Rashpal Singh covers socio-economic and development issues in Gurgaon and adjoining districts. A journalist for over a decade with stints in Shimla, Chandigarh and Jaipur, he also writes on transport, local administration and the district BJP.
Articles by Rashpal Singh
Govt may declare Ustad a man-eater
The Rajasthan government is considering declaring a tiger at the Ranthambhore national park that has killed four people in the past five years, as a man-eater, an official said on Saturday
Updated on May 10, 2015 04:27 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
‘Tourism lobby doesn’t want Sariska to do roaring business’
A powerful lobby of tourism industry in Rajasthan doesn’t want the Sariska reserve to get tigers from the Ranthambore National Park as it fears Sariska might snatch away its business due proximity to Delhi, according to a book by a former Sariska field director
Updated on May 06, 2015 04:41 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Rajasthan CM, BJP president meet Gajendra Singh’s family
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah accompanied by Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday met the family of Gajendra Singh, the farmer who allegedly committed suicide at an Aam Aadmi Party rally in Delhi, at Nangal Jhamarwada village of Dausa district
Updated on Apr 26, 2015 04:05 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Govt readies proposal to make yoga training compulsory for police
The Rajasthan government will soon make yoga training compulsory for its 1 lakh- strong police force in accordance with the Central government directives issued in February-end.
Updated on Apr 19, 2015 05:13 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Rajasthan government brewing ‘olive tea’ plans
After successfully extracting 8,000 litres olive oil from just one of the 11 state-owned olive farms, the Rajasthan government is now hoping to take a bigger leap and titillate taste buds of the tea-savouring nation with olive tea
Updated on Apr 14, 2015 04:42 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
‘Harassed’ Iranian medical student faces pressure over plaint
A 24-year-old Iranian student of a medical institute in Rajasthan alleged on Monday that she was sexually harassed by the principal and now she was being pressured to withdraw the police case against him
Updated on Apr 14, 2015 03:58 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Raje govt to track cattle with microchips
Rajasthan will tag its cattle population with microchips after a ban on cow slaughter in some states has led to abandoning
Updated on Apr 01, 2015 05:54 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Senior cops to probe graft cases
Cases of corruption against IAS and IPS officers would be probed by an investigating officer (IO) senior to them in rank, the state home minister announced in the assembly on Monday
Updated on Mar 24, 2015 04:08 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
RSS throws its weight behind Surya Namaskar
Even as the state government has repeatedly denied influence of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) in making Surya Namaskar compulsory in government schools, reports suggest that the Sangh in the state has thrown its weight behind the idea and are explaining the concept to those protesting against it.
Updated on Mar 18, 2015 02:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Protesting Cong legislators in dilemma over Pilot issue
Their dilemma is that the party leadership is reportedly pushing them to continue the sit-in to keep the issues of lathicharge on party leaders, especially on the state party chief Sachin Pilot and suspension of eight party legislators from the House for the entire budget session alive, but they have no evidence to support the lathicharge on Pilot.
Updated on Mar 13, 2015 12:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Apartment ownership bill to increase cost of housing projects: Developers
The Rajasthan Apartment Ownership Bill 2014, approved by the state cabinet on Monday, is all set to increase financial burden on the end users
Updated on Feb 25, 2015 04:09 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
New ordinance: 260 sarpanchs win unopposed
About 260 sarpanchs were elected unopposed due to the absence of eligible candidates and about 15 sarpanch posts have been left vacant as none of the candidates fulfilled the educational criterion. The state government had in January introduced an ordinance affecting an amendment to the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 fixing educational qualifications for the candidates.
Updated on Feb 09, 2015 11:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
BJP wins zila parishad, samiti polls in 20 districts
The ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) put up its best performance in a decade in the zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections by emerging victorious in 20 districts. In the past, the BJP recorded its highest tally in 2005, when it won a majority in 13 districts.
Updated on Feb 07, 2015 12:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Jaipur Literature Festival: Debate dissects govt’s policies
NITI Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya disagrees with the term ‘Bimaru’ at the ‘Rajasthan: Out of Bimaru’ session
Updated on Jan 23, 2015 04:49 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Fake degree scam spread across the country: Police
The fake degree scam involving Jodhpur National University (JNU) has taken panIndia proportions, as the police investigations reveal the racket providing fake marks-sheets was spread across north India, West Bengal and Karnataka.
Updated on Jan 20, 2015 01:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Qualification ordinance: Rural polls to go ahead as HC refuses to interfere
The Rajasthan high court on Thursday refused to immediately interfere with a state government ordinance fixing minimum educational qualification for candidates in panchayat elections, paving the way for the conduct of the three-phase local body polls from Friday
Updated on Jan 16, 2015 04:49 PM IST
None | Lalit Sharma & Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
‘Mathematics, Sanskrit should go hand-in-hand’
There is an immediate need to connect Sanskrit with mathematics and both subjects should be taught together to make “ancient scientific language” flourish in India and other countries, says the first Indian-origin mathematician to win the coveted Fields Medal.
Updated on Jan 13, 2015 03:34 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Online matrimonial frauds on the rise
Jaipur-based business management graduate of Suman Rathore (name changed) found her dream man on a matrimony website.
Updated on Jan 12, 2015 04:03 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
State sees spurt in false rape cases in ’14
For Brij Mohan, the rape charge landed like a surprise whack on the head. His 28-yearold cousin accused Brij, a carpenter in Bharatpur, and her ex-husband Krishan Kumar of rape. She alleged they abducted her on September 15, 2013 and raped her.
Updated on Dec 20, 2014 04:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
In mafia country, locals hold up Army missile launch pad
The pad is among two major DRDO projects planned in the state, the other being a missile interception base in Pali district
Updated on Dec 16, 2014 04:22 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Alwar
State on Army, IAF radar
IAF plans to set up state-of-the-art radars in Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Barmer and Sriganganagar districts to detect enemy aircraft, missiles at ranges of more than 320 km
Updated on Dec 16, 2014 04:05 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Alwar
Alwar: Mafia stalls army missile launch pad plans
Kithoor's influential mining mafia – involved in illegal lifting of stones used in construction work— has held up a proposed army missile launch pad in Kithoor area, about 150 km from Delhi.
Updated on Dec 15, 2014 12:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Alwar
Govt ‘struggles’ to show achievements on first anniversary
A majority of govt departments enlist monitoring process and routine work in the progress report
Updated on Dec 09, 2014 03:51 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Jaipur: Fresh probe debunks bravery award winner’s kidnap bid claims
A fresh probe has concluded that a 16-year-old Jaipur girl’s claim of fending off four kidnappers– an act which won her the national bravery award for 2013 – was concocted, police said on Wednesday.
Updated on Dec 03, 2014 10:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
NGT takes govt to task over pollution in Gandhi Sagar lake
Cracking the whip, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Rajasthan government not to appoint the officials of state pollution control board as officers-in-charge in cases pertaining to pollution and various other issues related to the government departments
Updated on Nov 25, 2014 04:22 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Rajasthan: BJP back with a bang in civic elections
After jolt in the assembly by-polls in September this year, the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has come back with a bang in the local body polls by claiming full majority in five out of six municipal corporations and taking lead in 18 municipal councils and 22 municipalities.
Updated on Nov 25, 2014 03:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
State gets two more berths, but not in Modi cabinet
Rajasthan missed out on a cabinet berth at the centre once again as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inducted two MPs as ministers of state on Sunday, drawing a sharp retort from the opposition Congress
Updated on Nov 09, 2014 11:50 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Rajasthan: No electronic voting machines for panchayat polls
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has turned down the state panel’s demand for introducing EVMs for the first time in the panchayat elections, citing its inability to provide add-on machines.
Updated on Nov 06, 2014 05:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
Skill development a key challenge: Rajasthan's new chief secy
Manufacturing may be expanding fast in Rajasthan but the state has to ensure a steady supply of skilled labour, Rajasthan's chief secretary Chandra Shekhar Rajan said on Friday, vowing to speed up the process of skilling millions of youngsters for a variety of jobs.
Updated on Nov 01, 2014 06:10 PM IST
None | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur
RSS body seeks to prove Indian Muslims are Hindus
An RSS-backed organisation of genealogists is undertaking an ambitious academic exercise to prove that most Muslims in India are converts from Hinduism, a move that has met with robust scepticism from some social scientists and Islamic scholars.
Updated on Oct 28, 2014 07:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh, Jaipur