Deep Mukherjee is a senior correspondent based in Jaipur. He covers Rajasthan for The Indian Express. Follow his tweets @manwithaquill

September 23, 2018 03:16 IST
Slamming the Congress, Shah said, “Congress has raised a brouhaha...They are crying as if their grandmother has died...Why brother? Are they your cousins? Why are you saving them?”
Sun, Sep 23, 2018
September 21, 2018 11:27 IST
Manmarziyaan, directed by Anurag Kashyap, landed into controversy after people from the Sikh community objected to certain scenes where some of the cast members are seen smoking.
Fri, Sep 21, 2018
September 16, 2018 03:24 IST
Officials said that along with the five, the appeal will request that Dinesh Gawre, who was also charged in the case and is missing for a long time be tried as an accused.
Sun, Sep 16, 2018
September 15, 2018 15:47 IST
Officials said that along with the five, the appeal will request that Dinesh Gawre, who was also charged in the case and is missing for a long time, be tried as an accused.
Sat, Sep 15, 2018
September 12, 2018 04:48 IST
Accusing the Congress of caring only for its votebank, Amit Shah said: “They speak of human rights... Isn’t there a concern about the security of the country? Hundreds of terrorists infiltrate into the country and plan bomb blasts. Many such incidents happened in your regime.”
Wed, Sep 12, 2018
September 11, 2018 16:28 IST
Hundreds of terrorists infiltrate into the country and plan bomb blasts. Many such incidents happened in your regime,” said Shah, targeting the Congress.
Tue, Sep 11, 2018
September 11, 2018 04:54 IST
The incident at Mehtab Shah Kutchi Basti had caused nationwide outrage with activists severely criticising the Rajasthan government after it cited the preliminary post-mortem report to claim that Hussain died due to cardio-respiratory failure.
Tue, Sep 11, 2018
September 04, 2018 02:15 IST
BJP leaders denied claims that the cancellation of the two leaders’ expulsion was done to woo the Rajput community in Barmer.
Tue, Sep 04, 2018
September 02, 2018 02:19 IST
The trial started after a chargesheet was filed by the Jhunjhunu police on August 13 with the accused Vinod Kumar being convicted on August 30. The accused was awarded the death sentence on Friday, within 29 days of the crime.
Sun, Sep 02, 2018
September 02, 2018 01:32 IST
“In 2016, when the cleaning contract was awarded to a private company, Rs 8.7 crore was allotted (for three years). This is a result of our teamwork,” says Station Director Narayan Lal.
Sun, Sep 02, 2018
August 31, 2018 09:09 IST
The Opposition slammed the move, asking how the Vasundhara Raje-led government could differentiate between teachers appointed during various regimes.
Fri, Aug 31, 2018
August 31, 2018 03:16 IST
The Opposition slammed the move, asking how the Vasundhara Raje-led government could differentiate between teachers appointed during various regimes.
Fri, Aug 31, 2018
August 30, 2018 05:38 IST
According to residents of Kaludi village, a dispute broke out Meghwal and Rajpurohit communities after a complaint was filed against two upper caste boys for allegedly making casteist comments on social media.
Thu, Aug 30, 2018
August 27, 2018 02:59 IST
The journalist, Durg Singh Rajpurohit, told reporters in Jaipur on Sunday that contrary to the charges against him in the complaint, he had never visited Patna. He claimed that he was wrongly apprehended by Barmer police “who did not follow procedures”.
Mon, Aug 27, 2018
August 07, 2018 03:30 IST
As Rajasthan goes to polls later this year, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is seeking people's mandate during her 40-day 'Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra' that was flagged off in Rajsamanand district on Saturday by BJP president Amit Shah.
Tue, Aug 07, 2018
August 05, 2018 04:30 IST
During his speech that lasted nearly 20 minutes, Amit Shah slammed the Congress for saying that it would ask one question a day to the government during the 40-day yatra.
Sun, Aug 05, 2018
August 04, 2018 04:27 IST
Vasundhara Raje will traverse more than 6,000 km during the 40-day tour of the state. But for the residents of Garbhor, the village where the temple is situated, not much has changed since 2003, when Raje started her Parivartan Yatra after seeking blessings from Charbhuja Ji, another name for Vishnu.
Sat, Aug 04, 2018
August 03, 2018 03:38 IST
Members of the outfits allege that this is being done by the government in order to affect protests planned by the Rajput community during the 40-day Rajasthan Gaurav Yatra announced by CM Vasundhara Raje, starting on August 4.
Fri, Aug 03, 2018
July 31, 2018 00:57 IST
Ahuja demanded that the three men arrested be released immediately and a case of cow smuggling should be registered against Rakbar and Aslam, the two men who were attacked.
Tue, Jul 31, 2018
July 29, 2018 02:46 IST
The state already has a ministry dedicated to the welfare of cows and last year it had announced a 10 per cent surcharge on stamp duty towards cow protection.
Sun, Jul 29, 2018
July 27, 2018 01:45 IST
Rajasthan BJP President Madan Lal Saini's statement, however, is factually incorrect as Babur, who was the father of Humayun, had died in 1531, around 25 years before the latter’s death in 1556.
Fri, Jul 27, 2018
July 22, 2018 04:54 IST
The BJP president also addressed a large gathering of the party’s social media volunteer team, where he asked them to take the party’s message to every district, mandal and booth through social media.
Sun, Jul 22, 2018
July 20, 2018 04:58 IST
The authorities intervened nine days later, but the family say they are still scared, and that villagers have warned them that no one would help deliver Meena’s third child, due within a month.
Fri, Jul 20, 2018
July 20, 2018 02:10 IST
On their way back, the truck had stopped near the Hanging Bridge toll plaza in Kota district on Tuesday night where they were attacked.
Fri, Jul 20, 2018
July 15, 2018 01:53 IST
Experts say much ails the jumbos ferrying tourists for rides at the fort. Families handling these elephants for generations worry about their future.
Sun, Jul 15, 2018



