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
In Rajasthan town, teacher undergoes gender change procedure, marries ex-student
Aarav Kuntal’s father Biri Singh said he was happy for him and that even as a child, Aarav identified himself as a male rather than a girl
Updated on Nov 08, 2022 11:12 PM IST
Sachin Saini and Suresh Foujdar
27 girls missing from Rajasthan village, says NCPCR chief; Probe ordered
The NCPCR chief’s visit to the village came after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on October 27 issued a notice to the Rajasthan government on the reported auctioning of girls on stamp papers
Updated on Nov 08, 2022 06:59 PM IST
Demand for community-specific boards gathers momentum in Rajasthan
Political analyst Manish Godha said that the government takes such steps to constitute bodies, which are area or community specific, ahead of polls
Updated on Nov 08, 2022 12:53 PM IST
Rajasthan minister Rajendra Gudha claims power ‘centralised with CM Ashok Gehlot’
Gudha is one of the six Bahujan Samaj Party-turned Congress MLAs who was in the Ashok Gehlot camp. However, he is now considered an ally of former deputy CM Sachin Pilot
Published on Nov 07, 2022 08:40 PM IST
Rajasthan: Mentally ill mother strangles minor daughter to death, arrested
At the time of the incident, their father Shivraj Singh, an auto-rickshaw driver was out earning a livelihood, and their elder son Nikendra (16) was in school
Published on Nov 06, 2022 03:53 PM IST
Rajasthan man kills 4 of his family members, dies by suicide
A 38-year-old man in Lohawat area of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan allegedly murdered four family members and dumped their bodies in the water tank of the house before fleeing to a relative’s residence and dying by suicide in the water tank there, police said on Friday
Published on Nov 05, 2022 12:02 AM IST
‘Every person must have ambition’: Gehlot takes swipe at Pilot over ‘PM’s praises’ saga
The CM’s reaction came three days after Pilot took a dig over Gehlot and Prime Minister Narendra Modi sharing the stage at a public gathering and the latter speaking highly of the chief minister
Updated on Nov 04, 2022 08:35 PM IST
Rajasthan man kills 4 members of family before killing self
Badri Prasad, a local police officer, said that the man was a farmer and an opium and liquor addict, who first killed his 65-year-old father with an axe when he was sleeping
Published on Nov 04, 2022 03:58 PM IST
‘Message is clear’: AAP leader’s status-check on Pilot vs Gehlot in Rajasthan
Sachin Pilot told reporters on Wednesday that PM Modi’s praise of Ashok Gehlot at a Banswara event was an “interesting” development and should not be taken lightly by the party.
Published on Nov 03, 2022 06:46 PM IST
Modi praising Gehlot should not be taken lightly, says Sachin Pilot
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaped praises on Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday described it as an “interesting development”.
Updated on Nov 03, 2022 02:34 AM IST
3 police officers suspended after Kanhaiya Lal murder reinstated in Rajasthan
About a dozen police personnel were suspended by the authorities for negligence following the brutal murder of Kanhaiya Lal in June this year
Published on Nov 02, 2022 10:37 PM IST
‘PM praised Ghulam Nabi Azad too’: Sachin Pilot to party in new attack on Gehlot
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot responded to Sachin Pilot’s barbs, saying party leaders should not give such statements and that the only objective before the Congress was to retain power in the next year’s assembly elections
Published on Nov 02, 2022 04:38 PM IST
PM Modi leads tributes to tribals killed during 1913 uprising
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra governments to hold detailed discussions and prepare a roadmap to develop the Mangarh Dham in Rajasthan.
Published on Nov 01, 2022 11:45 PM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Mangarh massacre not given due place in history, mistake being corrected: Modi
PM Modi said the Mangarg massacre of tribals to crush the Mangarh uprising was not given its due place and these mistakes made decades ago was being corrected
Published on Nov 01, 2022 05:47 PM IST
Chhattisgarh govt seeks cancellation of forest clearance for Parsa coal block
The Chhattisgarh government has written to the Union environment ministry seeking cancellation of the forest clearance given to the Parsa coal block in Hasdeo Arand forest
Published on Nov 01, 2022 05:32 PM IST
Ritesh Mishra and Sachin Saini
‘Became a leader via flattery’: Congress MLA targets Ashok Gehlot’s supporter
Congress MLA Ramniwas Gawriya’s attack on Dharmendra Rathore came after the RTDC chairman’s visit to Parbatsae for a function relating to the Rajput community which was also attended by a former BJP legislator
Published on Oct 31, 2022 05:53 PM IST
Morbi tragedy: Congress demands increase in compensation, probe by HC judge
On Sunday evening, hundreds of people fell into the Machchhu river in Gujarat’s Morbi district after a cable suspension bridge they were walking on collapsed
Updated on Oct 31, 2022 03:15 PM IST
BJP attacks Rajasthan govt over ‘auctioning of girls’
The Congress has accused the BJP of maligning the image of the state, as chief minister Ashok Gehlot assured a proper probe into the matter.
Published on Oct 29, 2022 12:11 AM IST
NCW sends team to Bhilwara to probe report on girls sold in Rajasthan
Bhilwara collector Ashish Modi said the specific instance of human trafficking highlighted by the newspaper were first reported in 2019 and two dozen people were arrested in this connection
Published on Oct 28, 2022 05:38 PM IST
IPS officer Umesh Mishra appointed Rajasthan DGP, gets 2-year term
Umesh Mishra is director general of intelligence in Rajasthan. He will take over from ML Lather who retires on November 3
Published on Oct 28, 2022 02:15 PM IST
Girls sold, women raped to settle disputes in Rajasthan: report
The report prompted the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to issue a notice to the state government on Thursday
Published on Oct 28, 2022 09:30 AM IST
Only Rahul Gandhi can challenge Modi: Ashok Gehlot before Kharge’s oath ceremony
Addressing media persons in New Delhi before attending the oath ceremony of newly-elected AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Gehlot said there were efforts till the last moment to convince Rahul Gandhi to become Congress president
Published on Oct 26, 2022 06:33 PM IST
Gehlot approves proposal for forming boards for welfare of SC, OBC communities
Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) linked the move to the ruling Congress’s attempt to reverse lost public support ahead of the assembly polls due next year
Published on Oct 26, 2022 10:04 AM IST
Rajasthan govt approves Contractual Rules 2022, to benefit 1.1 lakh workers
The Rajasthan Contractual Hiring to Civil Post Rules, 2022 will ensure transparency and reservation in recruitment, priority to workers if post is regularised, fixed honorarium and old pension scheme (OPS) benefit on regularisation
Published on Oct 23, 2022 04:58 PM IST
Coincidence that Lord Ram, Rahul Gandhi start with ‘R’, says Congress leader
On Tuesday, Maharashtra Congress leader Nana Patole backed up Meena, insisting that it was not a comparison with Lord Ram but a coincidence that Lord Ram and Rahul’s names start with the alphabet, ‘R’
Published on Oct 18, 2022 07:58 PM IST
Rajasthan BJP team lands up to meet assembly speaker. They had an unusual request
In a three-page representation given to Rajasthan speaker CP Joshi, the BJP asked his office to accept the resignation letters given by 91 Congress MLAs on September 25.
Updated on Oct 18, 2022 04:34 PM IST
2 siblings abducted from Rajasthan found dead near Delhi's Qutub Minar
Police superintendent (Bhiwadi) Shantanu Kumar Singh identified the abductors as Mahaveer Teli and Manjha Khushwa and added they have been held
Updated on Oct 18, 2022 04:13 PM IST
My relationship with Gandhi family won’t change, says Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, 71, also appeared to advocate patience to younger Congress leaders, asserting that “youngsters can put in hard work, but there is no substitute for experience”
Updated on Oct 17, 2022 09:16 PM IST
Coal min rejects Chhattisgarh govt proposal to cancel mines allotted to Rajasthan
The Chhattisgarh government in July passed a resolution in the assembly urging the Centre to cancel all coal blocks in Hasdeo Arand forest area
Updated on Oct 17, 2022 08:29 PM IST
Sachin Saini and Ritesh Mishra
Did not violate norms by seeking votes for Kharge: Gehlot
On Thursday, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot appealed for votes for Kharge for the Congress to emerge stronger
Published on Oct 17, 2022 11:21 AM IST