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Sachin Saini is Special Correspondent for Rajasthan. He covers politics, tourism, forest, home, panchayati raj and rural development, and development journalism.

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State, NTCA lock horns over tiger shifting to Mukundra

NTCA seeks action against officials for flouting wildlife Act; state questions bar on translocation

Tiger T-91 shifted to Mukundra Hills Tiger reserve of Kota. The translocated tiger, T-91, had strayed into the Vishdhari sanctuary from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.(HT FILE PHOTO)
Updated on May 06, 2018 09:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By

Male tiger to be relocated to Sariska this month

The National Tiger Conservation Authority had approved the relocation in June 2017.

The Sariska Tiger Reserve in the Alwar district of Rajasthan.(HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 10:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By, Jaipur

Facing space crunch, Ranthambore tigers move to new areas

With increasing territorial disputes because of space crunch in wildlife habitats, tigers at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur are moving to new areas on their own, officials said

Ranthambore tigress T-92 with her cubs at Keladevi sanctuary in Karauli, which is part of the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve.(HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 15, 2018 09:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Jaipur

Rajasthan govt plans to introduce PM’s book ‘Exam Warriors’ in school libraries

The move comes after the state government kept copies of Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu scripture, at secondary and senior secondary school libraries. In 2017, the education department had also ordered keeping the 15-volume collection of writings by BJP ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay in public libraries of the state.

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar release Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s book ‘Exam Warriors’ in New Delhi.(PTI Photo)
Updated on Mar 30, 2018 10:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Jaipur

Rajasthan says ‘no’ to emergency airstrip on NH

Proposed area intrudes inside the Ramdevra enclosure for Great Indian Bustards.

The-Nannaj-Sanctuary-is-home-to-Great-Indian-Bustards-GIB-the-largest-birds-in-their-native-range-with-long-necks-and-legs(HT File Photo)
Updated on Mar 23, 2018 10:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By, Jaipur

Sariska reserve admn to launch NTCA phase-IV monitoring for missing tigress

The tigress had gone off the radar on February 24.

Forest officials and WII team make a temporary water body for intensive camera trapping in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Alwar.(HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 22, 2018 10:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By, Jaipur

NTCA asks Rajasthan to remove encroachments in Sariska

The suggestions come two days after a male tiger was killed in Sariska.

A tiger had died at Sariska on Monday.(HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 21, 2018 09:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By, Jaipur

Rajasthan: 13-year-old big cat dies in Ranthambore

The tiger died due to illness.

The tiger which died at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.(HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 20, 2018 08:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By

Bhiwadi Dalit man’s death: Family cries murder, community says could be suicide

Police registers murder case against eight people named by the victim’s family

Relatives console the mother of Ajay Jatav at the community health centre at Bhiwadi in Alwar district on Tuesday.(HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 06, 2018 10:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhiwadi (Alwar) | By

Groundwater level goes up in 21 districts of Rajasthan under CM scheme

The phase-I of Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlambhan Abhiyan, executed between January and June 30 in 2016, covered 3529 villages. A total of 95192 water conservation structures were constructed and 28 lakh trees planted, said the report that assessed the impact of the project.

The groundwater level recorded an average rise of 4.66 feet in 21 non-desert districts of Rajasthan after the execution of the Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlambhan Abhiyan (MJSA) phase-I, executed in 2016.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Feb 25, 2018 09:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Jaipur

Tiger relocation to Mukundra reserve in Rajasthan by April

The National Tiger Conservation Authority has approved relocation of three tigers -- two female and a male. The relocation project, scheduled to be completed by December 2017, got delayed as the forest department decided to change the plan

An enclosure will be built at Mukundra Tiger Hills Reserve in Rajasthan’s Kota district on 200 square kilometre area. In the first phase, 82 sq km area will be enclosed by March 31.(HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 11, 2018 10:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Jaipur

In a first, camera traps to help count leopards in Rajasthan’s Jhalana

Beginning February 15, the 24 sq km Jhalana Forest Reserve, situated in Jaipur, will be put under hi-tech surveillance to ensure effective monitoring and conservation of endangered wild animals, including the leopards.

The Rajasthan forest department is installing camera traps in Jhalana and Amagarh reserves to assess the leopard population.(Representative Picture/HT File Photo.)
Updated on Jan 31, 2018 09:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By

Rajasthan plans single window to clear film shoot requests

In order to encourage shooting of films in Rajasthan, the state government is working on streamlining the process of granting speedy shooting permissions.

A Hollywood star shoots at Albert Hall in Jaipur.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Jan 30, 2018 09:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Jaipur

Government employees give free coaching to tribal students in Kotra

The initiative is the brainchild of Kotra sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Nishant Jain, who is a 2015-batch IAS officer.

Officers take class as part of 'Margdarshan' for tribal youth to guide and prep them for competitive exams at Kotra.(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 29, 2018 10:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By

Study finds breeding gharials in Parvati river

A study has discovered the presence of breeding gharials in Parvati river, a tributary of Chambal river

Breeding Gharial population in Parvati River, a tributary of Chambal river.(HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 28, 2018 10:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By

Chittorgarh peaceful amid Padmaavat protests elsewhere

Self-immolation threat was withdrawn.

Legend says that Queen Padmavati performed jauhar (self immolation) near the historic Vijay Stambh in Chittor. The police on Thursday barricaded the area.(Himanshu Vyas /HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 25, 2018 10:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chittorgarh | By

Rajasthan government to study social impact of Bhamashah scheme

The Bhamashah scheme was initiated in 2008 for financial inclusion and women.

People queue at a Bhamashah scheme camp in Jaipur.(HT File Photo)
Published on Jan 17, 2018 09:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By, Jaipur

In Chittorgarh, girl education drive takes school enrolment to 90%

Enrolment in government schools in Chittorgarh has touched 90% after the district administration started a special drive for girl education

School students and villagers at a ‘shiksha chaupal’ in Chittorgarh district.(HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 13, 2018 08:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By

To aid farmers, Rajasthan may launch own crop insurance firm

Rajasthan agriculture minister Prabhu Lal Saini said the crop insurance company has been initiated in farmers’ interest, and issues such as delay in release in compensation, claims of wrong assessment etc would be addressed at the state level.

Rajasthan said the union ministry of agriculture and farmer welfare has agreed in-principle to the state’s proposal to create a crop insurance company.(PTI / Representative photo)
Updated on Jan 11, 2018 11:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By, Jaipur

Bhagavad Gita in Rajasthan’s upper primary school libraries soon

The Rajasthan government will keep a copy of Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu scripture, at libraries in 19,000 upper primary schools in the state

In 2015, the state education department had decided to keep a copy of the Bhagavad Gita at the libraries of 13,500 senior and senior secondary schools.(Photo courtesy: Wiki Commons)
Updated on Dec 20, 2017 08:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Jaipur

Modi wave is over, says Sachin Pilot

The Rajasthan Congress president talks about the party’s poll prospects in Rajasthan where bypolls are due soon.

Rajasthan Congress president Sachin Pilot.(HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 20, 2017 08:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Ranthambore reserve full, two tigers to be relocated to Mukundra

The Ranthambore reserve has India’s third-highest tiger density and forest department has recorded at least eight incidents of territorial ‘cat fights’ in the last few years.

A tiger prowling in Ranthambore reserve in Rajasthan.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Dec 17, 2017 11:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By, Jaipur

‘Cow smugglers use specially designed vehicles to dodge police’

The vehicle is fitted with iron girders. If intercepted, the girders act as bulwark as smugglers ram into vehicles or barricades. If chased, the driver often brakes, forcing the vehicle behind to ram into the truck’s girders, a senior police officer said.

The vehicle of the alleged cow smuggler seized after the shootout in Alwar.(Himanshu Vyas/ HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 09, 2017 07:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By

This govt school in Rajasthan runs without a break, 365 days a year

A school in Alwar district has been running 365 days without any breaks for two years. On holidays, teachers take extra classes for the students of Class 9, 10 and 11.

Students at a government school in Alwar that remains open 365 days a year.(HT Photo/Himanshu Vyas)
Updated on Dec 02, 2017 09:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ujoli (Alwar) | By

Two-child norm for panchayat polls: Rajasthan govt plans to change law to exclude disabled kids

Responding to a petition filed at the Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur, the government has assured that an amendment to the provision will be brought in, under which physically challenged children will not be counted.

Women stand in a queue to vote for Ajmer district panchayat elections in 2016. A man from Jalore district moved the Rajasthan High Court after he was disqualified from contesting panchayat elections because he has three children, including a disabled one.(PTI Photo)
Updated on Nov 27, 2017 08:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySachin Saini/Dinesh Bothra, Jaipur/jodhpur

Hanumangarh girls volley into sporting league, to represent Rajasthan

Seven girls of Silwala Khurd gram panchayat in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district have found place in the state volleyball squad, thanks to a dogged coach who would not throw in the towel despite odds

The girls volleyball team from Hanumangarh. photo-ht(HT Photo.)
Updated on Nov 16, 2017 09:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Jaipur

To ensure affordable houses to all, Rajasthan shifts gear with weekly PMAY targets

Rajasthan has failed to pick pace in delivering, having achieved just over 18% of the target set for 2016-17.

Narendra Modi had in June 2015 launched the scheme to help every family get affordable pucca house with proper sanitation and power supply by 2022.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Nov 01, 2017 08:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Jaipur

Country’s first project leopard coming up in Rajasthan in December

The project will be implemented in three wildlife sanctuaries initially on an experimental basis.

On an experimental basis the ‘Project Leopard’ will be launched in three wildlife sanctuaries of Rajasthan from December.(HT File Photo)
Updated on Oct 27, 2017 01:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By

Van Vihar, Ramsagar in Dholpur to get ecotourism boost

The state forest department will develop Van Vihar and Ramsagar sanctuary in Dholpur district as wildlife destinations to promote ecotourism

The forest department will develop Van Vihar and Ramsagar sanctuary in Dholpur district to promote ecotourism on the lines of Ranthambore tiger reserve.(HT File/ Aditya Singh)
Updated on Oct 22, 2017 08:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Jaipur

Rajasthan Congress passes resolution urging Rahul Gandhi to become party president

The proposal for elevation of Gandhi as party chief was moved by Pilot, seconded by party general secretary Mohan Prakash.

Rajasthan Congress president Sachin Pilot addressing newly elected Congress committee members.(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 10, 2017 11:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By, Jaipur
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