CBI file case against Rajasthan STF

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against police officials of Rajasthan Special Task Force, Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and others on the orders of Supreme Court to investigate Shohrabuddin encounter case. The Apex court has ordered the investigating agency to look into all aspects of the case relating to the killing of Shohrabuddin and his wife Kausarbi including the alleged possibility of a larger conspiracy. An Official release issued in New Delhi by the agency last evening said, the Supreme Court, while pronouncing judgement in a Writ Petition, filled by Rubabbudin Sheikh, directed the CBI to take up investigation of the alleged fake encounter.
About Shohrabuddin encounter case: In year 2007 Police of Gujarat state admitted on March 23, 2007 to the killing of an alleged extortionist"Sohrabuddin Sheikh" in a staged gun battle on November 26, 2005. The police at that time had claimed that the man, belonged to the Pakistan linked terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba and was planning to assassinate Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra modi, but later this case comes as fake encounter and now CBI is looking into matter.

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Agrawal College Jaipur student win NFTE Award

Jaipur student win National Foundation For Teaching Entrepreneurship(NFTE) Award 2010. Mr. Lukman Khan is final year student of B.Sc. Graduation course at Agrawal College Jaipur. The award is being conferred up on the youth by National Foundation For Teaching Entrepreneurship(NFTE) for his first prize winner Business Plan. Lukman's Bizz Plan was adjudged first at the national level competition organised by NFET and other allies like I-Create inc. and Marry Lunch, in Bangalore on January 22 last month, Lukman's teacher Dr Anjana Tandon said.
The award will be presented to the winner at a function scheduled to be held at the NETE headquarters in New York on April 14 later this year, Ms Tandon said.

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Rajasthan Govt hike Liquor shop license fee

Rajasthan Govt hike Liquor shop license fee around 5-20% as per new excise policy of year 2010-11. As Liquor shops are one of main revenue shource for rajasthan govt in last 6 year after dramatically increasing liquor shop in state by BJP Government during vasundhara raje. so finally gehlot govt is putting some brake over that policy.
From April 2010, Liquor shop owner will be charged an additional 20% over the existing annual licence fee. They will also have to fork out an extra 10% in renewal fees. The government will not allot new licenses in 2010-11. The higher fees are expected to net an addition Rs 2,400 crore in revenues. However, the cabinet has not changed the system in Dungarpur and Banswara district while the retail on hotel, bar clubs or restaurants also remains unaltered. In order to control illicit liquor manufacturing, the government has decided to make special development projects to create alternative employment sources for the rehabilitation of people engaged in this business. Hope this move will increase revenue in state and also reduce the liquor consumption.

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Thakur Deshraj a revolutionary Farmer and Social worker

Thakur Deshraj(1903-1970) was a revolutionary farmer and social worker of Rajasthan. He was born in village Jhagina of district Bharatpur in Rajasthan, India. Before independence, Rajasthan was a union composed of several princely states of Rajputana. The condition of the farmers in Rajasthan was bad. The farmers of the Rajasthan were exploited and oppressed by the Jagirdars during British Raj. They were deprived of fundamental rights.
But the farmers as a class were awakening under the leadership of Thakur Deshraj and there was turmoil of the tiller demanding, “Land to tiller”. Thakur Deshraj united farmers of Rajasthan under the banner of Jat Mahasabha. He led the movement of nonpayment of cesses to Jagirdars in 1000 villages of district Jhunjhunu. He organized successful mass rallies of farmers of Sikar and Jhunjhunu districts in Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. The pressure of protection of the tenants was so immense that the government had to take immediate steps and with this aim “The Rajasthan Protection of Tenants Ordinance, 1949” was promulgated to meet the burning need of the time. Thus Thakur Deshraj was an instrument of change in the abolition of Jagirdars in Rajasthan.

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Rajasthan Panchayat Election completed Successfully

Rajasthan Panchayat Election completed Successfully of all three phases and result of panch and sarpanch will be declared today for last 3rd phase at Gram Panchayat. The last 3rd phase of voting witness around 65 per cent of around 91 lakh voters exercised their franchise during the polling held yesterday to elect 305 members to Zila Parishads and 1,588 members to Panchayat Samities in different blocks spread over 33 districts in Rajasthan. The polling which began at 9,987 polling booths in the morning passed off amid minor incidents of clashes and/or bogus polling, a State Election Commission spokesman said. The incidents led to suspension of polling at, at least five booths in Jhalawar and the commission was considering to order re-poll there, the spokesman said.
The polling for Panchs and Sarpanchs to Gram Panchayats in these areas would be held on Thursday. This is the third phase of the polling in the ongoing Panchayat polls in the state. The first and second phases were held on January 20 and 22 and January 29 and 31, the spokesman said. Election for year 2010 has been completed in all manner and result for Panchayat Samiti members and Jila Parishad Member will be declared on 8th February at district headquarter.

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Indian shooter added 5 Gold Medal

Indian shooter added five gold, three silver and a bronze to their swelling medal kitty to rule the roost at the 11th South Asian Games in Dhaka on Wednesday. The Indian women shooters dominated the 25 metre pistol event winning all the medals in the individual event. Sonia Rai won the gold while the silver went to Divya Singh. Sushma Singh won the bronze. The three shooters also picked up the Gold for the team event in the same category.
In the fifty metre rifle prone event, Kuheli Gangulee won the gold while team mate Ruby Garg got the silver in the individual event. The two shooters along with Hema Khatri Chetri won the the gold in the team event also. In the shooting competition for men, Imran Hasan Khan won the gold in the 10 metre air rifle individual event. The Indian men's team could only manage a silver for the team with Bangladesh winning the gold. Hope this performance will be continue till commonwealth games 2010 where india is hosting this game this year at delhi. India some medal in shooting, boxing and other sports where india shine in last 5 year.

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Internet Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2010

The internet which has changed the life of people, has been nominated for the ‘2010 Nobel Peace Prize’. The Internet was proposed by the Italian edition of the popular 'Wired' magazine for promoting "dialogue, debate and consensus through communication" as well as democracy, the media reported. Premiere endorsers of internet for Nobel Peace Prize nomination include 2003 Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi and famous Italian surgeon, known for his contributions to breast cancer treatments, Umberto Veronesi.
Wired italy has launched a campaign, ‘Internet for peace’. They will feature different stories and contribution which helped in promoting peace and harmony through web. Campaign will carry till September 2010. We have to look at the Internet as a huge community where men and women from all over the world and with very different religious views can communicate and sympathise, spreading a new culture centred on collaboration and sharing of knowledge that breaks all barriers. "For this reason, the Internet can be considered the first weapon of mass construction, which we can deploy to destroy hate and conflict and propagate peace and democracy."

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SC sustain Muslim cop's dismissal for two wives

The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a dismissed Muslim employee of Rajasthan Police whose service was terminated 22 years ago for contracting second marriage in contravention of the service rule. A Bench headed Justice V S Sirpurkar dismissed the appeal filed by Liyakat Ali Khan challenging the Rajasthan High Court's judgement upholding the state government's decision to terminate his service. Liyakat, while remaining in the service, had contracted second marriage without divorcing his first wife.
The Rajasthan Civil Services (conduct) Rule, 1971 allows a civil servant to contract second marriage either after divorcing his first living wife or on prior permission from the government. After disciplinary committee had found him guilty of violating the rules, his service was terminated by the government. Liyakat had challenged his termination order before the Jaipur High Court on the ground that he had obtained the divorce under the Muslim personal law from his first wife.

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