Rajasthan HC order not to exceed 50% Reservation Limit

Rajasthan High Court has issued an ad-interim order directing the state government not to exceed the prescribed limit of 50 per cent fixed for the horizontal reservation for various categories in the Panchayatiraj elections. The division bench of justice RC Gandhi and justice Mahesh Bhagwati passed this order on a petition filed by one Sitaram Sharma challenging the Rajasthan Panchayatiraj (second amendment) ordinance 2008 under which the quota for women has been raised from 33% to 50% in the panchayat elections.
The court has also issued notices to chief secretary of the state government, Panchayatiraj department secretary, district collector, Jhunjhunu and CEO of Jhunujhunu district council returnable in four weeks. The court has issued similar order in case of municipal elections also where the state government had introduced 50 per cent quota for the women. According to petitioner’s counsel Anoop Dhand, the quota in Panchayatiraj elections is exceeding 75 per cent, which is in excess of 50 per cent ceiling prescribed by the Supreme Court.
“The state government is offering 50 per cent reservation to women, 20 per cent reservation to youth between the age of 21 and 35 and other prescribed quota for SC/ST and OBC candidates. This exceeds the limit of 50 per cent reservation set by Supreme Court,” he said. The Panchayatiraj elections in Rajasthan were scheduled for February next year. The Union government, through a cabinet decision in August this year, had cleared the proposal to increase reservation for women to 50 per cent in panchayats.

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CP Joshi elected RCA President

Union Rural Development Minister and President of Rajasthan Congress CP Joshi becomes the new President of Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) by defeating his rival IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi by six votes in the RCA elections. A large number of rowdy supporters gathered both inside and outside the venue of the elections. But despite their scuffles, the voting continued undisturbed.
IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi had lost the last RCA elections in March this year, but internal strife and factionalism in the association led to fresh elections being held today.
The IPL Commissioner declined to accept that his supporters were involved in the clash and described the incident as a shameful one. Shiv Charan Mali, a known loyalist of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had also filed his nominations for the RCA elections.

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What is Rajasthan ?

What is Rajasthan? Strange question right! Rajasthan the word which means place of raja’s and maharaja. But there is no more any king and kingdoms in Rajasthan but still it means a lot to people of Rajasthan as now every people of Rajasthan is king with royalty in their thought and behavior.
In ancient time there were kingdoms from different “rajwans” such as Rajput rulers at Udaipur, Jodhpur and Jaipur, Jat Rulers at Bharatpur and Dholpur and Muslim rulers at Ajmer and Bundi. With the scent of freedom in 1947, Rajasthan changes a lot and now days a place known for its colors among people and its culture. A place with lot of diversity in climate, culture, language and people but still they are unique and live with glory of word “Rajasthani” but first Indian, who are ready to die for country. Jat Regiment, Rajputana Rifles are some of proud for the names of state where many people serve the nation.
Best thing I personally like about Rajasthan is people and the scent which Rajasthan soil contains. Rajasthan is known as tourist paradises which have forts, wild life, pilgrims and my favorite “Sand dunes” – A place where you never have need of yoga and any spirituality as these sand dunes are far ahead of these things. It is hard to describe the rajasthan even in a book but for rajasthan people “Rajasthani” word can describe all and for businessman it is first choice because of its people and government support. Rajasthan welcomes people from different parts of nation with a spirit of “Padharo Mhare desh” and Tourists are welcomes with spirits of “Atithi devo bhav”. Once someone visit rajasthan he becomes part of this colorful state that’s why it is called “Rangilo rajasthan”. Now lets enjoy rajasthani Food !!!

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Clash among Lalit Modi and CP Joshi supporters during RCA Election

Jaipur witness one more clash among Lalit Modi and Union minister CP Joshi supporters during RCA Election today. The two will be contesting for the post of President after the third candidate, Shiv Charan Mali, chairman of the RCA's ad hoc committee pulled out of election. Even as the elections for the new RCA president got under way, supporters of the two presidential candidates got into a scuffle at the election venue. It resulted in Modi's private security guards being evicted from the grounds. There is news that clash happens because of some blame of buying candidates during election.
The RCA is having elections again in less than a year as Sanjay Dixit, who had defeated Modi in the previous election in March, could not hold his men and after a lot of bickering the state government had formed an ad-hoc body. The ongoing power tussle at the RCA was also behind the BCCI scrapping Jaipur as one of the venues during the India-Australia ODI series. Voting was started at 11.00 AM and result will be declared today at 5:00 PM. This election definitely means a lot to both modi and joshi as joshi is former RCA President and IPL Chairmen while CP Joshi is cabinet minister. For the post of RCA Sachiv Rajendra singh rathod and sanjay dixit are candidate. Fate of these candidate will be decided today.

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HP Governor Prabha Rau sworn in as acting Governor of Rajasthan

Himachal Pradesh Governor Prabha Rau today assumed additional charge as acting Governor of Rajasthan. High Court Chief Justice Jagdish Bhalla administered the oath of the office to Ms Rao in a brief and simple ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan this afternoon. Prior to the swearing-in ceremony, a two-minute silence was observed as mark of respect to late Governor Shilendra Kumar Singh, who passed away in New Delhi on December 1.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, his cabinet colleagues, Assembly Speaker Deependra Singh Shekhawat, former Governor Justice Anshuman Singh and several dignitaries were present on the occasion. Ms Rao was entrusted the additional charge at the Rajasthan Raj Bhavan to discharge the duties of the Governor till the appointment of successor of Singh. Ms Rao (74), functioning as Himachal Pradesh Governor since July 2008, had held Ministerial posts in Maharashtra for several years and key positions in the Congress. She had also worked as AICC General Secretary, in charge of state Congress unit for sometime.

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Virender Sehwag missed world record of third triple

Virender Sehwag missed a world record third triple century after he was dismissed for a swashbuckling innings of 293 on day three of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Brabourne stadium, in Mumbai, on Friday. Sehwag, who resumed on his overnight score of 284 off 239 deliveries, hitting as many as 40 boundaries and seven sixes, added just nine runs on the third morning before being caught and bowled by Muttiah Muralitharan in the fourth over of the day.
Rahul Dravid, who made centuries in the previous two Tests, missed the opportunity to complete his hat-trick when he was caught behind off Chanaka Welegedara to be caught behind for 74, inclusive of five boundaries and a six in his 147-ball knock.
At lunch on the third day, India reached 535 for three in 108 overs, a lead of 142 runs, after Sri Lanka were dismissed for 393 in their first innings in the morning. Sehwag stole the show on the second day as he registered his sixth double century in Test cricket, his second double against Sri Lanka after the 201 not out he scored in Galle last year. He single-handedly dominated the second day and was involved in two successive double century partnerships for the first and second wickets.

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World Bank approves Rs 2254 Crore to Four Project in Rajasthan

World Bank today announced an agreement with Govt. of Rajasthan and agreed to extend its support to the Government of Rajasthan with a proposed assistance program of about Rs 2,254 crore ($490 million) for Some of the development project in Rajasthan for next two years. World Bank Group President, Robert B. Zoellick said "These four projects include Rajasthan Rural Livelihoods project, Rural Road Project, Rajasthan agricultural competitiveness project and the ongoing water sector restructuring project,".
The Four Main Project where money will be spent are:
1. The Rs 690-crore Rajasthan Rural Livelihoods Project will be implemented through social mobilization, credit linkages to banks and micro-finance institutions, and new livelihood strategies that are adaptable to climate change.
2. The Rs 1150-crore Rural Roads Project is expected to increase rural connectivity in sparsely populated areas of Rajasthan, not covered under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) program of the Government of India.
3. Rs 92 crore financing for the ongoing Water Sector Restructuring Project aims to scale up policy and institutional reforms under the ongoing Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project.
4. The Rs 322-crore Rajasthan Agricultural Competitiveness Project aims at intensifying agricultural production, promote diversification and enhance efficiency of marketing systems.
The World Bank has been supporting the reforms and development program of the Government of Rajasthan since 1974 and this new aid will definitely help rural development in rajasthan.

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SK Singh, Governer of Rajasthan died

SK Singh, Governer of Rajasthan died on Tuesday in a hospital in New Delhi following a brief illness. Singh, 77, is survived by his wife, Manju, and two sons, Shashank and Kanishka. A 1954-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Singh went on to become the Foreign Secretary in 1989. Prior to that, he was India’s longest serving envoy to Pakistan from 1985 to 1989. He took over as the Governor of Rajasthan in September 2007. Earlier, he was Arunachal Pradesh Governor. In the course of his career, he also served as ambassador to Austria, Afghanistan, Jordan, Lebanon and Cyprus and was the official spokesman of the Government of India.
“He was a very respected and experienced officer. My memories go back to the time when I was a probationer and he used to come to attend meetings. He had immense experience in dealing with the neighbourhood. As someone with a background in history, he was fully informed of the background on any situation,” said former foreign secretary L M Singh. SK Singh is known for his many work as well as a strong opponent of Reservation in Rajasthan.

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