Sachin Saini is Special Correspondent for Rajasthan. He covers politics, tourism, forest, home, panchayati raj and rural development, and development journalism.
Articles by Sachin Saini
Rajasthan: Three coaching centre students die by suicide in Kota
The Rajasthan government has announced plans to bring a bill to regulate coaching institutes in the wake of such rising cases of student suicides.
Updated on Dec 12, 2022 10:19 PM IST
Seven killed, 48 injured in cooking gas cylinder blast in Jodhpur
Seven people, including four children were killed and around 48 others were injured after a cooking gas cylinder exploded at a house in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, police said on Friday
Published on Dec 10, 2022 12:23 AM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Rajasthan: Five killed, 50 injured in cooking gas cylinder blast in Jodhpur
CM Ashok Gehlot said the state will provide ₹5 lakh as financial assistance to each family of the deceased under the Chiranjeevi Yojna, ₹2 lakh from the CM relief fund
Updated on Dec 09, 2022 12:01 PM IST
Rajasthan by-elections: Congress’ Anil Sharma wins Sardarshahar assembly seat
Terming the victory as “...people’s seal on the accountable good governance and public welfare schemes of the state’s ruling Congress government”, chief minister Ashok Gehlot congratulated Anil Sharma for his win
Published on Dec 08, 2022 05:36 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi begins 4-day Rajasthan visit; Rahul, Priyanka join her in Ranthambore
She reached Jaipur in the morning from New Delhi, and then took a chopper to Sawai Madhopur, from where the Congress veteran met her children at a luxury resort near the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
Published on Dec 08, 2022 04:59 PM IST
Rajasthan cyber fraud: Jodhpur businessman duped of ₹16.26 crore; two arrested
The police arrested two people from Udaipur on the basis of suspicious bank accounts and transactions, deputy commissioner of police Amrita Duhan said
Updated on Dec 08, 2022 04:09 PM IST
Bharat Jodo Yatra: Sonia Gandhi to celebrate birthday with Rahul in Rajasthan
The yatra was to be halted for a day on Thursday but it has now been shifted to Friday owing to Sonia Gandhi’s visit
Published on Dec 07, 2022 07:48 PM IST
Intruder shot dead by BSF at LoC in Rajasthan, body handed over to Pakistan
A week back, the BSF foiled another infiltration attempt by a Pakistani infiltrator in Srikaranpur on November 26
Published on Dec 06, 2022 08:17 PM IST
Rahul attacks BJP as Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra arrives in Rajasthan
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra on Monday entered Rajasthan from Jhalrapatan, a rural area on the Rajasthan-Madhya Pradesh border, with chief minister Ashok Gehlot and party leader Sachin Pilot in attendance.
Published on Dec 06, 2022 12:24 AM IST
Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan: Congress says will deliver ‘something amazing’
After covering 14 km, the yatra reached Baliborda chauraha at around 10 am. After the lunch break, the yatra resumed from Nahardi at 3.30 pm
Published on Dec 05, 2022 05:35 PM IST
BJP’s policies dividing nation, Bharat Jodo Yatra will unite India: Jairam Ramesh
Brushing aside all the allegations and statements by Congress, BJP MLA and spokesperson Ramlal Sharma said these are just baseless accusations by the Congress party
Updated on Dec 05, 2022 04:32 PM IST
Pilot: Rajasthan Congress united, focused on ensuring Bharat Jodo’s success
Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot have been bitter rivals for years, but things came to a head in 2020 when the former rebelled against the Rajasthan chief minister's leadership.
Updated on Dec 05, 2022 05:02 AM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Gangster Raju Theth murder: Rajasthan police nab 5 accused including 1 minor
Police said Theth, who had more than two dozen cases against him, was involved in a rivalry with the dreaded criminal Anandpal Singh, who was killed in a police fire in June 2017. Theth was out on bail
Published on Dec 04, 2022 05:13 PM IST
Gangster Raju Theth shot dead outside his house in Rajasthan’s Sikar
After the incident, one Rohit Godara, who introduced himself from the Lawrence Bishnoi group, claimed responsibility for the murder on Facebook.
Updated on Dec 04, 2022 02:55 AM IST
Rajasthan govt asks MPs to raise issues relating to state in Parliament
The Rajasthan government has also provided MPs documents listing the progress and status of the issue or the project related to 24 ministries.
Published on Dec 02, 2022 11:38 PM IST
Nadda says Gehlot-led Congress govt put brakes on development, seeks its ouster
BJP chief Jagat Prakash Nadda launched a Jan Aakrosh Yatra as the Congress completed four years in power
Published on Dec 01, 2022 04:25 PM IST
BJP leader moves HC seeking acceptance of Congress lawmakers’ mass resignation
Over 90 ruling Congress lawmakers submitted the resignation in September to prevent Sachin Pilot’s possible nomination as chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s successor
Published on Dec 01, 2022 02:51 PM IST
Refrain from making controversial remarks, Congress tells Rajasthan leaders
The Congress party has asked senior leaders in Rajasthan to refrain from infighting and making controversial public statements, said two leaders privy to the proceedings of a meeting attended by Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, senior leader Sachin Pilot and general secretary KC Venugopal.
Updated on Dec 01, 2022 01:17 AM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
KC Venugopal warns of strict action against anyone making controversial statements
Tuesday marked the first day Gehlot and Pilot, who have been locked in an incessant leadership battle in Rajasthan, met after the CM last week claimed that Pilot could not be made the chief minister because he did not have ‘10 MLAs’
Published on Nov 30, 2022 08:24 PM IST
As Rahul said, both Pilot and I are assets for the party: Gehlot
Days after he called Congress leader Sachin Pilot a “gaddar” (traitor), Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said the two leaders are “assets” to the party.
Updated on Nov 30, 2022 04:36 PM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Gehlot is asked about Rahul Gandhi calling Pilot an asset. He responds
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said “once Rahul Gandhi has said that our leaders are assets, then we are assets. Last week, Gehlot described Sachin Pilot as a “traitor”
Updated on Nov 29, 2022 06:25 PM IST
Rumblings continue in Rajasthan Congress day after Gehlot attacks Pilot
A day after Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot referred to Congress leader Sachin Pilot as a “traitor”, two MLAs of the party criticised the remarks and said Pilot enjoyed wide support within the party’s state unit.
Published on Nov 26, 2022 12:15 AM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Gehlot-Pilot face-off: ‘Should maintain dignity in words’, senior Raj Congress leader
Targeting Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot for using words such as ‘gaddar’ (traitor) for senior state Congress leader Sachin Pilot, the party’s steering committee member Harish Choudhary on Friday urged that one must maintain “dignity” in political discourse
Updated on Nov 25, 2022 07:41 PM IST
Rajasthan: Man allegedly shot dead in Bhilwara; internet suspended for 48 hours
Agitated family members stormed the hospital and demanded for compensation of ₹50 lakh and government job with ₹10 lakh to the injured along with a thorough probe into the shooting incident
Published on Nov 25, 2022 01:29 PM IST
Internal tussle: Rumblings in Rajasthan Congress after CM Gehlot attacks Pilot
Gehlot’s unprecedented remarks, made in an interview to NDTV, also stuck out for their timing as they were made while Pilot was participating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh) and was photographed with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Updated on Nov 25, 2022 06:00 AM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Sachin Pilot is ‘gaddar’, cannot be made CM: Ashok Gehlot
In July 2020, Pilot along with 18 other MLAs, which included three ministers, rebelled against the Gehlot leadership. He was thereafter, removed from the post of state party chief and also, from the post of deputy chief minister
Published on Nov 24, 2022 08:16 PM IST
Rajasthan Congress MLA hits out at CM Gehlot over OBC reservation
Chaudhary threatened to launch an agitation if “anomalies” in OBC reservation were not removed created by the former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government that allow ex-servicemen to dominate the OBC quota giving them 12.5% reservation
Published on Nov 12, 2022 04:34 PM IST
Budget 2023-24: Rajasthan to bring in separate outlay for youths
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot introduced the first ever separate agriculture budget in February this year
Updated on Nov 10, 2022 06:30 PM IST
'If Sachin Pilot is not made CM...': Rajasthan MLA's message to Ashok Gehlot
Even after there are statements being made targeting the chief minister and the state government Gehlot claims that ‘all’s well in his government’
Updated on Nov 10, 2022 06:47 PM IST
Writers Madhu Kankariya, Madhav Hada awarded the Bihari Puraskar
The Bihari Puraskar is one of the three literary awards instituted by KK Birla Foundation in 1991. Named after the famous poet Bihari, the award for Rajasthani authors carries a cash prize of ₹2.5 lakh, a plaque and a citation.
Updated on Nov 10, 2022 05:35 AM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur