had taken the initiative to empower women and women leadership she saidZahida said that it was a good sign that participation of women has increasedI am happy that women are being prompted and given opportunities I will try my best to fulfil the responsibility given to me she said Fifteen new Rajasthan ministers will take oath at 4 pm on Sunday at the Raj Bhavan here as part of the Cabinet reshuffle officials said The ministers include 11 Cabinet ministers and four ministers of state MoS The new Rajasthan cabinet will see 12 new faces including five from the Sachin Pilot camp in the reshuffle This is the first cabinet reshuffle of the Gehlot government which came to power in December 2018 PTI SDA DV DV

Jaipur Oct 26 PTINearly 28 percent voterturnoutwas registered during the first four hours of polling to elect panchayat samiti and zila parishad members in Dholpur and Alwar districts of Rajasthan on TuesdayThe polling began at 8 am and 2713 percent polling was recorded till noon spokesperson of the State Election Commission said As many as 786 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in both the districts in the third phase of pollsThe elections for Alwar and Dholpur zila parishad andpanchayatsamiti members are being conducted in three phases The first and second phases of polling were held on October 20 and October 23 respectivelyCounting of votes will be held at district headquarters on October 29 PTI SDA DV DV

Jaipur Oct 19 PTI The Rajasthan government has constituted a committee to resolve disputes related to educational qualifications in recruitments for various departments Along with this it has been decided to make regular recruitments on vacant and newly created posts in departments and to finish the process in a time-bound manner according to a release issued here on TuesdayThe consent of the state department of personnel will not be necessary to initiate the recruitment process and fill vacant postsChief Minister Ashok Gehlot has directed officials to ensure a proper system for resolving disputes regarding educational qualification in recruitmentsChief Secretary Niranjan Arya has issued separate circulars regarding the formation of the committee in which subject experts will also be included apart from officialsThe committee will update educational qualification rules of various posts as well as determine them clearly so that disputes can be resolved and recruitment process can be completed in a time-bound manner PTI SDA DV DV