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
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
Tiger shifted to Sariska reserve in Rajasthan
The much-awaited relocation of a tiger from the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve to the Sariska Tiger Reserve took place on Sunday aimed at increasing the tiger population in Sariska.
Published on Oct 16, 2022 11:56 PM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Class 10 girl attempts suicide, says she was gang raped by 5, then blackmailed
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Narayan Tiwari, said four persons have been detained but the main accused, 23-year-old Ayush, is on the run.
Updated on Oct 14, 2022 05:58 PM IST
Rajasthan govt announces ₹5 lakh each compensation to 2 falsely implicated
The Rajasthan government’s inquiry committee ordered the compensation of ₹5 lakh each in view of the financial, mental and social agony they went through
Published on Oct 14, 2022 04:02 PM IST
Coal India inks MoU with Rajasthan govt to set up 1,190 MW solar power plant
CM Gehlot said Coal India’s MoU of ₹5,400 crore for solar project with RVUNL is a sign of good coordination between the state government and the Centre
Updated on Oct 14, 2022 08:40 AM IST
Rajasthan man, 2 sons killed in clash in Bharatpur: Police
Police said the man and his two sons in their twenties died of head injuries. One of them was a constable in Rajasthan Police
Published on Oct 13, 2022 10:16 PM IST
Sachin Saini and Suresh Foujdar
Congress split in 2 factions in Rajasthan, leaderless in Delhi: BJP’s Arun Singh
Interview: BJP leader Arun Singh said Rajasthan was getting left behind other states because there had been no development by the chief minister Ashok Gehlot who has been busy trying to save his chair
Published on Oct 13, 2022 08:25 PM IST
2 more Ashok Gehlot loyalists, Joshi and Rathore, deny role in Rajasthan crisis
Rajasthan minister Shanti Dhariwal has already denied the charge of ‘grave indiscipline” and rebutted allegations that he engineered the boycott of the Congress legislature meeting on September 25
Published on Oct 13, 2022 02:42 PM IST
Luxury train ‘Palace on Wheels’ begins commercial operations after two years
Palace on Wheels was running continuously since 1982, but due to the pandemic in 2020 its operation was stopped
Published on Oct 13, 2022 10:36 AM IST
Rajasthan: Hanuman Beniwal lodges FIR against Congress’ Harish Choudhary, others
A Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) leader, Beniwal in his complaint named 26 people including Harish’s brother Manish, and 100-150 others for ‘attacking with an intention to kill’
Published on Oct 12, 2022 06:52 PM IST
Sachin Saini/Mukesh Mathrani
Jaipur: Police arrest man who chopped woman’s feet for silver anklets
Around 3-4 years ago, the accused used to live as a tenant at the victim Jamuna Devi’s house in Meena Colony
Published on Oct 11, 2022 09:44 PM IST
After Kota, Jhalwar visit, Pilot assesses crop losses in Tonk
Sachin Pilot’s visit to Kota, Tonk and Jhalwar is seen as part of preparations for the polls in Rajasthan due next year
Published on Oct 11, 2022 04:42 PM IST
Rajasthan government implements rural livelihood loan scheme
Udai Lal Anjana, the state cooperative minister, said loans totaling ₹2000 crore will be given under the Rajasthan Rural Family Livelihood Loan Scheme
Published on Oct 11, 2022 11:01 AM IST
Pilot calls for working collectively to retain power for Congress in Rajasthan
The comments underlining the need to work collectively came days after the Congress was plunged into disarray when legislators loyal to chief minister Ashok Gehlot threatened to bring the government down unless he gets to pick his successor
Published on Oct 11, 2022 09:31 AM IST
1 arrested in Jodhpur’s Pipad city for provocate slogan during procession
The Jodhpur Police has registered a case under sections 153 (A) (promoting enmity between different groups); 295 (A) (malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings); and 298 (hurt religious feelings of any person) of the Indian Penal Code.
Updated on Oct 10, 2022 05:16 PM IST
Robbers chop off 108-year-old’s feet in Rajasthan, steal her anklets, say police
Galta Gate police station house officer (SHO), Mukesh Kumar, said the woman, identified as Jamuna Devi, was dragged out of her house early morning and the miscreants chopped off her feet with a sharp weapon before fleeing away with the silver anklets.
Updated on Oct 10, 2022 05:18 AM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Dalit woman gang-raped by priest, aides in Rajasthan
“In her complaint, the woman has said that the accused first raped her when she was alone at home and also made some obscene videos,” said Chhavi Sharma, deputy superintendent of police, Ajmer (North). “Later, he extorted money from her and raped her again with others.”
Published on Oct 09, 2022 11:43 PM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Rajasthan Congress MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma dies after prolonged illness
Bhanwarlal Sharma (77) had been a seven-time MLA from Sardarshahr in Rajasthan’s Churi district and he had been ailing for the past several days with kidney ailments
Updated on Oct 09, 2022 01:00 PM IST
Rajasthan state GDP increased by ₹3 lakh crore in last 3 years: Ashok Gehlot
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani Adani a ₹65,000 crore investment in Rajasthan over the next 5 to 7 years that will help create more than 40,000 jobs
Updated on Oct 07, 2022 10:46 PM IST
Rajasthan turmoil: Shanti Dhariwal denies AICC’s indiscipline charges
The AICC had earlier issued show cause notices to Rajasthan’s parliamentary affairs minister Dhariwal, party’s chief whip in state assembly Mahesh Joshi, and chairman of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Dharmendra Rathore.
Published on Oct 07, 2022 07:26 AM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Rajasthan turmoil: Dhariwal denies AICC’s indiscipline charges
The AICC had earlier issued show cause notices to Rajasthan’s parliamentary affairs minister Dhariwal, party’s chief whip in state assembly Mahesh Joshi, and chairman of Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Dharmendra Rathore.
Published on Oct 07, 2022 12:38 AM IST
Gehlot: MLAs got agitated at new CM name
On September 25, over 90 MLAs submitted their resignations to assembly speaker CP Joshi, opposing the legislature party meeting called to determine Gehlot’s successor as chief minister, as he was the frontrunner for the post of Congress president in the party election.
Updated on Oct 03, 2022 12:42 AM IST
Caste column in Rajasthan cops’ transfer order; Withdrawn in hours
The BJP alleged that the police are being politically used and politicised in Rajasthan because of which the cops are now transferred on caste basis
Updated on Oct 02, 2022 06:25 PM IST
Rajasthan BJP may take legal route over resignation of Congress MLAs
The political crisis in Rajasthan appears to be unending as the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is considering taking the legal route to corner the state government over the pending resignation of Congress legislators.
Updated on Oct 01, 2022 01:01 AM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
8 men rape, film and blackmail 17-year-old Rajasthan girl. Then release video
The Rajasthan girl, who was gang raped on multiple occasions by the men, did not tell her family about the sexual assault. Her father filed the complaint on Thursday after he came across a video clip of his daughter’s gang rape
Published on Sep 30, 2022 03:29 PM IST
Gehlot and Pilot supporters continue to be at loggerheads
The tussle between supporters of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy, Sachin Pilot, continued on Thursday.
Published on Sep 30, 2022 12:23 AM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Before his 'sorry' to Sonia Gandhi, Gehlot camp hit out at Pilot, Maken
At a press briefing in Jaipur minutes before Ashok Gehlot walked into Sonia Gandhi’s 10 Janpath residence for his meeting in Delhi, Dharmendra Rathore mounted a sharp attack on Ved Prakash Solanki, a Sachin Pilot loyalist, in response to barbs thrown at him by Solanki who called Rathore a traitor.
Updated on Sep 29, 2022 08:57 PM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Gehlot apologises, opts out of Congress poll citing moral responsibility
Lawmakers ostensibly close to him opposed his rival Sachin Pilot’s elevation to the state’s top job on Sunday and triggered a crisis for Congress in Rajasthan
Updated on Sep 29, 2022 04:16 PM IST
Gehlot likely to meet Sonia Gandhi, file nomination for Cong presidential poll
Gehlot met over two dozen Congress lawmakers, including ministers, at his residence late on Tuesday and told them everything was fine and that they should have faith in Gandhi
Published on Sep 28, 2022 01:10 PM IST
Gehlot meets Congress lawmakers, tells them have faith in Sonia Gandhi
The meeting came two days after a Congress legislature party (CLP) meet that was due to be held to virtually formalise the transfer of power from Gehlot to Sachin Pilot by passing a resolution authorising Gandhi to pick the next chief minister was scuttled
Published on Sep 28, 2022 08:41 AM IST