Jaipur: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and state PCC chief Chandrabhan on Saturday condemned the Maoist attack on Congress leaders and workers in Chhattisgarh, describing it as an attack on democratic values. "This is an act of cowardice and attack on democratic values," Gehlot said in a statement.
"Violence and terrorism have no place in democracy. The attack is also a big failure of BJP government of Chhattisgarh which failed to protect the Yatra," Chandrabhan said.
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03:32 AM, May 26, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot On Friday slammed BJP leader Vasundhara Raje for attacking him over CBI action against Gulab Chand Kataria and reportedly saying that "we are not wearing bangles". "Bangle is a symbol of women's dignity and use of such a language shows that she has lost self control and insulted women," Gehlot said in a statement in Jaipur. Raje made the comment on Thursday while alleging...
01:57 AM, May 18, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday hit out at the BJP, which has called the CBI case against its leader Gulabchand Kataria politically motivated, saying that the party has double standards. "When CBI launches an investigation into a Congress leader they (the BJP) always demand their resignation, and if the agency tries to investigate a case against a BJP leader, they claim that it is being done at...
05:12 AM, May 17, 2013
Jaipur: The ruling Congress has a good chance of retaining power in Rajasthan, but it must avoid giving tickets to people with criminal records in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, party Vice President Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday. "I am (quite) confident that we will win (and retain power) in the state... although ticket distribution is our internal issue but, in my view, candidates with criminal record should...
06:41 PM, May 16, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday dismissed BJP's allegations that CBI has chargesheeted Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Gulab Chand Kataria in Sohrabuddin encounter case at the behest of Congress. "Congress has no role in the case and law will take its own course," Gehlot told reporters here. On Kataria's announcement on Thursday that he would resign as MLA if arrested in the case, Gehlot said,...
05:20 PM, May 16, 2013
Jaipur: Continuing his scathing attack on BJP, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday dubbed it as a party with backward and arrogant thoughts. Addressing a rally in Pushkar town in Ajmer, Gehlot said, BJP only worked for inciting violence and riots. "In Rajasthan, during the previous BJP rule, 90 people including 70 Gujjars lost their lives in 21 firing incidents," he said. "Vasundhara Raje creates rumours and speculations, but...
03:04 AM, May 13, 2013
Jaipur: Displaying tremendous grit, a 17-year-old boy suffering from failure of both kidneys, scored 96 per cent marks in science in Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education, prompting the state government to offer him free of cost kidney transplantation. Prabhakar, son of an LIC agent, stood fifth in the state merit list of Intermediate examination, whose results were declared on Thursday. Describing as remarkable the boy's achievement, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot...
06:39 PM, May 10, 2013
Jaipur: BJP state president Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday claimed that 40 lakh households in the state are still waiting for a power connection. Speaking at a public rally in Todabhim in Karauli district, Raje said Congress ruled for five decades in the state and was only engaged in self-development. "Congress did not bother to peep inside a poor person's house and see their living condition. Congress never thought for development...
03:56 AM, May 09, 2013
Bundi: Rajasthan BJP chief Vasundhara Raje on Monday kept up her attack on the Congress-ruled government on issues such as corruption and unemployment even as she presented a vision of a 'New Rajasthan' if her party was returned to power in the upcoming Assembly elections. Addressing a gathering at Hindoli on Monday on another stop in her Suraj Sankalp Yatra to drum up support for BJP, the former Rajasthan chief...
11:26 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Jaipur: A delegation from Rajasthan led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot now visiting Israel held talks with officials on cooperation in agriculture, horticulture and water resources, a statement issued here said on Sunday. Cooperation in water management, particularly drip and sprinkler irrigation in water-deficient Rajasthan, was also discussed, the statement said. "Israel is among the front-runners in desert agriculture management. With cooperation from Israel, coordinated management of horticulture and water...
04:55 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Jaipur: Launching a scathing attack on the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan, senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday said it had done nothing for the welfare of farmers, women and youths. Addressing a public meeting in Baran district as part of her "Suraj Sankalp Yatra", the state BJP chief described the Gehlot government as "anti-people". It had done nothing to improve the lot of farmers, women, youths and...
03:00 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Indore: A special CBI court on Monday rejected the bail plea of two accused in the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood. Saquib Ali `Danger' and Tabish Khan, the alleged shooters accused of executing the murder in 2011, were refused bail by Judge Anupam Srivastava. The accused had filed the bail applications in December 2012 and the court completed hearing the arguments on them by defence lawyer and CBI prosecutor...
12:35 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday accused the BJP state president Vasundhara Raje of misleading people of the state during her 'Suraj Sankalp Yatra'. Addressing a public meeting in the third phase of Congress' 'Sandesh Yatra' in Shahpura area in the district, Gehlot claimed that Raje during her tenure as Chief Minister "looted" the state and is now misleading people. "She does not know the meaning of Suraj...
01:45 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Jaipur: The state government has taken several steps in favour of farmers, including no increase in power tariff for five years, but the opposition BJP has labelled us as anti-farmers, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday. "An important decision of not increasing the power tariff for farmers for five years was taken after the government was formed. Several other decisions including one that of bonus of Rs 150...
12:05 AM, Apr 14, 2013
Jaipur: If one is a sportsperson in Rajasthan who has had anything to do with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or the Jamaat-e-Islami, they will now not qualify for the state government's awards. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has taken his fight with the RSS to bizarre levels making top sportspersons sign affidavits saying they have nothing to do with the RSS, before giving them awards. Weightlifter Vishal Singh was...
08:15 AM, Apr 13, 2013
Indore: A special CBI court in Indore will announce its verdict on the bail application of two accused in the Shehla Masood murder case on Friday. The court had reserved its order on the bail application of Shakib Danger and alleged contract killer Tabish on Wednesday. The CBI had arrested interior designer Zahida Parvez, her associate Saba, Shakib, alleged contract killers Tabish and Irfan in connection with murder. All five...
06:48 AM, Apr 12, 2013
New Delhi: "Government means rules and regulations while governance means delivery. Government is all about power, governance is all about empowerment. Government is all about files, governance is all about life. Government is all about outlay, governance is all about outcome." That is how Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi described governance, as opposed to government, at Network 18's first Think India Dialogue on Monday in New Delhi. Modi, who had...
07:55 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Emphasising on the need to decentralise power, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday revealed how his government was taken to task by the Centre for laying down gas pipeline across the state. "The Gujarat government was targeted by the Centre for laying down gas pipeline across the state. The Centre said that it was its job, not the state's. What is the use of such policies? We...
07:09 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid down his formula for better governance at the first Think India Dialogue organised by Network 18 in New Delhi. Modi said clearly that what hurt India the most was policy paralysis due to politics and power play. Commenting on the way in which politics affects decision making power of the governments, he said that the priority for political parties and...
06:46 PM, Apr 08, 2013
New Delhi: Iranian musician Alaa Wardi has come up with a new version of the song 'Pehla Nasha' from the film 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'. The video has gone viral on the internet and Alaa Wardi says it's dedicated to his favourite Bollywood actor Aamir Khan. The specialty of the song is that Alaa Wardi has not taken any external help in producing the song. He has generated the voices...
10:41 AM, Apr 06, 2013
