Deep Mukherjee is a senior correspondent based in Jaipur. He covers Rajasthan for The Indian Express. Follow his tweets @manwithaquill
February 06, 2023 16:32 IST
Meena, who held a protest over the paper leaks, says state leadership did not do enough; gets backing of former rival Vasundhara Raje
Mon, Feb 06, 2023January 12, 2023 18:05 IST
Party leaders run into protests at different places, while Vasundhara Raje, who is in a power tussle with BJP leadership, stayed largely away after the inauguration.
Thu, Jan 12, 2023January 11, 2023 14:56 IST
The BJP leader, for whom Yogi Adityanath campaigned in 2019, heads the Baba Mastnath Math in Rohtak and is said to harbour chief ministerial ambitions.
Wed, Jan 11, 2023January 11, 2023 07:30 IST
BJP has been snapping at its heels since a string of recruitment exam troubles starting from September 2021
Tue, Jan 10, 2023January 09, 2023 11:38 IST
In April last year, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had criticised the demolitions in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone saying that no PM or CM can demolish houses without a probe.
Tue, Jan 10, 2023January 07, 2023 18:27 IST
Fills vacant party posts, prepares to go down to grassroots with the Hath Se Hath Jodo Abhiyan
Sun, Jan 08, 2023January 05, 2023 03:24 IST
Captain Chauhan, 25, an officer of the Bengal Sapper who was commissioned into the engineering regiment in 2021, was deployed at the Kumar post at an altitude of around 15,600 ft in Siachen on Monday for a period of three months after undergoing rigorous training.
Thu, Jan 05, 2023December 22, 2022 18:04 IST
The cricket association has always been at the centre of Rajasthan politics. Vaibhav, CM Ashok Gehlot’s son, lost the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and will look to get re-elected as its president on Saturday to kickstart his political career
Thu, Dec 22, 2022December 19, 2022 16:54 IST
A BSF spokesperson said Bhairon Singh Rathore's body is being taken to a training centre of the force in Jodhpur where a wreath-laying ceremony will be held after which cremation will be conducted in his village with full military honours.
Tue, Dec 20, 2022December 17, 2022 21:18 IST
After CM Gehlot called Sachin Pilot a ‘gaddar’, Congress leadership again mediated between them to ensure a truce so that Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra could cross Rajasthan without running into any internal rows
Sat, Dec 17, 2022December 15, 2022 01:52 IST
Experts flag reduced cognitive speed, imbalance between mental, physical energy of students after Covid.
Thu, Dec 15, 2022December 13, 2022 22:36 IST
Families of both the students said though the kids stayed in the same building, they were not close friends.
Wed, Dec 14, 2022December 13, 2022 08:30 IST
Like in previous bypolls, the Hanuman Beniwal-led RLP did enough to damage the BJP’s chances in the recent Sardarshahar by-election. It may play a significant role in next year’s Rajasthan Assembly polls.
Tue, Dec 13, 2022December 10, 2022 13:42 IST
Kirodi Lal Meena is a fierce and popular orator, who unlike other tribal leaders bats for Hindutva, and has emerged as a strong voice for BJP in the state
Sun, Dec 11, 2022December 06, 2022 14:50 IST
Ajay Maken had once been brought in to tackle Gehlot-Pilot conflict; replacement Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa's entry is at cusp of another crisis, with crucial appointments still pending
Tue, Dec 06, 2022December 06, 2022 10:37 IST
The police have chargesheeted, which was filed last month, Chail Singh, the accused teacher, for offences under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), relevant sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and the Juvenile Justice Act.
Wed, Dec 07, 2022December 05, 2022 12:12 IST
Theth was sworn rival of Anandpal Singh, whose killing in 2017 had triggered a massive anti-BJP campaign by Rajputs, helped by Cong.
Mon, Dec 05, 2022December 04, 2022 23:04 IST
But hours later, Kadwasra’s lifeless body was lying just metres away from the coaching centre in Sikar, while his daughter kept trying to revive him but to no avail.
Mon, Dec 05, 2022December 04, 2022 13:19 IST
BJP says Congress infighting and "lack of development" will help it win Sardarshahar even as Hanuman Beniwal’s RLP looks to upend poll equations.
Sun, Dec 04, 2022December 02, 2022 19:14 IST
Rajya Sabha MP Arun Singh dismisses reports of a tussle between Vasundhara Raje and state BJP chief Satish Poonia, says there is “no quarrel over the CM face”.
Fri, Dec 02, 2022December 01, 2022 16:49 IST
BJP president JP Nadda urges people to think of ‘double engine’ and accuses Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot of stalling development in the state.
Thu, Dec 01, 2022November 30, 2022 05:27 IST
In October, the SC had termed the two finger test regressive and held that anyone indulging in it will be guilty of conduct
Wed, Nov 30, 2022November 28, 2022 21:05 IST
State minister Murari Lal Meena, a Pilot loyalist, and Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena, who is in the Ashok Gehlot camp, continue the war of words between the two rival groups.
Mon, Nov 28, 2022November 27, 2022 18:01 IST
From Dec 14 to 20, Jan Aakrosh Sabhas will be held in all 200 constituencies of Rajasthan.
Mon, Nov 28, 2022November 23, 2022 10:37 IST
With Rajasthan leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra set to get underway from early December, the power struggle within the Gujjar community flares up
Wed, Nov 23, 2022