Rajasthan Budget Session begins on 23 February 2017

Rajasthan Budget Session will begin on February 23, 2017 an official statement said. Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh has convened the Budget Session on February 23 at 11.00 AM. Last year, the Budget Session had started on February 29. It will be the 8th session of the 14th Assembly.
Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje is expected to present Rajasthan Budget 2017-18 on 8th March 2017. 

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बेणेश्वर धाम में शुरू हुआ 10 दिवसीय मेला

जनजाति क्षेत्रीय विकास मंत्री श्री नंदलाल मीणा ने 7 फ़रवरी को डूंगरपुर जिले में बेणेश्वर मेले का उद्घाटन किया। राजस्थान के दक्षिणांचल में माही, सोम और जाखम नदियों से घिरा बेणेश्वर लोक आस्थाओं का वह महातीर्थ है जहां हर साल माघी एकादशी से दस दिन का विराट मेला लगता है। वागड प्रयाग कहे जाने वाले संत मावजी महाराज के पवित्र धाम तथा त्रिवेणी संगम के मुहाने पर स्थित बेणेश्वर धाम में राजस्थान, मध्यप्रदेश और गुजरात सहित देश के विभिन्न हिस्सों से श्रद्धालु हिस्सा लेते हैं और वागड़ अंचल के मेलार्थियों सहित पांच लाख से ज्यादा मेलार्थी एकत्रित होने की संभावना है। इसमें कई लाख लोगों के आने के कारण इसे इस अंचल के कुंभ की ही तरह मान्यता प्राप्त है। मेले का समापन 15 फरवरी को होगा। 

बाणेश्वर मेला एक नजर में:

• वेणेश्वर मेला, राजस्थान के डुंगरपुर जिले का प्रसिद्ध मेला है, जिसमें राजस्थान, मध्यप्रदेश और गुजरात के आदिवासी बड़ी संख्या में भाग लेते हैं। 
• यह मेला माघ शुक्ल पूर्णिमा के अवसर पर भील, सोम व माही नदियों के पवित्र संगम पर वेणेश्वर नामक स्थान पर लगता है जो डुंगरपुर से 65 किमी की दूरी पर स्थित है।
• संगम पर डुबकी लगाने के पश्चात भगवान शिव के दर्शन के लिए बेणेश्वर मंदिर जाने को हर कोई बेताब रहता है। 
• बेणेश्वर मंदिर के परिसर में लगने वाला यह मेला भगवान शिव को समर्पित होता है। 
• संगम पर बने इस मंदिर के निकट भगवान विष्णु का भी मंदिर है, जिसके बारे में मान्यता है कि जब भगवान विष्णु के अवतार माव जी ने यहां तपस्या की थी, यह मंदिर उसी समय बना था।

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Budget 2017-18 LIVE Updates

Union Budget 2017-18 LIVE Updates, Highlights: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union budget 2017-2018 in Lok Sabha at 11 am, 1st February 2016, the fourth budget by the Narendra Modi government. This year’s budget will be keenly watched following the demonetisation move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, 2016 which tendered invalid Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, in a surprise move. The finance minister will present the annual federal budget despite the death of a sitting member of parliament, E Ahamed. Parliament typically adjourns for a day after the death of a member.

Union Budget 2017-18 LIVE Updates, Highlights:
Demonetisation and Digital Economy
Demonetisation is expected to have a transient impact on economy.
The effects of demonetisation will not spillover to the next fiscal.
Govt to launch 2 new schemes to promote BHIM scheme including cashback scheme for merchants
AADHAAR Pay to be launched for people who don’t have mobile phones
Panel on digital payments has recommended structural reforms
Create payment regulatory board at RBI

Agriculture and Farmers
Farmer credit fixed at record level of Rs10 trillion; will ensure adequate flow to underserved areas
Sowing farmers should feel secure against natural calamities.
Rs. 10 lakh crore as credit to farmers with 60 days interest waiver says FM
NABARD fund to be increased to Rs. 40,000 crore 
Soil health cards: Govt to set up mini-labs in Krishi Vignan Kendras
Long-term irrigation fund in Nabard--corpus at Rs40,000 crore
Dedicated micro-irrigation fund with Rs5,000 crore corpus
Dairy processing infrastructure fund with be created initially with a corpus of Rs. 2000 cr

Rural sector
Mission Antyodaya to bring 1 crore households of poverty
During 2017-18, 5 lakh farm ponds to be taken up under MGNREGA
Over Rs 3 lakh cr spend for rural India. MGNREGA to double farmers income
Participation of women in mgnrega up to 55%
During 2017-18, 5 lakh farm ponds to be taken up under MGNREGA
Using space tech in a big way to plan MGNREGA works
We propose to complete 1 crore houses for those without homes
Allocating Rs. 19,000 cr for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana in 2017-18
100% village electrification by May 2018
Swachh Bharat mission has made tremendous progress, sanitation coverage has gone up from 42% in Oct 13 to 60% now.
Sanitation coverage in rural areas gone up from 42% in Oct 2014 to 60% now.
Rs1,87,223 crore for rural programmes

For youth
Introduction of a system of measuring annual learning outcomes, innovation fund for secondary education.
There will be a focus on 3,479 educationally-backward blocks
Skill India mission was launched to maximise potential.  100 India International centres across country.
Skill India Mission was launched in 2015 to maximise the potential of our youth. 100 India International Skill centres will be established across the country.
Steps to create 5000 PG seats per annum

Healthcare
Mahila Shakthi Kendras - Rs. 500 cr allocated.
Nationwide scheme for pregnant women - Rs. 6000 each will be transferred.
For women and Kids - Rs. 1,84,632  cr. allocation investment
Affordable housing to be given infrastructure status.
Surplus liquidity - banks have already started reducing lending rates for housing
Elimination of tuberculosis by 2025 targeted.
1.5 lakh health sub centres to be transformed into health wellness centre.
Two new AIIMS in Jharkhand and Gujarat.
Structural transformation of regulator framework for medical education in India
Allocation for Scheduled Caste  - Rs. 52,393  crore
Aadhaar-based smartcards for senior citizens to monitor health.

Railways and Infrastructure
A total allocation of Rs. 39,61,354 crore
No Service charge while booking tickets with IRCTC
Railways: Passenger safety--Safety fund corpus set up; Unmanned level crossing to be eliminated by 2020
Railway lines of 3,500km to be commissioned
Unmanned level crossings eliminated by 2020
3,500 km of railway lines to be commissioned this year up from 2,800 km last year.
SMS based clean my coach service started
Coach mitra facility - to register all coach related complaints
Railways to partner with logistics players for front end and back end solutions for select commodities.
Rs. 64,000 crore allocation for highways. 
Allocation of high speed Internet 1,50,000 gram panchayats
New metro rail policy to be announced
Telecom sector: allocation to Bharat Net programme at Rs10,000 crore
Digi-gau initiative to be launched
Rs. 1.26,000 cr for energy production-based investments received

Financial sector
FDI policy reforms - more than 90% of FDI inflows are now automated.
Shares of Railway PSE like IRCTC would be listed on stock exchanges. 
Bill on resolution of financial firms to be introduced in this session of parliament.
Foreign Investment Promotion Board to be abolished.
Revised mechanism to ensure time bound listing of CPSEs
Computer emergency response team for financial sector to be formed.
Digital India - Bhim app will unleash mobile phone revolution - two new schemes to promote the app.
Govt to introduce two new schemes to promote BHIM App - referral bonus for users and cash back for traders: FM.
Negotiable Instruments Act might be amended.
DBT to LPG consumers , Chandigarh is kerosene free, 84 govt schemes are on the DBT platform.
Head post office as the central office for rendering passport services
Easy online booking system for Army, defence personnel
For big-time offences - including economic offenders fleeing India, the govt. will introduce a legislative change or new law to confiscate the assets of these people within the country

Fiscal Management
Total expenditure - Rs. 21, 47,000 crore
Abolition on plan, non-plan expenditure, focus on capital expenditure ( Capital expenditure will be 25.4 per cent)
Defence expenditure, excluding pension, at Rs 2,74,114  crore
Expenditure in science and technology —  Rs. 37,435 crore
Fiscal deficit for FY18 pegged at 3.2% of GDP
Revenue deficit for FY18 at 1.9%

Personal Income Tax
Existing rate of tax for individuals between Rs.  2.5- Rs 5 lakh reduced to 5% from 10%
All other categories of tax payers in subsequent brackets will get benefit of Rs 12,500.
Simple one page return for people with annual income of Rs. 5 lakh other than business income.
People filing I-T returns for the first time will not come under govt. scrutiny.

10% surcharge on individual income above Rs. 50 lakh and up to Rs 1 crore to make up for Rs 15,000 crore loss due to cut in personal I-T rate. 15 surcharge on individual income above Rs. 1 crore to remain.

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91780 बालिकाओं को गार्गी पुरस्कार

राज्य सरकार द्वारा इस बार 91 हजार 780 बालिकाओं को 1 फरवरी 2017 (बसंत पंचमी) पर जिला स्तर एवं पंचायत समिति स्तर पर आयोजित किये जाने वाले समारोहो में गार्गी पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया जायेगा। गत दो वर्षों की तुलना में इस बार दुगनी से भी अधिक संख्या में बालिकाओं को गार्गी पुरस्कार मिलेगा।   शिक्षा राज्य मंत्री प्रो. वासुदेव देवनानी ने बताया कि पिछले दो वर्षों में गार्गी पुरस्कार से दुगनी से भी ज्यादा बालिकाओं ने 75 प्रतिशत एवं अधिक अंक प्राप्त कर अपने आप में एक रिकॉर्ड बनाया है। उन्होंने बताया कि यह इस बात का प्रमाण है कि बालिका शिक्षा के अंतंर्गत प्रदेश में सभी स्तरों पर गुणवत्ता में वृद्धि हुई है। प्रो. देवनानी ने बताया कि इस बार राज्य भर में गार्गी पुरस्कार से पिछले वर्ष की तुलना में 22 हजार 902 अधिक बालिकाओं ने गार्गी पुरस्कार के लिए योग्यता अर्जित की है।

उन्होंने बताया कि राज्य सरकार द्वारा इस बार 91 हजार 780 बालिकाओं को 34.35 करोड रुपये की राशि का पुरस्कार जिला स्तर एवं पंचायत समिति स्तर पर आयोजित समारोहो में प्रदान किये जायेगे। शिक्षा राज्य मंत्री ने बताया कि गार्गी पुरस्कार के अन्तर्गत जिन बालिकाओं ने माध्यमिक, प्रवेशिका, उच्च माध्यमिक एवं वरिष्ठ उपाध्याय परीक्षा में 75 प्रतिशत व इससे अधिक अंक प्राप्त किये है, उन्हें राशि एवं प्रमाण-पत्रों का वितरण जिला शिक्षा अधिकारियों के माध्यम से बंसत पंचमी पर किया जायेगा। उन्होने बताया कि  सतर्् 2015-16 से यह समारोह पहली बार पंचायत समिति स्तर पर आयोजित करने का निर्णय लिया गया था। उल्लेखनीय है कि गार्गी पुरस्कार के अन्तर्गत वर्ष 2015 -16 में 68 हजार 878  बालिकाओं को 26.52 करोड रुपये की राशि का वितरण किया गया था। गार्गी पुरस्कार के अन्तर्गत बालिका शिक्षा को बढ़ावा देते हुए उन्हें पुरस्कार राशि एवं प्रमाण-पत्र प्रदान कर प्रोत्साहित किया जाता है।

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Former Minister Babulal Nagar Acquitted of Rape Charges

Former Rajasthan minister Babulal Nagar was on Monday acquitted by a local court of the charge of raping a married woman on the pretext of providing her a government job after prosecution failed to prove the case against him beyond reasonable doubts.Additional District Judge Prahlad Rai Sharma after hearing the prosecution and defence witnesses, said the prosecution failed to prove the case against him beyond reasonable doubts.

The former minister, who was arrested by the CBI in 2013, was brought to the court from jail under heavy security cover in the morning, but the judgement was pronounced in the afternoon. Prosecution presented 19 witnesses whereas statements of 13 witnesses were taken from defence. Hearing both the sides, the court had reserved its decision. "Today, the court acquitted Nagar from rape charges," Nagar's counsel Purushottam Banwada told PTI. Nagar, who was Dairy, Khadi and Rural industries in the erstwhile Congress government, was accused of inviting the victim to his official residence in Jaipur on the pretext of getting her a government job.

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Rajasthan's Folk Music and Dances echo at Redfort

To Celebrate 68 Glorious years of Republic India The Tourism Ministry along with Defence Ministry, Government of India organised BHARAT PARV at Red Fort  where in Rajasthanies organisations based in Delhi artists was Invited to represent the state of Rajasthan. The Celebration which stretches from 26th to 31st January, on one hand showcases the rich and vibrant culture and traditions, cuisines and handicrafts of India and on the other hand local organisations from different states perform their folk music and folk dance along with performances of army,air force and navy.  

It is a matter of great pride and honour that these artists got the opportunity to represent our state.  They performed a patriotic dance Sequence accompanied with stunts mesmerised the audiences. The group of young,vibrant ladies performed on a parody of Rajasthani folk songs.The Great warriors of Rajasthan     Maharana Pratap ,  Jhansi ki Rani  ,   Bhamashah , Durgadas, Rani Padmini  Hada Rani  showcased their bravery and courage . Parody of Patriotic  Songs with live orchestra   was sung  by eminent Rajasthani Singers  -Chaitanya ,Rakesh Chindalia and Sanjay Bhatera  and it recreated a  Patriotic Mood  when they were joined on stage by Ratan Surana as Mahatma Gandhi,Sukhraj Sethia as Acharya Tulsi,Govind Bafna as Dr.Radhakrishnan,Dr.P.C.Jain as Dr. Ambedkar, Dr Dhanpat lunia as Maharana Pratap , Satyapal Chawla as Bhairon Singh Shekhawat,  ,Babulal Dugar as Dr Rajendra Prasad , Shantilal Patawari as Vallabh bhai Patel, Surendra Nahata as Jawaharlal Nehru, Dhanpat Nahata as Veer Durgadas,Vivek Borad as Subhash Chandra Bose, Sushil Rakhecha as G.D.Birla ,Rajeev Mahnot as Bhamashah, Manish Maloo as Jagjit Singh and Vinay linga as Ram, Pramod Dugar as H.Ramakrishnan ,Lalit Lunia as Bhagat Singh .With a huge round of applause the August gathering welcomed on stage - Rani Padmini depicted by Dr.Kusum lunia  , Dr.Hansa Sancheti as Rani Jodha,  Jaya Rakhecha as Jhansi ki Rani,Vijaylakshmi Sharma as Mira, Nisha Agarwal as Panna,Rakhi Ranka as Sita and Prem Sethia as Bharat Mata . They also carried Placards.  

It was a privilege for artists to be a part of this Historic Event and Team of artists performed with full dedication and enthusiasm.  All in All the feeling of patriotism was high throughout the event which is also why Bharat Parv is being celebrated in such a grand way.  

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Blackbuck Case: I Am Innocent, Salman Khan Tells Rajasthan Court

Bollywood actor Salman Khan, who was charged with killing two blackbucks, told a Rajasthan court today that he has been falsely accused in the case. "I am innocent," he reportedly said in a Jodhpur court where his co-stars Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam were also present as co-accused. After been acquitted in the Arms Act case last week linked to the killing of a blackbuck 18 years ago, Salman Khan along with Hum Saath Saath Hain co-actors Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Sonali Bendre and Tabu appeared before a court on Friday. The accused recorded their statements in the 1998 case. The other actors are accused of instigating him.

During the shooting of Sooraj Barjatya's movie Hum Saath Saath Hain, Salman allegedly went on a shooting expedition along with actors Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Sonali Bendre and Tabu, killing two blackbucks in Kankani village. Following protests by the local Bishnoi community, a case was filed against Salman and other actors, besides a local named Dushyant Singh. The prosecution has produced 28 witnesses.

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HMD Global launches first smartphone, the Nokia 6 in China

Espoo, Finland – 8 January 2017: After securing the exclusive Nokia brand licensing rights in mobile phones in late 2016, HMD Global Oy (“HMD”) is proud to announce the launch of its Nokia 6 smartphone in China. The Nokia 6 marks the first step in HMD’s ambition to set a new standard in design, material quality and manufacturing innovation across every tier of its products by building on the hallmarks of a true Nokia phone experience. The device, which is designed explicitly with the needs of users in mind, combines quality and in-built durability to deliver a real-life premium smartphone experience at a price point for the highly aspirational Chinese consumer. The decision by HMD to launch its first Android smartphone into China is a reflection of the desire to meet the real world needs of consumers in different markets around the world. With over 552 million smartphone users in China in 2016, a figure that is predicted to grow to more than 593 million users by 20171, it is a strategically important market where premium design and quality is highly valued by consumers.

With the arrival of Nokia 6, consumers will see superior craftsmanship and design quality in action. It takes 55 minutes to machine a single Nokia 6 from a solid block of 6000 series aluminium. It then receives two separate anodising processes, taking over ten hours to complete, with each phone being polished no less than five times. The end result is an aluminium unibody with the highest level of visual and structural quality.

Delivering quality to the core, the Nokia 6 display has a bright hybrid in-cell 5.5” screen with full HD resolution and incredible colour reproduction wrapped in 2.5D Gorilla Glass. The display stack is laminated together with a polarizer layer enabling excellent sunlight readability and slim form. The build is completed with the latest generation Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 430 processor with X6 LTE modem designed for excellent battery life and superior graphics performance.

The Nokia 6 has 4GB RAM and 64GB storage with which to run the latest version of Android Nougat and is packed with entertainment to bring to life the latest that Android has to offer. The dual amplifiers deliver a 6dB louder sound than a regular amp, giving higher voice, deeper bass and unmatched clarity. Dolby Atmos creates powerful, moving audio that seems to flow all around users. The Nokia 6 packs a 16MP phase detection auto focus rear camera for sharp detailed pictures, and an 8MP front camera. The f/2.0 aperture lenses and exclusive camera UI with automatic scene detection make it easy to take great shots every time.

Arto Nummela, CEO, HMD Global said: “Just a short while ago we announced the launch of HMD Global. From the outset we have stated that we intend to move with speed to establish a position as a player in the smartphone category and create products that truly meet consumer needs. The Nokia 6 is a result of listening to our consumers who desire a beautifully crafted handset with exceptional durability, entertainment and display features. Our ambition is to deliver a premium product, which meets consumer needs at every price point, in every market. We start today, with our premium, high quality Nokia 6; built to deliver a fantastic core user experience for Chinese consumers. We look forward to unveiling further products in the first half of this year.”

Nestor Xu, Vice President Greater China, HMD Global said: “China is the largest and most competitive smartphone market in the world. It is no coincidence that we have chosen to bring our first Android device to China with a long-term partner. JD.com is known for its upwardly mobile customer base and it has for many years believed in the Nokia brand and sold millions of our products to Chinese customers. Launching our first smartphone device, in such a strategically important market, with JD.com a trusted online retailer marks a signal of intent.”

Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer, HMD Global said: “We have set ourselves a mission to deliver the best possible smartphone experience, with a beautiful premium design touch, to everyone, at every price point. By building on true Nokia phone hallmarks of leading design and materials, an obsessive focus on the latest technology and solving real-life issues, we believe we have a unique proposition for consumers. The Nokia 6 marks the first step on our journey, with more to come in 2017.”

Shengli Hu, President of 3C Business Unit, JD.com, said: “The Nokia 6 marks a new milestone for the iconic brand, and JD.com is proud to work with HMD on this exclusive launch in China. Our 200 million active consumers come to JD.com to shop for guaranteed high-quality products from the world’s leading brands, and we are proud to provide a trusted outlet for them to reconnect with Nokia phones.”

Nokia 6 will debut exclusively through JD.com in early 2017 in China. Competitively priced for the aspirational smartphone user, the Nokia 6 is 1699 CNY at JD.com.

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