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RAJASTHAN Rajasthan govt spent less fund on welfare of women: CAG The latest report by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has highlighted that total expenditure against Gender Budgeting decreased from 78.6% to 62.4% during 2012-17. The examination of leading schemes like Missing Gramya Shakti (MGS), Rajeev Gandhi Balika Empowerment Scheme (SABLA) etc has highlighted several … Read more
HARYANA Haryana passes bill to provide death penalty for rape The Haryana Assembly unanimously passed a Bill which provides for death penalty to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 years or less. After Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Haryana has become the third State where the Assembly has approved the provision of … Read more
HARYANA State’s internal debt grew by 23 pc last year, says CAG Although Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu projected a very rosy picture of the state’s finances during the Budget session, the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) does not find the fiscal condition of the state in the pink of health. … Read more
HARYANA Haryana to enact law to punish those found abandoning their cows: CM The Haryana government will soon enact a stringent law to punish those found guilty of abandoning their cows. Khattar said his government had already enacted the ‘Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan’ Act to protect cows. Similarly, tagging of cattle … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan received ‘Palace on Wheels’ awarded ‘Tourist Train of The Year’ by PATWA Rajasthan Tourism participated at the ITB Berlin, one of the most important tourism fairs. The fair was organized from 7th March to 11th March 2018 at the Messe Berlin. Department Tourism, Government of Rajasthan aimed to increase awareness of the … Read more
RAJASTHAN After overall rise in state, child sex ratio still declines in four districts Rajasthan was in news in 2011 census due to drastic fall child sex ratio (CSR) from 909 in2001 to 888 per 1,000 boys in 2011, but now until 2017-18, the CSR has improved to 922 per 1,000 boys. Although, … Read more
HARYANA 10% quota for sportspersons in recruitment Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Thursday said that outstanding sportspersons of the State would be provided ten percent horizontal reservation in recruitment to group D posts. The Chief Minister made this announcement while speaking on the concluding day of budget session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha … Read more
HARYANA Govt relaxes paddy procurement limit at 8,000 metric tonnes The government has decided to relax maximum limit of 8,000 metric tonnes for allotment of paddy to millers in the state for the forthcoming procurement year 2018-19. Karan Dev Kamboj, Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, said the relaxation would … Read more
INTERNATIONAL Win Myint elected new Myanmar president Myanmar’s parliament has elected Win Myint as the country’s next president, a week after the resignation of his predecessor Htin Kyaw. Win Myint, a close aide of Aung San Suu Kyi, has been a speaker in the lower house since 2012 and was widely tipped … Read more
HARYANA Fortified flour scheme launched Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Karan Dev Kamboj today launched the fortified flour scheme for the Barara and Naraingarh segments. The minister distributed flour bags to seven beneficiaries during the launch of the scheme at the Barara grain market. The minister said children and women … Read more