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The New Year began on a positive note with the agitating doctors calling off their 11-day long strike. The government agreed to set up a five-member committee of ministers to look into the demands of the doctors after holding talks with the agitators late in the night.

Minister for state for home virendra beniwal was at the receiving end of the people’s ire in Tonk and he was manhandled by a mob at the district collector office on Friday.

Rajasthan State Roadways Transport Corporation (RSRTC) launched semi-deluxe mini buses with facilities of luxury buses on Tuesday to provide more comfort to passengers at low cost.

After the RTO order, 55% of driving schools won't be able to admit students for next six months as Jaipur has around 60 motor driving schools in total.

Taking up the development report of the dargah development plan, Beniwal said officials should identify the illegal constructions in the region so that proper development of the area could be planned.

BJP MLA from Hanumangarh's Bhadra and a party worker were injured while the driver was killed when the SUV they were travelling in lost balance and hit a tree in Bhadra early on Sunday.

The state assembly witnessed unprecedented chaos on Thursday with marshals having to be called in after a BJP MLA levelled corruption charges against the government.

On the eve of the counting of votes in Rajasthan, both BJP and Congress have started reaching out to independent candidates, including rebels, and smaller parties. Nearly 40 rebels from both parties have contested elections after being denied tickets and have put up a tough fight. With several exit polls predicting a tight race between the BJP and the Congress, MLAs from this group could play a crucial role. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Governor Kalraj Mishra on Thursday soon after exit poll predictions were released.

A day after in-service doctors threatened to skip Holi celebrations, a sub-cabinet committee constituted by the state government held a meeting with the doctors' representatives to resolve the dispute.

Beniwal reached Jaipur in the evening but declined to speak to the reporters who tried to talk to her at the airport and later at her residence located nearby.

Of the 5,500 jail inmates who were granted parole in the past three years, 126 are missing, minister of state for jails, Ram Kishore Saini told the assembly on Wednesday.

With two certain Rajya Sabha seats, the state Congress is trying to ensure the Independent candidate in fray, Santosh Bagrodia, makes it through.

Congress is facing a tough challenge in the upcoming elections as around 20 rebels from the party are contesting against its nominees. The party has tried to persuade them to withdraw their nominations but they have refused. The party hopes that even if some rebels win, they will support Congress. The rebellion is particularly strong in seats like Sheo, Rajgarh-Laxmangarh, Baseri, Shahpura, Siwana, and Lunkaransar. These rebels pose a threat to the party's chances of winning in these constituencies.

Question Hour at the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Tuesday was held without the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), following the Opposition's boycott of the Question Hour.

The opposition on Friday cornered the minister of state for home virendra beniwal and parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal on the delay in renewing arms licences and checking liquor smuggling in the state.

After abandoning the Jaipur-Mumbai and Jaipur-Surat Volvo bus services for want of passengers, the state road transport department has started Udaipur-Mumbai non-AC sleeper bus service from April 16.

"The President has directed that Dr. (Smt.) Kamla shall cease to hold the office of the governor of Mizoram," a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.

In view of the protest threats concerning the visit of a Pakistani delegation to the Dargah Sharif, unprecedented security will be in place during the forthcoming ‘Urs’ of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at the shrine in Ajmer.

The NDA government came under attack on Thursday over the sacking of Mizoram governor Kamla Beniwal with the opposition calling it 'political vendetta'.

The station house officer (SHO) of Kathumar police station here has been suspended over allegations that he kept a woman in illegal confinement at the station and molested her.An inquiry has been ordered into the matter.

Rajasthan Congress leaders faced criticism for not forming an alliance with CPM and BAP in the recent Assembly elections. The state leaders' overconfidence affected the camaraderie among INDIA partners. The bone of contention was the Danta-Ramgarh seat, with CPM wanting it for Amra Ram and Congress reserving it for Virendra Singh. BAP's exaggerated influence in the Vagad-Mewar region also hindered an alliance. The party believes an alliance could have prevented the division of anti-BJP votes. The calculation of RLP cutting BJP votes also went wrong.

An unprecedented security measure will be put in place during the 801st Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti at the Dargah Sharif here.

Venkaiah Naidu said that the decision to sack Kamla Beniwal as Mizoram governor was taken in accordance with the Constitution and there was "no politics in it".

Govt sources said the decision to sack Beniwal was taken after it came to light that she had misused governor’s office (in Gujarat) to make several unauthorized air travels.

The state government late on Saturday lifted the Rajasthan Essential Services Maintenance Act (RESMA), and issued orders for release of all jailed doctors, paving way for ending the 11-day strike of in-service doctors.

The empowered committee headed by UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal, on Monday, cleared 45 pending cases related to land allotment, conversion and regularization.

Debate On Water Crisis, Relook At BJP MLAs' Suspension

The ruling Congress party was cornered in the assembly by its own legislators, including a parliamentary secretary, who alleged that some accused persons wanted by the police and the courts are getting political protection in the state.

Four infants were injured when a fire broke out in the nursery ward of PBM Government Hospital in the wee hours on Sunday.

Police on Monday registered two FIR against Manik Chand Surana, rebel BJP leader and independent candidate from Loonkaransar constituency for alleged violation of election code of conduct.