Rajasthan in year 2011: A recall

Rajasthan in year 2011: We are today ready to say good bye to year 2011. The year 2011 for rajasthan brings lot of happiness and controversies. Lets have a recall on major events in 2011 and promise learn from mistakes and bring new things in 2012.

December 2011: 

* Rajasthan Doctors move on indefinate strike across state 

* Police raids MLM Companies across state in Possible fraud case.

* Sehwag hits 219, new World record of Highest run in ODI

November 2011

* Gehlot's chopper makes emergency landing, CM safe 

* Facebook comments spark communal tension in Rajasthan
* CBI raids offices of Airtel, Vodafone ‎in 2G Scam
* Rajasthan Cabinet Resuffle, Five Ministers OUT Six IN
* Congress suspends Maipal Maderna from party
* Rajasthan minister Ramlal Jat resigns

October 2011

* Sachin Pilot to represent India at International Cyber Meet

* Narendra Modi visits Salasar Balaji in Rajasthan
* Rajasthan Congress leader Hari singh quits party
* Apple Founder Steve Jobs passes away at 56
* Rajasthan Govt launches Free Medicines for Patients

* CBI to probe missing Nurse Bhanwari Devi Case

September 2011

* Firing in Rajasthan, Vishvendra Singh escape unhurt
* President Patil visits Ajmer dargah
* RPSC promulgates anti dowry clause for Govt Jobs

August 2011

* Sinodia alleges irregularities in Ajmer Jail
* Prabha Choudhary elected Rajasthan University President
* Gehlot hoists national flag in Jaipur, Promise Home, Free medicines 

July 2011

*Pakistan Foreign Minister Khar to visit Ajmer, Jaipur
* Daulat Ram Saran passes away
* Hero Honda is Now Hero MotoCorp Ltd
* BM Sharma is new RPSC Chairman 
June 2011
* Dr Chandrabhan named Congress chief in Rajasthan
* Uma Bharti returns to BJP
* Sonia Gandhi launches National Rural Livelihood Mission
* Baba Ramdev ends fast, Congress Welcomes decision 
May 2011:
Sex ratio fall: Rajasthan steps up raids on clinics
Koto students shine in IIT-JEE 2011, Shubham gets AIR-2
DMK MP Kanimozhi sent to Tihar Jail in 2G Scam
BKU President Mahendra Singh Tikait passes away
Osama Bin Laden killed in abbottabad by US Army
April 2011
* India main source of black money - WikiLeaks founder
* Sathya Sai Baba passes away
* Aruna Roy in Time's 100 most influential list 
* Kanishtha Dhankhar wins Miss India World 2011
* India Wins Cricket World Cup 2011 by 6 Wickets
March 2011
* Rajasthan MLA Sinodia's son shoot dead
* Rajasthan Census 2011:Population of Rajasthan is 6.86 Crore
February 2011
* Rail Budget 2011 for Rajasthan
* Vasundhara Raje elected Rajasthan BJP head
* Dalai Lama in barefoot college Tilonia
* Former Telecom Minister A Raja arrested
January 2011
* Seven People died in Jodhpur after Consuming Spurious Liquor
* Rajasthan win Ranji Trophy 2010 title  

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Bhanwari Devi case: Om Prakash Bishnoi arrested

In a major development in the Bhanwari Devi missing case, police on Friday night arrested the brother of Bishna Ram Bishnoi, an absconder in the case with a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head. Om Prakash Bishnoi was caught last night while attemptingto flee in a truck at Gudha Malani in Barmer district, apolice official said, adding that Bishna Ram's brother wasinitially detained. Police have already taken into custody a number ofsuspects either for providing shelter to Bishna Ram or helpinghim to evade arrest. Om Prakash is being considered as a prize catch as he wasa close confidant of Bishna Ram. "This fact gives us adequate ground to believe that hemust be aware of the series of incidents that might haveoccurred after Bishna Ram took the possession of Bhanwari Devifrom Sohan Lal and Shahabuddin, if Sahi Ram's statement is tobe believed," the police official said.
Sahi Ram, a key suspect in the case, is said to haveadmitted before the CBI that Bishna Ram had to "dispose off"Bhanwari Devi according to a plan, he said. As Shai Ram is still under CBI custody, the centralagency may also take custody of Om Prakash for hisinterrogation and to corroborate facts with Sahi Ram in orderto verify the latter's statements about Bishna Ram's role inthe case, the official said

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Rajasthan doctors strike: Strike continue, over 100 resume duty

Rajasthan Doctors strike enter 10th day today, after tough face from state govt. over 100 striking doctors on Thursday resumed duty here taking the total number of medicos rejoining work to 158 even as the situation remained grim with the stir entering the eighth day. "111 protesting resident doctors resumed duties at SMS Government Hospital," L C Sharma, Superintendent of SMS Hospital here, said. "Out of the total of 360 resident doctors, 158 in all have resumed duties. 47 of them had returned yesterday and the rest of them rejoined by this evening," he said.

"Most of the doctors have been released from jails after they agreed to join duty. At Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur, 67 resident doctors out of a total 360 have joined duty. Others are likely to resume work tomorrow (Friday)," a health department officer told IANS. Over 3,500 resident doctors and 6,000 in-service doctors have stayed away from work since Dec 21, demanding a hike in salaries and parity with central government employees. He added that doctors at hospitals in other districts of the state also have started attending patients. Meanwhile, some 6,000 government doctors continued their strike. A delegation of doctors on Thursday met Minister Jitendra Singh and demanded that the state government lift the RESMA and look into their demands.  A total of 74 patients have died in hospitals across the state so far due to absence of doctors in last 10 days.  "We will be forced to take strict action against doctors for carrying out such strikes. Such strikes create anger amongst people and, therefore, doctors should resume work as soon as possible," said Gehlot.

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Another MML company Tulip Global under Police radar

Rajasthan seems to be safe heaven for MLM Companies and Scams. Police registered case against one more MLM company One more company Tulip Global Pvt Ltd. Jaipur based Tulip Global reportedly has duped over 30 lakhs investors on promise of providing high returns. The police have registered a case against the director of the company and its agents. The police said the investors tried to contact the officials of the company, located at third floor, Jaipur Tower on MI Road on Saturday last, but the office was locked. As per one of leading news paper of India, Dainik Bhasar report, The investors said they had approached the office on Monday to claim the payment against a medi claim policy, but officials asked them to come on Saturday. When they visited again on Saturday, they found the office shut. A complaint has been filed by Daulat Singh and Salab Verma against director PC Jain and its agents, police said. Similar news was reported in rajasthan by Rajasthanpatrika.com

This is not the first case of MLM(Multi Level Marketing) company which comes in news in possible fraud case. Earlier police registered the fraud cases against MLM Companies like Starnet, RCM Business, Gold Sukh, Preeya Pariwar and dozen of other MLM companies. Govt and Police must work hard so that hard earn money should not be wasted by poor people of villages, small town who are not aware of complexity of promises and regulations of these kind of companies.

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Winter Festival 2011 begins in Mount Abu

Three days long Winter Festival 2011 begins today(29 December) at Mount Abu. Winter festival is held every year during the last week of December. The festival celebrates the warmth and cheerfulness of the people of this quaint hill station,who welcome the tourist from the depth of their hearts.
This three-day colourful festival is organised by the Rajasthan Tourism and Municipal Board of Mt. Abu.The festival begins with a ceremonial procession, which starts from the RTDCHotel Shikhar. The procession gathers at the Nakki Lake Chowk followed by folk performances of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana's folk. Winter festival 2011 is held from 29 December to 31st December 2011 at Mount abu of Rajasthan. 

General Information:

Population : 30,000
Area : 25 Sq. Km.
Altitude : 1220 Meters.
Temperature : Winters 23.3 °C to -2 °C
Languages : Hindi, English, Gujarati, Rajasthani. 

How to reach Mount Abu

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Australia win First test by 122 runs

India's famed batting line-up produced yet another spineless display to crash to an embarrassing 122-run defeat in the first cricket Test and hand Australia a 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series in Melbourne on Thursday.  Chasing a target of 292 in the second innings, India's top-order collapsed like a proverbial house of cards against the pace trio of James Pattinson (4/53), Peter Siddle (3/42) and Ben Hilfenhaus (2/39) to be bundled out for a paltry 169 in 47.5 overs on the final session of the penultimate day. India were always up against history as no side since 1963 has made more than 250 runs in the fourth innings at MCG to win a Test match.
Sachin Tendulkar promised some ray of hope during his little cameo of 32 runs, but the rest of the top-order batsmen cut a sorry figure against the Australian quicks and at one stage the tourists had lost four wickets for just 22 runs. Openers Virender Sehwag (7) and Gautam Gambhir (13) and the senior trio of Rahul Dravid (10), Tendulkar and VVS Laxman (1) all failed to save the day for India and departed inside the 90-run mark. Young Virat Kohli (0) suffered his second failure of the match and made matters worse by showing his displeasure at a plumb leg before decision. Ravichandran Ashwin (30) rode his luck for a while and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (23) was street-smart during his stay, but the task proved to be too tall for them to achieve once the top-order departed early.

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Rajasthan Government Holidays 2012

Rajasthan Government Gazetted Holidays List in 2012:
January 2012
Sunday, 1 January 2012 - New Year's Day
Saturday, 14 January 2012 – Pongal, celebrated widely in South India (Harvest Festival of South India)
Thursday, 26 January 2012 - Republic Day of India The National Holiday
February 2012
Saturday, 4 February 2012 - Milad-Un-Nabi (Birth day of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad)
Monday, 20 February 2012 - Maha Shivaratri (dedicated to Lord Shiva)
March 2012
Thursday, 8 March 2012 - Holika Dahan on Holi Eve
Friday, 9 March 2012 – Holi a unique Hindu festival of colours
April 2012
Thursday, 5 April 2012 - Mahavir Jayanthi Birth of Mahavira Jain
Friday, 6 April 2012 - Good Friday
Monday, 9 April 2012 - Easter Monday (Resurrection of Jesus)
May 2012
Saturday, 5 May 2012 - Buddha Purnima
August 2012
Friday, 10 August 2012 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami Birth of Lord Krishna
Wednesday, 15 August 2012 - India Independence Day a National Holiday
Sunday, 19 August 2012 - Id ul Fitr
September 2012
Sunday, 9 September 2012 - Ganesh Chaturthi
October 2012
Tuesday, 2 October 2012 - Gandhi Jayanti a National Holiday
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 – Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami
Friday, 26 October 2012 - Idu'l Zuha/Bakrid
November 2012
Tuesday, 13 November 2012 - Deepavali / Diwali the festival of lights
Saturday, 24 November 2012 - Muharram / Day of Ashura
Wednesday, 28 November 2012 - Guru Nanak Jayanti
Holidays in December 2012
Tuesday, 25 December 2012 - Christmas

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Resident doctors in Rajasthan call off strike

Resident doctors of the Rajasthan state called off their strike late on Tuesday night. They ended their stir unconditionally in the interest of patients, health minister Durru Miyan said. The nearly 3,200 residents associated with seven medical colleges had joined the strike in support of in-service doctors six days ago. Their decision to report back for work would restore services in major medical collges of the state, including SMS Hospital in Jaipur. Meanwhile, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) sought release of arrested doctors and revocation of RESMA. “We will ask our members across India to strike work if the demand is not met,” IMA said.
Despite assurance by a delegation of resident doctors to call off their strike from today, majority of them did not resume duty and continued their protest in support of agitating government medicos. Out of around 450 resident doctors, only 35 resumed duty in Jaipur and the situation remained almost same in other parts of the state, official sources said here. A three-member delegation of resident doctors, who as a sign of solidarity had joined the strike of in-service government doctors on December 21, met the state medical and health minister Duru Miyan at midnight and assured him of calling off their strike unconditionally from Wednesday morning. However, it looks like the strike continued.

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Anna Hazare ends fast, cancels jail bharo campaign

Smarting under poor response and bad health, Anna Hazare today called off his fast a day ahead of schedule and repeated his threat to campaign against Congress in the five poll-bound states for not brining a strong Lokpal. At MMRDA Grounds this evening, he said,   "It won't be proper to have jail bharo agitation now...instead, we will go for voters' awareness programme in five states." His closest aide, Arvind Kejriwal, said the jail bharo or civil unrest movement will be launched "later at an appropriate time."  For now, the activists' agitation against the government pauses. They will strategize about their plans to take on the Congress now via elections.  Last night, doctors said Anna was seriously unwell. His blood pressure was rising, and he was feverish. This morning, they warned that if he persists with his fast, he faces the risk of a kidney failure.  Members of his core group say the activist may have to be hospitalized.
Looking weak, Anna said this evening that for the upcoming state elections, he said he will campaign against all those "traitors" who did not support the Lokpal Bill. "The Congress has cheated us more than any other party, including the BJP," he said.  Anna began his fourth fast this year to protest against the government's version of the Lokpal Bill that was cleared with amendments last night by the Lok Sabha.  To become a law, it must now be passed by the Rajya SAbha. The Lokpal is a new national anti-corruption agency with nine members that will investigate politicians and bureaucrats for corruption.  Anna says the Lokpal Bill creates an ombudsman with no power and limited authority, especially because it has not been given an investigating agency to tackle complaints of graft. Mr Kejriwal, said that as the ruling party, the Congress must accept the responsibility for a weak Lokpal, and the party will be singled out in Team Anna's campaign for the elections.

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Lok Sabha passes Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill

A landmark bill for creation of Lokpal was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday night with the government making it clear that setting up of Lokayuktas by the states would not be mandatory, amending a contentious provision in view of opposition from allies and others. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2011 was approved after the government moved a few other key amendments, including keeping the defence forces and coast guard personnel out of the purview of the anti-graft ombudsman and increasing the exemption time of former MPs from five to seven years. A number of amendments moved by Opposition, including corporates, media and NGOs receiving donations, were defeated. Samajwadi Party and BSP staged a walkout, protesting against their demands not being met. During the animated over 10-hour debate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked parties to "rise above partisan politics" to demonstrate to the people of the country that "this House means business" in its effort to combat corruption. He said a "holistic" approach was needed to deal with the "cancer" of corruption but rejected demands for bringing CBI under the purview of Lokpal as he warned that no entity should be created inconsistent with the Constitutional framework. Capping the 10-hour animated debate during which several parties, including BJP, BJD, JDU, RJD, SP, TDP and Left said the bill was weak and wanted it withdrawn, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee rejected the contention that the legislation had been brought in "haste" or under pressure. Allaying fears of several parties, including UPA constituents Trinamool and DMK, that the provision for setting up Lokayuktas was an "attack" on federal structure, he said the government had made amendments stating that notification would not be issue without the consent of state governments.  The amendment, along with some others, was decided during an emergency meeting the Prime Minister held with party Chief Sonia Gandhi and other senior leaders ahead of the voting in view of opposition by allies.
This is the ninth Lokpal Bill introduced in government in a series that started as early as 1968 and ended in 2001. Seven of them lapsed with the dissolution of the Lok Sabha while one was withdrawn. "There are some very special moments in the life of a nation. This is one such moment. The nation waits with bated breath how the collective wisdom of this House will be reflected in the vote at the end of the debate on the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011," Singh said. Noting that the broad provisions of this Bill have been vigorously debated both in the public domain and by political parties, he underlined that the task of legislation was "very serious business and must eventually be performed by all of us who have been constitutionally assigned this duty." In an apparent message to Hazare who has been pressing his demands with regard to Lokpal, Singh said, "others can persuade and have their voices heard. But the decision must rest with us." He warned that "no entity should be created inconsistent with our constitutional framework and charged with onerous executive responsibilities without any accountability... Let us not create something that will destroy all that we cherish all in the name of combating corruption. Let us remember that the road to hell is paved with good intentions." He said, "Today we are given to believe that a Government that is directly elected by the people and accountable to it cannot be trusted but a body that will not derive its legitimacy from the people directly or be accountable to it could be trusted to wield its immense powers with honour and trust."

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Lokpal Bill for consideration in Lok Sabha: Live Highlights

Lokpal Bill for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha: Live Highlights on 27 November 2011:

1:05 (IST) Kapil Sibal:  Sibal clearly favor reservation for Minorities in Lokpal.
1:05 (IST) Kapil Sibal: Sibal emphasis the demand of strong Lokayukt in State govt as real corruption is at state govt level the main corruption is at lower level. such as no work by Patwari, Ration shops, lack of basic medical services.    
12:52 (IST) Kapil Sibal: BJP didn't want Lokpal bill to pass
12:48 (IST) Kapil Sibal: If you do not let this Bill pass, the nation will never forgive you
12:46 (IST) Kapil Sibal: Now kapil sibbal on chair to reply sushma Swaraj.
12:44 (IST) Lalu Prasad Yadav: Lalu yadav stands and demand to stop the discussion as anna hazare rejected Lokpal Bill...what a funny man!
12:42 (IST) Sushma Swaraj: She finally ends with demand of strong bill even after 2-3 month.
12:41 (IST) Sushma Swaraj: Send lokpal bill back to standing committee , we want strong bill, better take time of 2-3 Month but bill must be strong.
12:40 (IST) Sushma Swaraj: Lokpal bill comes under pressure from Jan Aandolan, we demands strong Lokpal. 12:36 (IST) Sushma Swaraj: Raise the role of CBI in the case of Home minister P. Chidambaram, BJP demands CBI as independent investigation agency. 12:26 (IST) Sushma Swaraj: PM Should be under Lokpal Bill.

12:19 (IST) An exchange of words between Sushma Swaraj and Lalu Yadav on 4.5% reservation for minority from OBC Quota, why lalu yadav didn't oppose that, to get muslim votes in Bihar. 12:15 (IST) BJP leader Sushma Swaraj against a minority quota.

12:03 (IST) Sushma Swaraj: The Lokpal Bill is unconstitutional.12:00 (IST) Sushma Swaraj: Many states, like Uttarakhand, have a better Bill than yours.

11:53 (IST) Sushma Swaraj: This Bill violates federal structure.11:49 (IST) Sushma Swaraj: It is a weak, flawed Bill.

11:45 (IST) Sushma Swaraj begins has risen to move amendments.

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Rajasthan doctors strike enters 7th day

Rajasthan government is working on many fronts to address the doctors strike that claimed fifty lives so far even as patients at government hospitals across Rajasthan continue to suffer as the strike entered into seventh day on Tuesday.  Earlier four hundred doctors were arrested on Monday under essential services maintenance act.
The state government has transferred 377 doctors to rural areas from urban or semi urban places while two chief medical officers and ten doctors were sacked late night  on Sunday. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad appealed to the doctors to call off the strike.

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Col. Sonaram slams Rajasthan CM gehlot again

Congress legislator Col. Sonaram Chaudhary on Sunday blamed chief minister Ashok Gehlot for the doctors strike in the state after earlier controversial remark on CM during Kissan Sammelan in Jodhpur last week. Col. Sona ram said Gehlot did not take the doctors concerns seriously and failed to resolve the issue on time.This has once again proved that he is a very weak administrator, the Baytoo legislator told reporters in Barmer where he had gone to support the nursing staff protesting against their temporary recruitments. Sonaram even targeted PCC president Chandrabhan.Gehlot and Chandrabhan are running Rajasthan Congress like a private limited company, he said. Sonaram added,The two leaders have petty minds and petty thoughts that get reflected in their decisions.
Earlier on occasion of Choudhary Charan Singh Day celebration held in Jodhpur by Akhil Bhartiya Aadarsh Jat Mahasabha at Rawan ka Chabutra maidan he slam Congress party, Rajasthan CM and CBI. He slams CM for awarding those who are against him by some post or other means.  He also slam CM for accepting resignation and why Former Minister Ramlal Jat is removed if he has done noting wrong.

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Rajasthan govt to recruit 1000 New doctors

Rajasthan govt is going to initiate the recruitment process of 1,000 doctors from Monday as CM Ashok Gehlot reviewed the situation in the state even as the doctors strike entered the fifth consecutive day on Sunday.  Meanwhile, as the stalemate between agitating doctor and Rajasthan government continued for the fifth consecutive on Sunday, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot appealed to the medicos to resume duty in the interest of the society. Describing the doctors' strike as unfortunate, Gehlot said, "The government is making all efforts to keep the situation under control and alternate arrangements have been made in view of the unfortunate strike." The medical crisis in the state deepened on Friday after 5,000 medicos , who are on strike demanding pay hike and time-bound promotions, submitted their resignations. All government doctors working in hospitals, dispensaries, primary health centres and resident doctors of all the six medical colleges in the state have been on strike since 21st December. 

Taking up cudgels for the agitating doctors, the Indian Medical Association on Sunday criticised Rajasthan government's stand over the strike and demanded revocation of Rajasthan Essential Services Maintenance Act (RESMA) for medical services. "The government is following a repressive policy which is highly condemnable and it should lift RESMA so that doctors can openly come for talks with the government," Secretary of IMA Rajasthan S S Agrawal said. Demanding that doctors arrested under RESMA be freed immediately, Agrawal asked the government to invite the agitators for dialogue to "understand their grievances". State health minister Duru Miyan said the government was already in talks with the agitating doctors and expressed hope that a consensus would be arrived at soon. The government has so far suspended 40 doctors and services of around a dozen government medicos are likely to be terminated soon, official sources said. To minimise the impact, the government has engaged the services of private hospitals in the state, with many facilities opening their doors for patients admitted to government hospitals. Army, BSF, railway and private doctors have stepped in at various state government hospitals giving relief to the patients. Nearly three thousand ayurveda doctors and nurses have also pressed into service. According to an official, a total of 1,720 beds in private hospitals are now available for government patients.

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Rajasthan's Churu below freezing Point at -1.4 degree

Rajasthan's Churu recorded lowest temperature when temp move below freezing Point at -1.4 degree Celsius. There was no respite from the shivering cold conditions in the state as at least three places in the state recorded its minimum temperatures slightly above or below zero degree Celsius. Churu went below freezing point as it remained coldest in the state with a minimum temperature of minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, the Met department said on Sunday. Attributing the ongoing spell of the cold wave to the vanishing of upper air cyclonic circulation and western disturbances, the Jaipur Met office said that the revival of northerly winds has guided the mercury to take a dip in the state.

Churu being the coldest place recording a minimum temperature of -1.4 degree celsius followed by Pilani at 0.3 degrees. Sriganganagar recorded a minimum of 0.6 degree celsius while Phalodi, Bikaner, Sikar and Jaisalmer had a low of 4, 4.2, 4.8 and 5.4 degree celsius respectively. Other places also recorded minimum temperatures in the range of 6.1 degree celsius to 13.2 degree celsius, according to the Met department here.

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Rajasthan doctors strike continue, 400 arrested, 51 dead

Rajasthan doctors' strike enter Day 6 with no solution yet meanwhile around 400 doctors have been arrested under the Rajasthan Essential Services Maintenance Act (RESMA). The death toll during the six days of doctors' strike has now reached 51 in state. Surgeries postponed and patients suffering without medical care forced the authorities to deploy army doctors and retired medical officers as an interim measure. Govt. appointed many pvt hospitals to offer medical services free of cost to patients across state to handle situation.
The state government has sacked 10 doctors and two medical officers for taking part in the strike as the stalemate between agitating medicos and authorities continued for the fifth consecutive day. "After reviewing the situation, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has ordered dismissal of ten doctors and two chief medical and health officers," an official said. "The services of Yaduveer Singh Rathore, Acting CMHO Pali, Dulichand, CMHO Jalore and ten medical officers in different parts of the state were terminated for being involved in the strike and causing huge inconvenience to patients," he added. Describing the doctors' strike as "unfortunate", the Chief Minister had earlier appealed to them to resume duty "in the interest of the society".

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Rajasthan doctors' strike Day 5, 40 Patients dead

Rajasthan doctors' strike enter Day 5 with no solution yet. The death toll during the five days of doctors' strike has now reached 40 in state. Surgeries postponed and patients suffering without medical care forced the authorities to deploy army doctors and retired medical officers as an interim measure. Due to unavailability of medical assistance 44 people have died in different parts of Rajasthan. Patients in several district hospitals, primary health centers and dispensaries are suffering due to non-availability o f doctors.The authorities have so far suspended 41 striking doctors while 379 have been arrested under the Rajasthan Essential Services Maintenance Act (RESMA).
Of the total of 8,503 doctors in government services, 5,600 are on strike, throwing the system out of gear. Meanwhile, the state government has handed over three hospitals to Border Security Force (BSF) in Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner. The government has also published a list of private hospitals where the patients can get treated free of cost. About 50 patients died in Rajasthan after doctors called a similar strike following police assault on their colleagues in September 2010.

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Rajasthan enters Ranji Trophy quarterfinals

Defending champion Rajasthan have qualified for the knock out stage, which will be played from January 2 to 5 here. Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) secretary KK Sharma said "we are very happy that the defending champion had succeeded to make their place in last eight." The defending champion will play against Maharashtra or Hyderabad/Vidarbha. The schedule is yet to be decided. Rajasthan who played five matches and won two, are third on the table with 16 point each with Saurashtra and Uttar Pradesh but the run quotient of the defending champion is better than others. Rajasthan had 0.984 runs quotient while Saurashtra and Uttar Pradesh had 0.925 and 1,021 respectively.
Rajasthan had got the advantage of two victories including one outright against Saurashtra and Orissa respectively. Mumbai and Karnataka had 25 and 22 points and were on two top places on the point table board respectively. Sharma said if the former champion plays against Maharashtra, the match takes place in Jaipur otherwise outside the pink city. The Super League is divided into two groups of eight and seven teams, while the Plate League is divided into two groups of six teams each. In both divisions, the top two teams from each group advance to the knock-out phase. The top three teams of each group of the Super league along with the two winners of the semi-finals from plate league qualified for the quarter-finals.

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RPSC Exam calendar 2012

Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), Ajmer has announced yearly exam calender today which includes most awaited Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS) Pre examination dates for year 2012. As per schedule displayed on RPSC Website the RAS 2012 Pre Exam for 592 Post will be held in April 2012 while RAS Main Exam will be held in September 2012. Hope RPSC will stick on its plan  and we will soon see RAS 2012 Notification in First week of January 2012. Other exams in RPSC Exam calander 2012 includes APR, Agriculture officers, Assistant Agriculture officers, lecturers, labour officers, RJS Pre 2012, Teachers II Grade 11865 Post exam and other exams are included in RPSC Exam calander. Hope RPSC will stick to plan and candidates will gets more job opportunity in upcoming year 2012.
RPSC Exam Calender was Changed later, the New Changed RPSC Exam Calander can be downloaded from below.

Visit here RPSC Exam Calander 2012
RAS/RTS Papers (Year 1991 to 2010)

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Rajasthan doctors' strike Day 4: Army, BSF, Railways to help hospitals

Rajasthan doctors strike enters 4th day of strike today with more than 9000 doctors on strike, meanwhile Rajasthan government on friday decided to take help of doctors from the Army, BSF and Railways for running medical services as the state government serving doctors strike continued for the fourth day today. Decision for availing services of the army, BSF and the ESI doctors was taken at a high-level meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Besides, private clinics and hospitals have also been roped in for providing outdoor patient services and diagnostic tests, the state government would reimburse the cost/charges. Collectors have also been directed to engage retired and/or fresher doctors on daily wages as per the need and availability in their respective districts.
Mr Gehlot said no compromise would be made at the cost of the suffering patients and their families and the government would ensure smooth management of medical services. The state government has already promulgated Rajasthan Essential Services Maintenance Act(RESMA) for declaring the strike illegal and arrested more than 210 doctors and ordered suspension of nine. The Rajasthan High Court yesterday directed the state government to ensure effective alternative arrangement for running properly hospital services. All the government doctors working in hospitals,dispensaries, primary health centres and resident doctors ofall the six medical colleges are on strike since December 21. Doctors are demanding redressal of their long-pending demands of pay hike and time-bound promotions.

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Robbers uproot ATM Machine in Barmer

A gang of robbers Friday uprooted the ATM of a bank in Barmer district of Rajasthan. Police said the ATM had Rs.7,50,000 in it. According to police, the incident took place near Siwana town in Barmer district, some 600 km from Jaipur. "The ATM of the State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur did not have a security guard. Some people uprooted it in the early hours of Friday and took it away," said a police officer. A policeman on patrolling duty early morning found the ATM missing and informed his seniors.
"Raids are being carried out at several places in the district and nearby areas, but the robbers have yet not been caught. Further investigation is on," said the officer. In August last year, some robbers took away an ATM of a private bank. The ATM contained Rs.1,000,000. The police later arrested four men on charges of stealing the ATM and recovered some of the money.

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Rajasthan Board Class 10th Time Table 2012 | RBSC X Exam date sheet

RBSE(Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education), Ajmer declared the final date sheet for Class XIIth Science, arts, commerce Examination 2012 which is going to be held in March 2012. RBSE Class 10th Exam will start on 22nd March 2012 (Thursday) with English while last paper will be held on 4th April 2012 with Third Language which will be held on 4th April 2012.  Date sheet is attached here or you can visit RBSE website:

Download Rajasthan board 10th time table 2011 CLICK HERE

Good Luck to all 10th Exam aspirants Students & Enjoy exam days. 

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Rajasthan Board Class 12th Time Table 2012 | RBSC XII Exam date sheet

RBSE(Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education), Ajmer declared the final date sheet for Class XIIth Science, arts, commerce Examination 2012 which is going to be held in March 2012. RBSE Class 12th Exam will start on 15th March 2012 (Thursday) with English while last paper will be held on 7th April 2012 with Hindi/ English/ other language Sahitya Papers, while drawing subject paper will be held on 9th April 2012.  Date sheet is attached here or you can visit RBSE website:

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Good Luck to all 12th Exam aspirants Students & Enjoy exam days. 

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Rajasthan doctors' strike: 5000 Resign, 9 Suspended, New recruitment started

Rajasthan doctors' strike dippen further when more than 5000 doctors Resign while 9 doctors suspended meanwhile Rajasthan govt recruits 500 new doctors and 2000 more recruitment on card.  The statewide protest by doctors scaled into a full-fledged war on Friday with more than 5000 in-service doctors tendering mass resignations from their posts. “A large number of people are getting affected due to strike. The move will provide instant relief to patients,” said a senior government official. Meanwhile, the government has also decided to hire services of retired doctors in the state. Specialist doctors hired will get a remuneration of Rs 3,000 per day while general MBBS doctors will get Rs 2,000 per day. Performing night duty will fetch additional Rs 500. “The chief minister has asked to make alternative arrangements with immediate effect. In next couple of hours, the arrangements will be completed,” said senior government officials.
All the government doctors working in hospitals,dispensaries, primary health centres and resident doctors ofall the six medical colleges are on strike since December 21. Private doctors and medical teachers also stopped worktoday for four and two hours respectively in support ofin-service doctors who are demanding redressal of theirlong-pending demands of pay hike and time-bound promotions. A representative of the All Rajasthan in-serviceDoctors' Association handed over resignations of 5,000 doctorsof the state medical and health department. "Dr Durgashankar Saini met the director and handedover to him resignations of 5,000 doctors of variousdistricts. Several other doctors in different districts havealso forwarded their resignation to respective districtcollectors," Vice-President of the Association Mahesh Sharma claimed. This strike remind us the last year strike of doctors. About 50 patients died in Rajasthan after doctors called a similar strike following police assault on their colleagues in September 2010. This time govt is looking tough to end such strike by doctors in future.

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Doctors strike claim Nine life in Rajasthan, RESMA invoked

Nine more people lost their lives on Friday allegedly due to the lack of medical attention in the hospitals they were admitted or taken to by their relatives. The death toll during the three days of doctors' strike has now reached 20 in state. Single instance of victims succumbing to injuries was reported from Jaipur, Pali, Kota and Hanumangarh. Two deaths each were reported from Ajmer and Bikaner.
The doctors working in government primary healthcare centres, hospitals and dispensaries across the northern state are demanding better wages and promotion opportunities for themselves. "We have tried to take all their demands into account and yet they continue to be on strike. "I think they should think about the well being of their patients and revoke their strike and go back to work," said Ashok Gehlot, Rajasthan Chief Minister, reported the Times of India. Surgeries postponed and patients suffering without medical care forced the authorities to deploy army doctors and retired medical officers as an interim measure. Under severe public pressure, the state government invoked the Rajasthan Essential Services Maintenance Emergency Act (RESMA) and arrested 200 doctors for failing to report for duty. Meanwhile, the All India Radio reported that medical teachers were also going on indefinite strike from today, which is likely to further strain medical services in the state. About 50 patients died in Rajasthan after doctors called a similar strike following police assault on their colleagues in September 2010.

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Bhanwari Devi case: Sahiram Bishnoi surrender

Sahiram Bishnoi, the key suspect in the case of Rajasthan missing nurse Bhanwari Devi, surrendered before a court here Friday morning, sources said. He was remanded in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody till Jan 2. In a major breakthrough in the Bhanwari Devi case, main accused Sahiram Bishnoi surrendered before a Jodhpur court on Friday. The CBI, which is investigating the case, had announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for information on Bishnoi who was absconding since Bhanwari went missing on September 1. Bishnoi has been remanded to CBI custody till January 2. The police believe Bishnoi was paid to orchestrate Bhanwari’s abduction and murder.
Bhanwari, a nurse who had worked in several local folk albums allegedly had dangerous liaisons with politicians, disappeared when reports of a CD of herself with former Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna became the talk of the town. The CBI, which took over the probe in October, said Bhanwari tried to blackmail Maderna by threatening to make their relationship public. Maderna, who was sacked from the government following allegations of his involvement in the case, was arrested on December 3. He was reportedly introduced to Bhanwari by another Congress leader Luni MLA Malkhan Singh, who was also arrested earlier this week. Sahiram, a former deputy zilla pramukh of Jodhpur, is said to be very close to both Maderna and Singh. The CBI said Sahiram is the link between the people who carried out the abduction and probable killing of the nurse. The agency has chargesheeted three people in the case so far.

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Cabinet approves 4.5% Reservation to Muslims from OBC Quota

Union cabinet on Thursday approved 4.5 percent quota for the minorities from the 27 percent quota given to other backward classes. The cabinet met in New Delhi to to discuss the issue of reservation for minorities in the field of jobs. The decision assumes significance with the govt bringing the issue to the fore by creating provisions for reservations to minorities in the Lokpal Bench and the search committee. This move comes ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, took the decision that would pave way for reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for minorities as defined in section 2 (C) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis) are notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the Act.
The decision is based on the recommendation of the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities. "The caste and communities of the said minorities which are included in the central list of OBCs notified from time to time by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment shall be covered by the said sub quota," an official source said. Sources said the decision was unanimous, though Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi (Trinamool Congress) was not present in the meeting

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RPSC Recruitment 2011 for Programmers, Deputy Director

Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), Ajmer invites Online application for the following  posts in Rajasthan Government :
1. Analyst-Cum-Programmer/ (Deputy Director) 
Total Post: 66 posts
Pay Scale : Rs. 15600-39100 Grade Pay Rs. 6600
Age : 18-37 years
2. Programmer  
Total Post: 78 posts
Pay Scale : Rs. 9300 - 34800 Grade Pay Rs. 4200
Age : 18-35 years
Application Fee : Rs. 250/- (Rs. 150/- for OBC and Rs.50/- for SC/ST) plus Rs.40/- online portal charges. 
How to Apply : Apply Online at RPSC website on or before 15/01/2012 12.00 midnight.
Last date: 15 January 2012
For Job details visit:  http://rpsc.gov.in/AdvtE9_E10_PTI_ACP_PROG_Final_151211.pdf
For Online application, apply here http://rpsconline.rajasthan.gov.in/
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RPSC Recruitment 2011 for PTI Grade II. III

Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), Ajmer invites Online application for the following  posts in Rajasthan Government :
1. Physical  Training  Instructor (PTI) Gr-II  
Total Post : 230 posts
Pay Scale : Rs.  9300 - 34800 Grade Pay Rs. 3600
Age : 18-35 years
2. Physical  Training  Instructor (PTI) Gr-III  
Total Post: 1303 posts
Pay Scale : Rs. 5200 - 20200 Grade Pay Rs. 2800
Age : 18-35 years
Application Fee : Rs. 250/- (Rs. 150/- for OBC and Rs.50/- for SC/ST) plus Rs.40/- online portal charges. 
How to Apply : Apply Online at RPSC website on or before 15/01/2012 12.00 midnight.
Last date: 15 January 2012
For Job details visit:  http://rpsc.gov.in/AdvtE9_E10_PTI_ACP_PROG_Final_151211.pdf
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Officers, Assistants Jobs in Jaipur Thar Gramin Bank

Jaipur Thar Gramin Bank, Jaipur, Rajasthan invites applications from Indian Citizens, for the posts in Officer Middle Management Grade (Scale-III), Officer Middle Management Grade (Scale-II), Officer Junior Management Grade (Scale-I) Cadre and Office Assistant (Multipurpose).
1. Officer Junior Management

Total Post: 31 (SC-05, ST-03, OBC-08, GEN-15)
Qualifications :Bachelor Degree of a recognized University in any discipline or its equivalent. Preference will be given to the candidates having Degree/Diploma in Banking, Finance Marketing, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Science, Agricultural Engineering, Pisciculture, Agricultural Marketing and Co-operation, Information Technology, Management, Law, Economics and Accountancy.  Proficiency in Local Language i.e. in Hindi. Computer knowledge or awareness will be an added qualification.
2. Office Assistant

Total Post: 58 (SC-09, ST- 08, OBC-10, GEN-31) Posts.

Qualifications  : Bachelor Degree or its equivalent of a recognized University in any discipline.
Essential : (i) Proficiency in Local Languages i.e. in Hindi.
Desirable : Knowledge of Computer skill.
Age Limit : 18 years but below 28 years.
Application Fee : (Non- Refundable)
1. For SC/ST/Person with Disability candidates : 100/- for each post.
2. For all others : 500/- for each post.
How to Apply : All eligible candidates should apply on-line.
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Rajasthan Govt to provide 200 more medicines free of cost

Rajasthan is all set to provide 400 types of medicines free to patients at government-run hospitals from next month, adding 200 more to its original list and carrying forward a hugely popular initiative. The state government had launched a scheme Oct 2 to provide free medicines to people below and above the poverty line and currently 200 types of generic medicines are being provided free of cost to patients. "The free medicine scheme has been very well accepted by the masses and now we plan to make it more beneficial by adding 200 new generic medicines and increasing the number of counters at government-run hospitals," Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot told IANS. The drugs are being distributed through special counters set up at over 13,800 government health centres, dispensaries and hospitals across the state. "The state government has earmarked an annual budget of Rs.200 crore for the project and 40 million people are likely to benefit from the scheme each year," said the chief minister.
The popularity of the scheme can be gauged from the fact that the number of patients registering at the out-patient department (OPD) in some of the hospitals has increased by almost 50-100 percent. In Jaipur's SMS Hospital, the OPD patients figure has almost doubled. "In September, we were getting on an average of around 2,700 patients daily; now this figure is over 5,000," said L.C. Sharma, superintendent of SMS Hospital, Jaipur. Similarly, in Chittorgarh's government hospitals the average increase in October in comparison to September 2011 was 71 percent. "Compared to the September 2011 figures, the OPD load increased by almost 80 percent in the district hospital and by 62 percent in the Women and Children Hospital in Chittorgarh," said an activist with a local NGO. However, he said unavailability of generic medicines and long queues of patients due to lack of counters and shortage of doctors are still major challenges for the project. "We are aware of the situation and are taking steps to improve the services. We want to provide quality medical and healthcare facilities to everybody in the state," Gehlot added. He said the scheme was a major step towards providing social security to citizens.

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Shahrukh, Priyanka in Jaipur to promote 'Don 2'

Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar meet fans in Jaipur as a part of the campaign to promote Don 2 in seven cities across India. The promotional was held at Crystal Palm mall in Jaipur. However, Shahrukh Khan won’t be able to make it on time as he was stuck in Ahmedabad as the plane developed a technical snag. “Still stuck in plane with spoilt flaps can't take off from ahmedabad. Waiting for plane from mumbai..will meet all jaipur now in the morning... Sorry guys one of those technical plane thingies. Will make it up to u guys and girls at the mall in the morning...reaching jaipur by 1 am” Shahrukh wrote on his twitter page. The programme at the mall is planned around 11am.

Talking to PTI, Shahrukh Khan said, "It was a nice experience of shooting in a jail in Malaysia and what I learnt is that one should never do a thing which may end in imprisonment." Shahrukh Khan added, “The prison we filmed in Malaysia was one of the advanced kinds having facilities for criminals, but when one is lodged in jail, his freedom ends... and we felt it during our shooting amid tight security arrangements." However, Shahrukh was scheduled to come to Jaipur on Thursday evening, but he was stuck in Ahmedabad due to some technical snag in their aircraft and got delayed. Director Farhan Akhtar and actress Priyanka Chopra also attended the publicity event of Don 2, which was at Crystal Palm mall. Don 2 is slated to release on December 23.

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Pakistani Actress Veena Malik goes missing

The controversial Pakistani actress  Veena Malik who is presently in Mumbai has mysteriously gone missing. As per Prateik Mehta business manager of the actress and Hemant Madhukar a filmmaker, Veena is untraceable since early morning of December 16. Veena alias Zahida Malik who is shooting for a horror flick 'Mumbai 125 kilometres' at a location in Goregoan (West) suddenly disappeared. "Veena without giving her last shot at 5am for my film 'Mumbai 125 kilometres' suddenly disappeared from her vanity van. Her mobile too was not reachable I assumed that the actress was tired and left for home," said Hemant. The filmmaker did receive an SMS from Veena that she was unwell and depressed and was leaving but since Hemant's cell was switched off he discovered it far later. After almost 12 hours of the incident, Hemant and Veena’s manager has discovered that she is mysteriously missing.

She gets limelight by Nude photo on FMH Magzine cover and recent comments on pakistan and FMH. Deeply embroiled in a nude photo scandal thanks to what she alleges is Photoshopping on her recent FHM India cover, Malik has been on the receiving end of extraordinary criticism in her home country. The criticism comes from religious officials (and some government officials as well, though in Pakistan the line between the two is sometimes non-existent) who claim that Malik has disgraced both her country and her religion. She has been threatened with the loss of her citizenship. Her own father disowned her. And the death threats—well, they come daily. And yet despite it all Veena Malik wishes to return to Pakistan. But she's not content to show up with her tail between her legs. Though some in her country would discourage it, Malik is a modern woman, and as such has seen fit to fight back against the abuses thrown her way. The simple act of posing naked on the cover of a magazine (she maintains that she was modestly covered for the shoot, a claim that, given FHM India's history, should be believed until proven otherwise) has given Malik a platform for dishing out some criticism of her own. Malik did so with aplomb, lambasting Pakistan as a country where society "still lives in the Stone Age."

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Govt changes criteria for Bharat Ratna Award

Amid clamour for Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar, Government has modified rules to pave way for eligibility of sportspersons for the highest civilian award of the country.  The new rules, providing for eligibility of persons excelling in fields other than art, literature, science and public service for Bharat Ratna, were notified on 16th November, Sports Minister Ajay Maken told reporters in New Delhi. "I wrote a letter to Home Minister on April 15. The Prime Minister and Home Minister have very kindly agreed now to change the norm. "Instead of the fields of art, literature, science and public services, now on November 16, Government has notified that for performance of highest order in any field of human endeavour Bharat Ratna could be awarded," Maken said outside Parliament House. He said the decision has paved the way for any sportsperson to get Bharat Ratna award.
The move comes amid clamour for conferring of Bharat Ratna on Tendulkar for his outstanding contribution to cricket. "For me as a sports minister this is one of the biggest days of Indian sport and next biggest day I think will be the day when any sportsperson is named as an awardee of Bharat Ratna," Maken said. Reacting to a question on conferring of the highest civilian order on Tendulkar and legendary Hockey player Major Dhyan Chand, the Minister said the two names from the sports category that struck in his mind is "the wizard of hockey Major Dhyan Chand and our run machine Sachin Tendulkar." "Both of them I think should be the top contender but there are many other contenders for Bharat Ratna award if it is given to a sportsperson. Ultimately, the decision has to be taken by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister takes the decision and recommend it to the President," he said. Bharat Ratna was instituted in 1954. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for these awards. The recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister himself to the President. No formal recommendations for this are necessary.

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CBI wants narco test of Bhanwari’s husband

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has proposed a narco-analysis test of missing nurse Bhanwari Devi's husband Amarchand who is presently in the agency's custody.  The CBI, which is handling the case, filed its status report with the Rajasthan High Court today. Sources say that the investigating agency claims Amarchand Nat has revealed that he was given ten lakhs by Sohan Lal Vishnoi, the first man arrested in the case, and Sahi Ram, the alleged mastermind, who remains missing. Bhanwari Devi, a nurse and regular star in folk music videos, was last seen near her home in a village near Jodhpur on September 1. That day, she told Amarchand that she needed to travel to a nearby town named Bilada. He said he needed to get their car repaired, and asked her to take the bus. She was never seen again. The CBI believes she was kidnapped after she met up with Sohan Lal Vishnoi in Bilada. Inquiries reveal that there was nothing wrong with Amarchand's car.
Bhanwari disappeared amid reports that she was using a sex CD to blackmail Mahipal Maderna, who was a minister in the Congress government at the time. After Mr Maderna was arrested, he said he was introduced to the nurse by another Congress politician, Malkhan Singh. Earlier this week, Amarchand reportedly told the CBI that he believes his youngest child was fathered by Mr Singh. It was Amarchand who reported his wife missing and then pushed for Mr Maderna to be charged with her rape and murder. But when the CBI began interrogating him, he tried to run away. He was arrested on December 8. Mr Maderna is in jail. Malkhan Singh is also considered a key suspect in this case but in recent weeks, he is proving to be uncooperative.

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Bharat Ratna to Dhyan Chand, Sachin soon !

Hockey legend Dhyan Chand, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and others may get Bharat Ratna, the government has effected a change in the eligibility criteria. The nation’s highest civilian award will now be awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order “in any field of human endeavour” — covering almost all the fields that had earlier remained out of the purview of the award. Earlier, it was restricted to areas like “art, literature, science and public service”. “The change has been made through a notification by the PMO on recommendation of the home and sports ministries,” said a senior official. Supporting the sports ministry’s demand to include ‘sports’ as a category for the award, the home ministry had written to the PMO in July, asking it to take the call. As the clamour for awarding Bharat Ratna to Tendulkar and Dhyan Chand gets louder, sports minister Ajay Maken had earlier written to home minister P Chidambaram. Maken, however, did not plead for any specific sportsperson or sports.
The recommendations for the Bharat Ratna, instituted in 1954, are made by the PM himself to the President. Though names of persons can be sent by different state/UT governments, organizations and individuals to the PMO for consideration, no “formal recommendation” is necessary. It is also not mandatory that Bharat Ratna is awarded every year. The number of awards is, however, restricted to a maximum of three in a year. So far, 41 people have been conferred with Bharat Ratna. The first three Indians who received the award were Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sarvapali Radhakrishnan in 1954. The award has been conferred on a naturalized Indian citizen (Mother Teresa in 1980) and to two non-Indians (Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Nelson Mandela in 1990). Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was the last recipient of the award in 2009. Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajendra Prasad, Lata Mangeshkar, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Amartya Sen, Jayprakash Narayan, J R D Tata, Rajiv Gandhi, Sardar Patel are among the other recipients of Bharat Ratna.

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AIPMT Exam 2012 date is 1st April 2012

All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) Exam 2012 date is finally announced. The AIPMT prelims will be held on April 1, 2012 followed by the main exam on May 13. A statement issued by the CBSE said that it would be conducting the AIPMT in 2012 for the 15 per cent all India quota only.  The statement further said that this was being done "as per communication received from ministry of health and family welfare, regarding seeking permission from the Hon'ble Supreme Court to allow introduction of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Exam for under graduates (NEET-UG) under graduate medical courses from the academic year 2013-14 instead of 2012-13". The AIPMT syllabus, exam centres and pattern of the exam will remain exactly as it was in 2011.

The NEET-UG has been engulfed in controversy right from the start with many states opposing it for various reasons. While Tamil Nadu questioned the validity of NEET all together, Maharashtra sought postponement of the exam till the syllabus could be at par. Maharashtra had approached the Supreme Court in November and was directed to go before the Bombay High Court with their plea. But the state spent almost a month trying to finalize their legal draft even as parents and students grew anxious. In a desperate attempt even chief minister Prithviraj Chavan wrote to the union health ministry expressing his administration's inability to participate in the NEET. Chavan cited differences in syllabus and lack of Urdu and Marathi as medium of language as the issues for seeking a postponement. As the lawyers spent time in finishing the draft, a parents' body from Marathwada region decided to take matters in their own hands and approach the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay HC, which ordered a stay on the NEET. Dr Nandini Babhulkar, an active member of a parents body from the city, said, "CBSE announcing the AIPMT dates has come as a huge relief for the students. It is a further affirmation of the fact that an early NEET will no longer burden the students."

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Kirorimal meets Maderna, Jat-Meena Third front in Rajasthan ?

Tribal leader and MP Kirorimal Meena met former minister Mahipal Maderna in Jail and his family in Jodhpur on Wednesday, in an attempt largely seen in prospects of a third-front in state where politics has been dominated by the Congress and the BJP. Talks about a new combine against the two mainstream parties has been thriving in the political corridors for sometime now, but Kirori’s public display of his support to Maderna family has left little to doubt about it. After his 45-minute meeting with Maderna’s wife Leela and daughter Divya, Kirori hinted at a combined attempt to clean up politics in state. A Kirori aide said, “they have talked about a joint rally, planned sometime early next year. Breakaway groups from Congress and the BJP would also participate in the rally.”
Third front voice raises as Jat community own 17% of vote bank while Meena have 12% of votebank in State. The recent resignation of some of Jat Leaders from BJP and congress may bring a storm in politics of Rajasthan. Earlier some of Jat leaders like BJP MLA Hanuman Beniwal and Jat leader Hari Singh and Chandraraj Singhvi are also believed to be working overtime to put together a new political unit in state. Political pundits believe that Maderna is crucial to third-front plan. “Both Kirori and Maderna have an axe to grind with chief minister Ashok Gehlot; for Kirori it also a means to put up resistance to the BJP in 2013 assmebly polls. Both BJP and the Congress are keenly watching the proceedings, particularly after Divya’s feisty public appearances and recent cooperative poll win for Maderna in Jodhpur.

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Maderna elected unopposed in Cooperative body polls

Former Rajasthan Minister Mahipal Maderna was today declared elected unopposed President to Gram Seva Cooperative Committee(GSCC) of his native village Chadi Chotina in Osian region near here. Maderna, who was sacked from the Council of Ministers in October after his reported illicit relations with ANM Bhanwari Devi and alleged indulgence in her "abduction, sexual exploitation and suspected killing", was arrested by the CBI on December 2 and sent to judicial custody yesterday after expiry of his police remand. Despite his detention for past 11 days, he was elected unopposed to the post. Local people believe that it is all political conspiracy against maderna.
Election was held on Tuesday for the posts of chairman and vice-chairman of the Samiti and Maderna was elected the chairman unopposed as there was no contestant opposite him. Before this, he and his daughter Divya Madera were also elected the members of the samiti unopposed. He is currently lodged in Jodhpur Central Jail and was not allowed to go to the village to file his nomination by the court despite his request on Monday before the CBI court of Jodhpur. The court had cited law and order as the reason for its refusal to grant him permission to go in person to the village to file his nomination after the report sought by the police came in the negative. His wife Leela Maderna had filed his nomination on his behalf. 

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