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RAJASTHAN Soon, university for specially abled A government-run university for specially abled persons will start functioning in Rajasthan soon to provide them with education and skills. The university will come up at Jamdoli on the outskirts of Jaipur from the next academic session. The aim is to provide education to the differently … Read more
RAJASTHAN Government nod to foundation on Mukundra tiger reserve The state government has given its nod to constitute Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) foundation ahead of shifting tigers by March. Once tigers are relocated to Mukundra, Rajasthan will be able to boast to have foundations in place for big cats in all three reserves, including Ranthambore and Sariska. … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government on a mission to weed out TB’ The state is working on a mission to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from the state. In the state there are 283 TB units functional in 33 districts and Jaipur rural. There are more than 2,000 TB treatment centres, including 848 microscopy centres from where … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rural Rajasthan to be ODF by March 31 ALL the 9,891 gram panchayats in Rajasthan will be open defecation free (ODF) by March 31,2018. There are 246 gram panchayats with 14,000 households that have not yet become ODF. But they will also meet the target by March 31, the official said. … Read more
RAJASTHAN 62 lakh poor kids get admissions under RTE Act Rajasthangranted admission to 2.62 lakh students of Economically Weaker Sections (EWC) under Right to Education Act in 33,091 private schools across the state through lottery. The lottery was for academic session 2018-19. With this, Rajasthan has the highest number of admissions under the Act. The … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt sets up committee to study farmers’ demands The state government has set up a five-member cabinet sub-committee under home minister Gulab Chand Kataria to study the demands of farmers’ organisations and representatives and give recommendations to the government. The government’s move to set up the sub-committee under Kataria is seen as one to … Read more
RAJASTHAN Chipko originated in Rajasthan’s Khejadli village in 1730 About 240 years before the launch of Chipko Movement in Uttar Pradesh by Sunderlal Bahuguna, 363 persons of the Bishnoi community had laid down their lives to save the ‘khejadi’ trees (Prosopis cineraria) in Jodhpur’s Khejadli village in 1730. The Jodhpur king had ordered wood for the … Read more
RAJASTHAN Chief Minister conferred with e-Ratna award by Computer Society of India Chief Minister Smt Vasundhara Raje has been given the India’s first e-Ratna award by the Computer Society of India. She has been conferred with e-Ratna award by Computer Society of India (CSI) and Rajasthan under her governance has emerged as the ‘Best e-Governance … Read more
RAJASTHAN Chittor’s human milk bank best in Rajasthan Human milk bank in Chittorgarh has been adjudged as the best in all 16 such banks operational in the state. In a state level function organised at Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sansthan for celebrating first annual function of milk banks in the state, 14 persons received awards … Read more
RAJASTHAN Govt to track purchase of rabi crops at MSP The Rajasthan government will monitor procurement of rabi crops at minimum support price (MSP) to avoid a repeat of last year’s farmers’ agitations, said officials assigned with responsibilities for buying the produce. After chief minister Vasundhara Raje announced last month one-time crop … Read more