Jaipur Apr 26 PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has urged the Centre to immediately approve proposals to set up government medical colleges in Rajasthans Pratapgarh and Jalore districts an official statement said on TuesdayGehlot has written a letter to the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in this regard it saidThe chief minister has written a letter requesting the central government to approve the proposals for establishment of new medical colleges at Pratapgarh and Jalore district headquarters pending with it it saidThe chief minister also urged the Centre to make necessary amendments in the provisions for setting up a new government medical college in the states Rajsamand district it saidAccording to Gehlot a private medical college already exists in Rajsamand district and a government medical college cannot be established there as per the provision of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme the statement saidIn this regard the state government had earlier requested through several letters to review the relevant provisions of the centrally sponsored scheme and make necessary amendments the statement saidGehlot said the fees in private medical colleges are high and not every student can bear the burden of such high fees PTI SDA TDS TDS

Jaipur Apr 26 PTI Three persons were killed when their motorcycle collided with a truck in Rajasthans Sawai Madhopur district on Tuesday police saidTohid 24 along with his wife Tarmeena Bano 22 and his mother Memuna Bano was going towards the railway station in the morning when the incident occurred near Bodal forest chowki on Chirgaon highway they saidThey were rushed to the district hospital where doctors declared them dead police said PTI SDA RDT RDT NSD NSD

Jaipur Apr 25 PTI A 35-year-old married woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered by two men at a village in Dausa district police said on Monday The womans body was found in a well under the Bassi police station area of Jaipur district on Monday they said adding that one of the suspects has been arrested According to police the woman had left Jaipur in a bus to visit her parents house in Dausa on Sunday morning She reached the bus stand of her village in Dausa and was walking towards her parents house when the accused offered her a lift in their vehicle said Dausa Superintendent of Police Rajkumar Gupta He said that instead of taking her to the village they took her to forest area and gang raped her After the gang rape they murdered the woman and threw her body in a well the officer said Meanwhile when the victim did not reach home her parents registered a missing complaint with Ramgarh Pachawara police station of Dausa on Sunday evening The body was recovered in the early hours of Monday Gupta said The SP said one of the accused identified as Kaluram Meena has been arrested and the efforts are on to nab the other accused The primary investigation suggests that the woman was not known to the accused Gupta said adding that the body was handed over to family members after post mortem PTI SDA KVK KVK

New Delhi Apr 25 PTI The Congress on Monday announced that an Empowered Action Group-2024 will be constituted to address the political challenges ahead and a Chintan Shivir will be organised in Rajasthans Udaipur from May 13-15 to deliberate on organisational restructuring and other issues to strengthen the party Asked if there was any decision on poll strategist Prashant Kishors induction into the party Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala did not give a direct reply saying the Empowered Action Group-2024 will be formed and it will be known who all will be part of it Speaking to reporters outside Congress chief Sonia Gandhis 10 Janpath residence here Surjewala said the party president received a report from the eight-member group constituted by her on April 21 Today she discussed that report with the group Based on the discussions the Congress president has decided to constitute an Empowered Action Group-2024 in order to address the political challenges ahead he saidSurjewala also announced the Congress presidents decision to convene the Chintan Shivir of the Indian National Congress Nav Sankalp in Udaipur on May 13 14 and 15 About 400 Congressmen and women from every state will participate he said Surjewala said the focus of the deliberations at the Chintan Shivir will be on the current political and economic situation and the challenges they pose to our society Issues relating to the welfare and wellbeing of farmers and farm labourers scheduled castes scheduled tribes OBCs religious and linguistic minorities and women social justice and empowerment and youth will also be discussed in detail he said In addition matters relating to organisational restructuring and strengthening will be examined The Chintan Shivir will also deliberate on the broad strategy of the Indian National Congress for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections Surjewala said Amid a series of deliberations over the strategy for upcoming general and assembly elections by Kishor a group of senior leaders of the Congress had given its recommendations to the party president and left it to her to take a call on them and initiate organisational changesPTI ASK ASK DV DV

Jaipur Apr 23 PTI A 3-year-old girl was allegedly raped and her body was dumped in a well in Rajasthans Chittorgarh district police said on SaturdayAccording to police the girl had come to attend a marriage ceremony with her mother from Bhilwara and was playing at home on Thursday when the accused Ramesh Dhakad 30 started playing with her The girl later went missingA missing complaint was lodged at the Bassi Police StationThe body was found on Friday in the well five kilometers away from the residenceThe accused is being interrogated after registering a case against him under sections of IPC POCSO Act SCST Act and the Juvenile Justice Act Rape can be confirmed only after getting the post-mortem report SHO Bassi Ganpat Singh saidPTI AG SRY

New Delhi Apr 21 PTI Haryanas Shiva Narwal recorded a treble in the mens 10m air pistol event winning the senior junior and youth categories in the National Selection Trial 3 and 4 here on Thursday Narwal first won the youth competition beating Rajasthans Sandeep Bishnoi 16-12 in the gold medal match before defeating the same opponent again in the junior final this time by an even wider 16-10 margin at the Karni Singh Shooting Range here Varun Tomar of Uttar Pradesh won bronze in the youth category while Samrat Rana was third in the junior event The icing on the cake for Narwal was the senior T3 competition where he again made the gold medal match His rival this time was state-mate Naveen and Narwal won 16-12 to land the unique treble Army man Bishal Shrestha came third PTI PDS BS BS

Jaipur Apr 20 PTI The BJPs Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena hit back at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday for accusing him of creating chaos in the state and said he raises the voice of the poor and fights for their rightsHe accused the Congress government in Rajasthan of doing nothing but appeasementMeena said that he holds dharnas and agitations to raise the issues concerning the people which is why the Congress government arrests himIf Kirodi Meena seeks justice is it chaos A priest was burnt alive in Karauli and a tribal flag was removed from the Ambagarh fort When I raise my voice for justice is it chaos he posedIn October 2020 a priest died after he was set on fire allegedly by five people who wanted to encroach on a temple land in Rajasthans Karauli districtIn June last year tension had escalated between the Meenas and Hindu organisations after a saffron flag atop the Ambagarh fort was removed by a group of youths from the Meena community allegedly led by independent MLA Ramkesh MeenaCross FIRs were lodged at Jaipurs Transport Nagar police station on July 22On August 1 2021 Kirodi Meena was detained after he unfurled a tribal flag on the wall of the fort by hoodwinking the heavy police force deployed at the monumentMentioning his various agitation against the state government Meena said After 2018 I have done 86 stirs without violence I will not let Dalits be insulted I have done agitations with the permission of the party he saidAbout multiple contenders to be the chief ministerial candidate of the BJP Meena asked rhetorically Who does not want to be CM Everyone wants to be chief minister but the party will decide it Whoever is deserving it will be made the CM As for having many contenders it is a good thing that the party has many faces the BJP MP saidMeena said elections have been fought everywhere in the name of Modi and the party has also got success PTI SDA NSD

Jaipur Apr 20 PTI Terming media as an invisible force Rajasthans PHED Minister Mahesh Joshi said on Wednesday that if it weakens then democracy will also become weakThe media is called the fourth pillar of democracy although no such pillar is mentioned in the Constitution Yet the media keeps a close watch on the legislature executive and judiciary he said while addressing the Annual General Meeting of All India Federation of PTI Employees UnionsHe said that the credibility of media has changed a lot in the last few years due to proliferation of electronic and social mediaJoshi said that democracy cannot be strengthened if the institutions on which democracy rests are weakened and asked mediapersons to unite and face the challenges before democracy boldlyArchana Sharma chairperson of the Social Welfare Board said that the nature of news has changed in the present contextShe said that mediapersons reported on dead bodies floating in the Ganga the condition of people in hospitals and other places during the Covid pandemic risking their lives while covering the newsShe said that it is necessary for everyone that the credibility and impartiality of news should be maintainedSharma said that the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan has always been sensitive about the interests of the media and mediapersons and gives priority to continuous dialogue with the mediaM S Yadav general secretary of All India Federation of PTI Employees Unions spoke about the challenges being faced by the mediaHe said that immediate attention should be paid to the social security of journalists and non-journalist staffAddressing another session of the AGM Minister of State for Technical Education Subhash Garg said that the Gehlot government works in the interest of all sections of society including journalistsHe said that the government has taken a major decision of reviving the old pension scheme for the state employees which will give social security to the employees He said that other states should also implement the old pension schemeGarg said that the right of the media to criticize in a democracy should be upheldIt is also being seen today that the parties which came to power by using social media are trying to restrict social media he saidGarg said that to protect democracy it is necessary that the workers unions remain strong PTI SDA ZMN

New Delhi Apr 20 PTI In the wake of the recent incidents of communal riots in certain parts of the country Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should address the nation and condemn the violenceHe said the silence of the prime minister encourages people indulging in such activities and that these should be strongly denounced by those in powerPeople in power should stop attempts to foment violence and condemn it But just the opposite is happening I have heard that the PM is calling MPs from Rajasthan and asking them what they were doingthe prime minister or home minister should take decisions in national interest while taking my criticism in a positive way They should introspect The PM should address the nation and tell people that he will not accept violence in any form as those indulging in it are anti-social elements The Prime minister should denounce and condemn violence of all kind Gehlot told reporters hereHe was talking to reporters outside Congress president Sonia Gandhis residence where he attended a meeting on the partys future poll strategy I understand the importance and dignity of the prime minister and home ministers office But what is happening today is that the home minister himself is involved in bringing down governments through horse-trading Is this democracy he saidThe senior Congress leader alleged that they BJP leadership have no fear of what people would say and accused them of being arrogantThey have become so arrogant that they think only what they do is right and what they say is the last word and they dont care about what people say That is why these tamashas the spectacle of riots are happening in the country But if they dont care about what people say people will teach them a lesson they will never forget he saidGehlots comments came after a string of communal riots in different states including in Rajasthans Karauli and hate speeches by Hindu hardliners PTI SKC SKC SK

Jaipur Apr 19 PTI Eleven members of a family were killed and seven others injured after a car rammed into a tractor-trailer parked on the roadside in Rajasthans Jhunjhunu on Tuesday police said The victims were returning after performing post-death rituals of a relative at a temple in Lohargal police said The accident took place around 1 pm near Leela Ki Dhani on the Jhunjhunu-Gudha Godji highway they added Prime Minister Narendra Modi Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Governor Kalraj Mishra and former CM Vasundhara Raje expressed grief over the incident Eleven members of a family travelling in a Jeep were killed and seven others injured when the vehicle rammed into a stationary tractor-trailer Jhunjhunu SP Pradeep Mohan Sharma said Those killed have been identified as Sumer 50 his wife Rajbala 45 their two sons Naresh 16 and Rahul 16 Others killed were Manohar 50 Savitri 45 Kailash 35 Bhanwarlal 35 Karmveer 20 Balbeer 20 and Arpit 15 Sumer and Kailash were sons of Girdhari Lal Yadav for whose post-death rituals the victims had gone to Lohargal Out of total seven injured four are undergoing treatment at Sawai Man Singh SMS Hospital in Jaipur and three were admitted to BDK Hospital Jhunjhunu police said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed grief over the incident My deepest condolences to the bereaved family May god give them strength to bear this loss and may the souls of the departed rest in peace Wishing a speedy recovery to those injured in the accident he said in a Hindi tweet in Hindi Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Anguished by the tragic accident in Jhunjhunu Condolences to the bereaved families May the injured recover soon Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF will be given to the next of kin of the deceased The injured would be given Rs 50000 the PMO tweeted quoting him PTI AG RDK