Sachin Saini is Special Correspondent for Rajasthan. He covers politics, tourism, forest, home, panchayati raj and rural development, and development journalism.
Articles by Sachin Saini
For Raje government, a year of more hits than misses
To its admirers, the Vasundhara Raje government has had a good year – sound governance, strong growth and some tentative steps towards economic reforms. Those are among the achievements the government will showcase when Raje holds a special event to mark the first year of her government on Saturday
Updated on Dec 13, 2014 01:27 AM IST
None | Rakesh Goswami and Sachin Saini, Jaipur
CM slams free drug scheme, but govt study says it’s good
The Chief Minister Free Medicine Scheme, the ambitious scheme launched by the previous dispensation, may have come under criticism from Vasundhara Raje on several occasions, but it has got the thumbs up from her planning department
Updated on Oct 07, 2014 03:52 PM IST
None | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Upbeat with win, Cong slams Raje
After facing rout in assembly and Lok Sabha polls, win on three assembly seats out of four in the by-polls has given the Congress enough reason to smile
Updated on Sep 16, 2014 10:56 PM IST
None | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Sarkar Aapke Dwar: PR dept receives most complaints from Udaipur
The Rajasthan government’s Udaipur trip, under its flagship ‘Sarkar Aapke Dwar’ programme, has witnessed a rise of 64% of complaints than its previous tour to Bikaner.
Updated on Aug 28, 2014 04:15 PM IST
None | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Agriculture dept submits contingency plan for weak monsoon
Keeping in view the possibility of poor monsoon this year, the state agriculture department has submitted a contingency crop plan - Kharif 2014 -to the disaster and relief department.
Updated on Jun 27, 2014 03:21 PM IST
None | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
MLA dubs Rahul Gandhi 'MD of Congress circus'
A Congress leader's comment dubbing party vice-president Rahul Gandhi "the MD of Congress circus" sent the party into a tizzy, prompting Rajasthan unit chief Sachin Pilot to seek a clarification from the MLA on Saturday.
Updated on May 31, 2014 08:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Day ends on a hectic note for candidates
With just 24 hours left for the state to go before polls, Lok Sabha candidates of both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Part (BJP) in Rajasthan are busy holding party workers’ meetings and ensuring effective booth management.
Updated on Apr 16, 2014 11:32 PM IST
None | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Modi mania in Rajasthan pushes real issues to the backseat
Vote for Modi — a slogan that can be heard from all corners of India. And when it comes to poll related issues, a majority of candidates and senior party leaders of both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are trapped in the 'Modi' mania. While all the BJP candidates and senior leaders, including chief minister Vasundhara Raje, are seeking votes on the name of the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, the Congress candidates and leaders are dissuading people from being carried away by the Modi wave.
Updated on Apr 15, 2014 10:57 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh & Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Sonia urges Paota to make ‘right’ choice
Launching a scathing attack on BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said, “BJP’s key campaigner Modi is making claims... as if by his advent, India will become heaven. Does he have a magic wand?"
Updated on Apr 14, 2014 11:00 PM IST
None | Sachin Saini, Paota (jaipur)
Situation has changed after assembly polls: Sachin Pilot
Sachin pilot says things have changed post assembly polls and Congress will do well in the state. Excerpts from the interview.
Updated on Apr 08, 2014 11:12 PM IST
None | Sachin Saini, Ajmer
Sanwar Lal Jat expects to ride on Narendra Modi ‘wave’ in country
While Congress is playing the development card, BJP is riding on the Narendra Modi wave and banking on the historic majority of the party in the state assembly.
Updated on Apr 08, 2014 10:51 PM IST
None | Sachin Saini, Ajmer
Batting on a sticky wicket but Sachin Pilot sure of hitting a six
Sachin Pilot has been given the responsibility to steer Congress ship in a stormy weather
Updated on Apr 08, 2014 11:51 PM IST
None | Sachin Saini, Ajmer
Rajasthan: Muslim community to influence poll outcome in 9 seats
The Muslim community, which accounts for 13% of the state's population, is likely to influence the outcome in at least nine of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan.
Updated on Apr 05, 2014 04:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini
Brothers and ex-IPS officers, Meenas up against each other in Dausa
Meena brothers Namo Narain and Harish Chandra, both former IPS officers, once had a common enemy — the anti-social elements of the society. Politics, however, has lined them up against each other in a fight.
Updated on Apr 02, 2014 08:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Poll maths makes Congress 'mull' inclusion of rebels
The Congress is assailed with growing requests from local party veterans to take back the leaders who were expelled for anti-party activities ahead of the assembly elections in view of Lok Sabha elections
Updated on Mar 27, 2014 04:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Congress will avenge its defeat in LS polls: Pilot
The Congress will avenge its defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, said State Congress president Sachin Pilot, adding the party’s morale was high despite its defeat in the assembly polls.
Updated on Mar 11, 2014 02:46 PM IST
None | Sachin Saini, Deoli (tonk)
Rahul hints at new Cong leadership in Rajasthan
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday replayed his need-for-young-faces-in-polls tune and hinted at creating a new leadership in the Rajasthan, while kick-starting the LS campaign from Deoli town, about 160 km from Jaipur.
Updated on Mar 10, 2014 11:55 PM IST
None | Sachin Saini, Deoli (tonk)
Raje govt cracks the whip on illegal mining
A month-long campaign against illegal mining has so far resulted in arrest of 250 persons and lodging of 440 FIRs by different departments across the state
Updated on Feb 26, 2014 03:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Former diplomats lay bare murky world of US-Pak relations
Two veteran diplomats – a Pakistani and an American – shared the dais at the Jaipur Literary Festival on Saturday to speak about the murky world of international diplomacy and, more specifically, about the tumultuous US-Pakistan relations.
Updated on Jan 18, 2014 07:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Communal forces making headway: Gehlot
The outgoing Rajasthan chief minister spoke to Sachin Saini.
Updated on Dec 10, 2013 03:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini
Shock, awe for Congress in Rajasthan
Stunned Congress leaders had no answer to the people's verdict. Sachin Saini reports.
Updated on Dec 10, 2013 03:06 PM IST
Hindustantimes.com | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
After voting, politicians on temple run
A day after people cast their votes, candidates unwinded in their own style. Sachin Saini reports.
Updated on Dec 10, 2013 05:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
74% voter turnout; firing, clashes reported
Analysts say traditionally such heavy polling spelt bad news for ruling parties. Sachin Saini reports.
Updated on Dec 10, 2013 05:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
A bitter-sweet challenge for Gehlot
The Rajasthan chief minister has had three consecutive wins from his constituency, but every time the victory margin has decreased. Sachin Saini reports.
Updated on Nov 30, 2013 01:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jodhpur
It’s never too late, Congress fields 78-year-old candidate in Rajasthan
Probably the oldest debutant in this year’s legislative arena, Amri Devi not only heads out on a campaign trail in an SUV, flanked by her son and grandson, but knows how to hold fort.
Updated on Nov 28, 2013 10:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jodhpur
Fearing ticket trouble, Congress goes slow on lists
The Congress is not rushing into distributing tickets to candidates for the forthcoming assembly polls, believing a mistake committed in haste can backfire badly.
Updated on Nov 07, 2013 10:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Inside the war room: How BJP, Congress plan to win Rajasthan
The Congress headquarters in Jaipur has been given a fresh coat of paint, and the opposition BJP is taking precautionary measures to contain internal differences. A snap-shot of war-rooms in Rajasthan which drive that effort.
Updated on Oct 25, 2013 10:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh and Sachin Saini
Meet the CMs' wives: they may not be playing role in public, but all rule at home
Chief ministers' wives are the first ladies of the state. They guard their husbands' image and nurture their constituency. Some venture out and seek a public role. But what is common is that they all rule at home. HT reports.
Updated on Oct 17, 2013 06:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ranjan/ Sachin Saini/ Ejaz Kaiser/ Rahul Karmakar
Like it or not, Raje and Gehlot face big battle on social media
Ahead of the real electoral battle on Dec 4, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot is facing another stiff challenge from his arch-rival Vasundhara Raje on the social media.
Updated on Oct 06, 2013 06:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
To win over voters, Gehlot leaves no stone unturned
No one in Rajasthan has the heart to tell Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot that foundation stones, by definition, come at the beginning and not the end.
Updated on Oct 03, 2013 03:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini and Suresh Vyas, Jaipur