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New faces, five women in Cong’s first Rajasthan list

Tuesday 24 March '09

Giving preference to new faces and women, the Congress released a list of 18 names for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Rajasthan....
A J-K Gurjjar could contest Dausa seat

Sunday 15 March '09

After being given a raw deal by the BJP and Congress in Rajasthan, even after the bloodshed in the 2007 and 2008 Gurjjar agitations.....
Reprieve for BJP: Shekhawat bows out of LS polls

Monday 2 March '09

Veteran BJP leader and former Rajasthan CM Bhairon Singh Shekhawat says he will not be able to contest the Lok Sabha polls due to health reasons.
Modi upset on home turf, loses RCA elections

Monday 2 March '09

Lalit Modi suffered a setback on Sunday when he lost his bid to stay on as the president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association...
Gehlot yatra highlights ‘good work’ done by UPA

Saturday 14 February '09

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is busy doing some ground work for his party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
New skipper in town, Raje star on sticky wicket

Monday 2 February '09

Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman and BCCI vice-president Lalit Modi’s meteoric rise to fame has not been without controversy...
A Pole in the palace

Sunday 1 February '09

During WWII, a Polish painter fled the Germans to find refuge in India. Now, four restoration experts from Poland camp at Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhavan Palace to restore the works of Stefan Norblin
Now, all flat applications under probe

Wednesday 14 January '09

The Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing is casting a wider net in its investigation of the DDA flat allotment scam.
Flat ‘owners’ had no clue of their luck

Friday 9 January '09

The impact of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) flat allotment scam, is being felt in far flung villages in Rajasthan's Jhunjunu district, where close to 200 Meenas had unwittingly signed applications for flats in New Delhi.
Pak doctor donates Braille Qurans for Mt Abu centre

Monday 5 January '09

For students of the NAB P & N Merwanji Rehabilitation Centre for the Blind in Mount Abu, a resource in spirituality has come in the unlikeliest of ways....
Gurjjar agitation didn’t stir poll pot, reduced tally to worst ever

Thursday 18 December '08

Passions and tempers may have run high during the Gurjjar community agitation for Scheduled Tribe status in 2007 and 2008...
Five hours and a clash later, Gehlot wins battle for CM post

Friday 12 December '08

Putting an end to all speculations, Ashok Gehlot (57) was chosen as the CM of Rajasthan, after three days of factional infighting within the Congress.
Gehlot cracks Jat 'wall', 8 back him

Thursday 11 December '08

The battle for the top spot in the Rajasthan Assembly intensified on Wednesday with senior Jat leaders descending on Jaipur to exercise their influence even as eight among the 18 Congress’ Jat MLAs openly endorsed Ashok Gehlot as the best chief ministerial candidate.
After one-vote loss, PCC chief has three seats on offer

Wednesday 10 December '08

The Congress victory in Rajasthan was not without ironies. Nothing has surprised the Congress more than Pradesh Congress Committee president CP Joshi’s loss by a lone vote, effectively putting him out of the chief ministerial race.
Cong claims support of 8 independents

Wednesday 10 December '08

The Congress managed to garner the support of eight Independent MLAs after a day of negotiations and presented them before Governor S K Singh.
Cong in dilemma over CM candidate

Tuesday 9 December '08

Jubilation has given way to perplexity for the Congress over the selection of the CM — more so after most Congress candidates in the fray for the CM’s post failed to succeed in their respective constituencies.
Vasundhara beaten by Cong, and BJP

Tuesday 9 December '08

Wresting Rajasthan from the BJP and overcoming a fierce rebellion from within the party ranks, the Congress came within a stone’s throw of attaining a majority in the Rajasthan Assembly after counting.
Rajasthan turnout touches 68 pc

Friday 5 December '08

After polling for the 13th Rajasthan Assembly began on a high note on Thursday amidst unprecedented security...
Women voters key to ballot battle

Thursday 4 December '08

Rajasthan Chief Minister’s emphatic phrase in each of her speeches — “For me there are only two castes in Rajasthan...
RAW, IB pass the buck: Moily

Wednesday 3 December '08

Administrative Reforms Committee chairman Veerappa Moily talks to The Indian Express about the recent Mumbai terror attack...
PM stresses need to unite against terror

Tuesday 2 December '08

Calling terrorism a grave concern for India, PM Manmohan Singh emphasised the need to stand together and sought help from all political parties in eliminating the menace from the country. He was speaking at an election rally here.
It’s back to BJP bashing for Rahul in Rajasthan

Sunday 30 November '08

In the wake of the terror strike on Mumbai, AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi has refrained from talking politics during the last two days...
Raje in mind, Cong manifesto keeps eye on women

Wednesday 26 November '08

With just 10 days left for the Assembly elections on December 4, the Opposition Congress released its manifesto...
It began with water

Tuesday 25 November '08

Even before the Gurjjar stir for Scheduled Tribe status began, turning violent in 2007 and 2008, Rajasthan had witnessed aggressive protests in the northern parts of the state from 2004 to 2007...
Life term for art smuggler

Friday 21 November '08

A Jaipur fast-track court on Wednesday sentenced 60-year-old Vaman Ghiya, the kingpin of India’s largest arts and antiquities smuggling ring, and an accomplice to life imprisonment and 14 others to various jail terms for their involvement in a multi-crore smuggling operation.
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