Rajasthan aims to boost voter turnout in assembly elections

October 30, 2023

The preparations for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections, including the Election Commission and the candidate parties, are in full swing. On 3 December, it will become clear whose hopes will be dashed before the start of the new year. The Election Commission, along with the parties, will encourage people to...

ED raids in Rajasthan draw attention but lack results

October 28, 2023

In Rajasthan, the Enforcement Directorate [ED] has been conducting raids on the identified locations of prominent politicians and businessmen for the last three years. During this period, ED targeted more than half a dozen prominent politicians, including the Minister of State for Home of the state. However, in three years,...

Women voters to influence Jaipur’s political landscape

October 27, 2023

In Rajasthan, the women's vote played a significant role in the past five Legislative Assembly elections. The party that received the most votes from women in the capital won the state government. Looking specifically at Jaipur, this has not happened during the reserved seats' delimitation in 2008. Otherwise, every year,...

Muslim family crafts tallest Ravana for Jaipur’s Dussehra

October 24, 2023

The state’s tallest 105-foot Ravana effigy including the 90-foott Kumbhkaran will be burnt in Jaipur’s Adarsh Nagar. Rajeev Manchanda, who organised the Dussehra festival celebrated in the Adarsh Nagar of the capital, said that a Muslim family from Mathura has been doing the work of creating the Ravana effigy for...

Ravana effigy trade expects a demand surge this Navratri

October 17, 2023

The festival of Navratri is being celebrated with great enthusiasm in the capital. Along with Navratri, preparations for Dussehra are also in full swing. Now, huge Ravana effigies are seen being sold on the side of highways. The work of making Ravana effigies is up and running in the Ravana...

BJP seeks prominent face for Civil Lines constituency

October 13, 2023

Currently, MLA Pratap Singh Khachariyawas from the Civil Lines Assembly constituency is in the spotlight due to his outspokenness. While the BJP has already released its first list for the upcoming state assembly elections, the Civil Lines constituency does not have any candidate in this list. On the other hand,...

Congress MLAs struggle to fill Mayor’s seat in Heritage Corp

October 11, 2023

The code of conduct for assembly elections has been imposed in Rajasthan, and the Mayor’s seat is vacant in the Heritage Corporation. A new appointment has not been made yet in place of the former mayor of Municipal Corporation Heritage, Munesh Gurjar. It will be difficult to make appointments after...

BJP complaints pose challenge for Congress ahead of polls

October 10, 2023

On Monday, the Election Commission announced elections in four poll-bound states, including Rajasthan. Elections are near in Rajasthan and now both the parties will be seen trying their best for votes. On one hand, the Congress government is claiming to break the five-year chain government change, while on the other...

Rajasthan University welcomes first transgender student

October 7, 2023

Many innovations are being made in the state of Rajasthan, incorporating policies from all over India and abroad. In this series, transgender Noor Shekhawat has been given admission to Rajasthan University. RU will be the first university in India to admit transgender students on a document basis. This is an...

Maharani College faces inquiry amidst class disruption

October 2, 2023

There has been another major revelation in the case of classes not being held at the state’s largest girls’ college, Maharani Mahavidyalaya. When information about classes not being held came to light, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alpana Kateja, requested a detailed timetable from all the teachers, which had yet to be...