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RAJASTHAN Government plans to make Rajasthan free of child marriage in 10 years The state government has set a target to make Rajasthan a child marriage free state in the next 10 years. Department of women and child development (WCD) has written letters to zila pramukhs, pradhans, sarpanchs, ASHAworkers and sathins to cooperate and play an active role … Read more
RAJASTHAN ● Rajasthan leads in violating official secrets Act Rajasthan recorded the highest violations of the official secrets Act in 2017. The state recorded four cases related to breaching the official secrets Act, majority of which were related to espionage activities. Being a border state, Rajasthan has always been a target of the Pakistan’s ISI … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan proposes exclusion of buffalo from Bovine Act The state cabinet in a major decision proposed to exclude buffaloes and its progenies from the definition of Rajasthan Bovine Animal(Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 1995. State parliamentary affairs minister Rajendra Rathore said, the relaxation was made in tune with the … Read more
RAJASTHAN Araiyavali becomes first dispute-free hamlet in Rajasthan. ð Araiyavali village in Hanumangarh district has got the distinction of being declared the first ”dispute free” panchayat in the state relating to water and revenue disputes. These disputes comprised a major chunk of all litigations taking years to be solved and sometimes even leading to violent crimes like murders. ð The drastic change … Read more
RAJASTHAN Tenth Jaipur International Film Festival The 10th Jaipur International Film Festival (JIFF)is all set to present International Cinema to film buffs. The Festival has become a great favourite of both the cinegoers and the filmmakers. The second and the last list of films selected for the Festival was released that includes a total of … Read more
RAJASTHAN State govt procures superfood quinoa at ₹5,000/quintal After introducing Quinoa as a new cash crop in Rajasthan due to its high commercial value, the state government has so far purchased 150 quintals of the crop from farmers. Quinoa, whose seeds mini kit, were distributed to farmers of 13 districts of Rajasthan in … Read more
RAJASTHAN Tourist arrivals rose by 41% since 2013, during Raje rule Tourist arrivals having increased by 41 per cent during the BJP led Vasundhara Raje government compared to the same of the previous government. This was asserted at a four year review of the government, that 15.25 crore domestic and foreign tourists have visited the … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to be part of Centre’s study on dengue The state will be one of the centres for the multi-centric cross-sectional study to be conducted in the country to estimate the sero-prevalence of dengue virus infection in India. The study will be conducted by the Centre with the main objective to establish age specific sero-prevalence … Read more
RAJASTHAN Government to install 100 statues of prominent people in Rajasthan With an eye on the 2018 assembly elections, the Vasundhra Raje government has decided to erect statues of prominent personalities, leaders and philanthropists from different communities and naming roads after them. Sources said the government is likely to erect 100 statues across the state. The … Read more
RAJASTHAN Mahuwa gets Digital vigil. Digital surveillance has got a boost in Mahuwa assembly constituency in Dausa district with the installation of 500 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at key places, such as government offices, schools and police stations. 50 Atal Sewa Kendras were electronically connected to the office of the block development … Read more