January 2019

RAJASTHAN   Gulab Chand Kataria took oath as pro tem Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly   Gulab Chand Kataria, the Senior BJP MLA, took oath as the pro tem Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly. He will conduct the first meeting of the 15th Assembly. Once a new Speaker is elected, Mr. Kataria, who was the Home Minister in … Read more

TAMILNADU Adani and IOCL to invest Rs.28,000 crore on Tamil Nadu State   TheAdani Group and the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) committed a total investment of over 28,000 crorein the State, on the inaugural day of the Global Investors Meet (GIM) 2019.  Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd Chief Executive Officer Karan Adani said the group was planning to invest 12,000 … Read more

RAJASTHAN Projects under RUIDP in 42 cities of Rajasthan to begin soon   Drinking, drainage and sewerage projects in 42 cities of the state under the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) phase-IV are expected to begin soon.   Under the project, the department will work to beautify and restore 10 heritage sites, including Khetri, Mandawa, Deeg, Kama, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan, Bihar join hands to eradicate child labour   The governments of Rajasthan and Bihar will take joint action to stop trafficking of children from various towns of Bihar to the workshops and home-based production units in Jaipur.   A multi-stakeholder initiative, launched for eradicating child labour, has taken a resolve to rehabilitate the … Read more

TAMILNADU 16 Kovilpappakudi villages set to get Rs 100-crore facelift at a cost of Rs 100 crore     Kovilpappakudi in Madurai district has been selected for implementation of the Rs 100 crore National Rurban Mission, and work is expected to start soon for the development of sixteen villages in the region.   With the … Read more

RAJASTHAN Flower research centre to come up at Mount Abu   The horticulture department is set to develop an agro-eco-tourism and international flower research centre at Mount Abu.   It had identified about 20 bighas of land near the sunset point for the project. The Rs10-crore project is funded under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan: Menstrual awareness to reach 1,00,000 school kids this year   In a unique initiative to spread menstrual hygiene awareness, a movement has been launched in Rajasthan, with a plan to reach 1,00,000 school children across the state during this year. Figures show that a lack of menstrual hygiene awareness prevails in Rajasthan, where … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt to bring new system to fix fees of private schools’   Education minister Govind Singh Dotasra has hinted to replace RajasthanS chools (Regulation of fees) Act 2017.   The existing fees Act which mandates to form a committee of parents and school management has not prevented schools to fleece parents. Several news reports have … Read more

RAJASTHAN ·         Rajasthan government to felicitate those adopting stray cows ð  Rajasthan government has decided to honour those who adopt stray cows on Independence day and Republic day. ð  The Directorate of Gopalan has issued a letter to all district collectors asking them to motivate donors, NGOs, social workers and cow lovers to adopt stray cows and felicitate them on … Read more

TAMILNADU ·        Tamil Nadu mulls 50% job quota for locals in firms ð  The state government is considering making it mandatory to reserve 50% of skilled jobs in new industries for people of the state. The government would push the proposal while signing MoUs with companies in the coming Global Investors’ Meet (GIM) on January … Read more