Jaipur Jan 30 PTI The Rajasthan government on Sunday set up a high-level committee to examine the lacune in the various examination processes including those for the competitive examination for the government jobs and determine a roadmap to rectify them The committee headed by retired judge Vijay Kumar Vyas of the Rajasthan High Court was set up by the Ashok Gehlot government a day after the sacking of Ajmer-based Rajasthan Board of Secondary Educations Chairman D P Jaroli and the suspension of the Boards secretary Arvind Kumar Sengwa and two others The punitive measures were taken after their alleged involvements in question paper leaks during the teachers recruitment exam REET in September surfaced The panel headed by Justice Vyas will also have retired IPS officer and RPSCs former Chairman Mahendra Kumawat as its member while the Principal Secretary of Personnel Department will be its member-secretary This committee will examine various issues related to the examination process and give its report within 45 days a government statement said The decision to constitute the committee was taken in a meeting held by Chief Minister Gehlot on Friday night The orders to sack Jaroli and suspend Sengwa and two other officials were issued after the same meeting The committee will study the process of creating question banks for various examinations setting question papers ensuring the highest level of security and confidentiality in their printing and transportation to examination headquarters collection centres and examination centres after their printing and give its recommendation on them Along with this the committee will also give suggestions on creating the requisite infrastructure for setting up examination centres and fixing parameters and measures for the security and confidentiality of the centres during the exam The committee will also give suggestions on transparency in the allotment of examination centres determination of the role and responsibilities of the district coordinators examination centre superintendents supervisors and examination invigilators and disciplinary action to be taken in case of any lapse the statement said PTI SDA RAX RAX

Jaipur Jan 22 PTI The Rajasthan Human Rights Commission has ordered the state government to give a compensation of Rs 15 lakh to a BPL category man who was treated in a government hospital at Kota as a non-BPL patient and charged Rs 90000 The commission gave the order on a complaint of local resident Purshottam Bhargava who underwent angioplasty for a heart blockage in December 2019 in Kotas New Medical College Hospital NMCH Bhargava alleged in his complaint that Dr Hansraj Meena refused his registration as a BPL man and states Bhamashah health insurance beneficiary saying it will take 48 hours to get the approval for treatment under the BPL category and the patient may die by then The complainant alleged that the doctor forced his family to arrange Rs 65000 immediately for angioplasty The family somehow arranged the money and handed it over to a person inside the operation theatre as directed by Dr Meena After one stent was inserted Dr demanded Rs 25000 more for the second stent This amount was also given as per the demand the complainant said adding he would not have had to give the money had he been treated under the BPL category The commission ordered the Rajasthan Health Department to form an inquiry committee The five-member committee set up on the RHRCs order in February 2020 claimed that the allegations were baseless and it was mentioned in the bed head ticket that the patient was not a Bhamashah beneficiary The commission expressed displeasure over the report while observing that the complainant was not heard On the direction of the commission the committee conducted a secnd inquiry and concluded that a contractual employee who was at the counter had mentioned in the record that he was not a Bhamashah beneficiary That is why the benefit of being a Bhamashah cardholder could not be passed on to the patient and the cost for stents was charged RHRC member Mahesh Goyal during the hearing on January 13 said the patient was not given the benefit despite being a Bhamashah beneficiary He said the allegations against the doctor and the hospital administration cannot be considered baseless Goyal issued instructions to the state government to give Rs 15 lakh Rs 90000 which the patient had to spend and Rs 60000 as compensation in the next two months The commission also directed the government to fix the accountability of lapse in the case after a detailed enquiry and recover the compensation amount from the salary of the person responsible for making a hapless poor patient for his treatment amid a threat to his life PTI SDA RAX RAX

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 17 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Friday said that his government is committed to protecting art and literature and ensuring the welfare of artists He said writers and artists are constantly being encouraged by his government Gehlot made the claim while digitally addressing the closing ceremony of a five-day National Natyashastra Workshop organised by the Department of Art and Culture in Jodhpur A state government statement quoted the chief minister as saying that in the adverse circumstances of Covid more than 9800 artists were given financial support under the Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana and about 350 folk artists under the Mukhyamantri Lok Kalakar Protsahan Yojana Gehlot said his government is preparing an artist directory enlisting the names of the artists in the state PTI SDA RAX RAX

Jaipur Oct 29 PTI The ruling Congress party on Saturday won the majority of seats in the elections for the Alwar and Dholpur Zila Parishad members It also won 208 out of total 492 seats of Panchayat Samiti members while the BJP won 158 in both districts The results for the Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections in the two districts which were held in three phases was announced after the counting of votes on Friday Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the Congress has got a huge majority in the Panchayati Raj elections of Alwar and Dholpur districts Thanks to all the voters and thanks to the workers for the victory he tweeted PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra said the results have shown a mirror to the BJP The Congress won 24 out of 49 seats of members in Alwar Zila Parishad while BJP got 21 seats and four independents won In Dholpur the Congress won 17 out of total 23 seats while the BJP bagged the remaining six seats The ruling party is in full majority to form a board in Alwar Zila Parishad while in Dholpur Zila Parishad it is in a position to form it with the help of independents Out of 492 seats of 22 Panchayat Samiti in Dholpur and Alwar results of 491 have been declared The Congress won 208 BJP 158 BSP 12 and independent 113 seats The election of Zila Pramukh and Panchayat Samiti Pradhan will be held on October 30 while Up-Zila Pramukh and Up-Pradhan of Panchayat Samitis will be elected on October 31 PTI SDA RAX RAX RAX

Jaipur Oct 29 PTI Under the Prashasan Shahron Ke Sang campaign the Rajasthan government has decided to give up to 75 per cent rebate in premium rates for conversion of plots of land up to 3000 square meters from agriculture to non-agricultural use The campaign Prashasan Shahron Ke Sang was launched on October 2 The lease amount will also come down in the same proportion which will provide unprecedented relief to the people living on agricultural land and it will be easier for them to get a free-hold lease an official statement said The decision taken by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will increase the interest of people living on agricultural land to take pattas lease and they will get the benefit of it in the form of various facilities under the well-planned development work Under the campaign camps are being held across the state in which various relaxations are being given to people the statement said PTI SDA RAX RAX

Jaipur Oct 26 PTI A POCSO court in Rajasthan on Tuesday awarded the death penalty to a man for raping and killing an 11-year-old girl in a little over four months after the commission of the crime An Ajmers POCSO court imposed the sentence in the rape and murder case lodged at the Pushkar police station in June this year Special Judge Ratan Lal Moond awarded the death penalty to Sundar alias Surendra alias Sattu a day after convicting him of the rape and killing of the child DGP M L Lather said on June 21 this year the 11-year-old girl had gone to graze cattle in the hills of Vaidhinath Mahadev in the Pushkar area of Ajmer and her body was found at night He said the police arrested Sattu on June 22 and filed a charge sheet against him on June 25 This is the second case in the Ajmer range where the courts have awarded death penalties in rape and murder cases Last week on Friday a special POCSO court in Merta city in Nagaur district had awarded the death penalty to a 25-year-old man after convicting him of raping and killing a seven-year-old girl Earlier on October 5 a Jaipur court had sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years in jail for raping a nine-year-old girl imposing the punishment within nine days of the commission of the crime PTI SDA RAX RAX

Jaipur Oct 26 PTI Five children including three siblings were drowned in two separate accidents in Rajasthans Bhilwara and Chittorgarh districts on Tuesday A six-year-old girl Seema and her two brothers Narendra 4 and Pankaj 2 died after they fell in a water tank while playing near their house in Kotda village of Bhilwara district police said The incident occurred in the Badnore police station area they said In another incident in Chittorgarh districts Arniapant village two children were drowned in a tank The police said Himanshu 10 and Bhojraj 8 fell into the tank and drowned PTI SDA RAX RAX

Jaipur Oct 21 PTI Ajmer-based All India Sufi Sajjadadanashin Council on Thursday condemned the attack on Hindus during Durga puja celebrations in Bangladesh The attack on mandaps pandals and temples is highly condemnable and unpardonable This incident is an outrageous act and is performed by those individuals who are the real enemies of Islam Nasruddin Chishty chairman of the council said in a statement The violence in the name of Islam is a cowardly act This is against the spirit of Islam and the teachings of Prophet Mohammad Islam never justifies violence in the name of religion he said The Council also demanded an unbiased investigation and strong action against those involved in provoking communal violence PTI SDA RAX RAX

Jaipur Sep 19 PTI Three persons were killed in a collision between a bus and a truck in Rajasthans Sri Ganganagar district on Sunday night Both the vehicles caught fire after the collision which occurred in the Anupgarh police station area Three charred bodies were recovered from the bus After the collision around 20 passengers managed to get out of the bus Circle Officer Anupgrh Jaidev Siyag said SHO of Anupgarh police station said the truck driver and cleaner too are feared killed in the accident PTI SDA RAX RAX