Devotees throng famous Lalbag Ganesha shrine in MumbaiSeptember 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - After the conclusion of the ten-day Ganesha Chaturthi, devotees on Sunday made a beeline to the famous 'Lalbag ka Raja' shrine in Mumbai. Devotees came to seek blessings from the reverent deity, Lord Ganesha, during the Ganesha Chaturthi festival and offered coconuts.
Tension grows over same clan marriage in HaryanaJuly 31st, 2009 JHAJJAR - Tension is prevaling in Jhajjar district of Haryana as the family of a groom who married a girl of the same clan has refused to quit the village as ordered by the village council. The Gehlot family was asked to leave Dharana village after Ravinder Singh Gehlot, 24, married 20-year-old Shilpa Kadyan of Siwah village near Panipat, against the wishes of the village elders.
Gujjar leaders meet Rajasthan Governor over job-quota demandJuly 29th, 2009 JAIPUR - A delegation comprising State ministers and Gujjar leaders, representing the farmer community of Rajasthan, on Wednesday met the State Governor S.K. Singh to request his assent on the Reservation Bill relating to job quotas.
Gujjars, Rajasthan Govt. to begin talks todayJuly 28th, 2009 JAIPUR - The talks between the Gujjar leaders and the State Government will begin here today. On Monday, Gujjar leader Kirodi Singh Bainsla agreed for talks with the government.
Gehlot invites Bainsla for talks on Gujjar reservation issueJuly 27th, 2009 JAIPUR - The sit-in organised by the Gujjar Reservation Action Committee to build pressure on the Rajasthan Government to get the pending ST reservation bill cleared, continued for the second day on Monday. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has renewed his invitation to Gujjar leader Kirodi Singh Bainsla to resume talks with the government.
Bainsla announces 24-hour sit-in over ST quota demandJuly 26th, 2009 JAIPUR - Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla on Sunday asked community members to congregating for a 'mahapanchayat' to stage a 24-hour sit-in to build pressure on the Rajasthan Government to get the pending ST reservation bill cleared. In the mahapanchayat which began at Penchla mod near Hindon city in Karuali district on Sunday afternoon, Bainsla, spearheading the agitation for the past three years, asked Gujjars to stay back overnight for a 'mahapadav'.
Meena beats Bainsla, Congress' Rajasthan tally is 20May 17th, 2009 JAIPUR - The Congress has won 20 Lok Sabha seats from Rajasthan, as central minister Namonarain Meena defeated Gujjar leader K.S. Bainsla of the BJP from the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency after a recount Sunday.
Gehlot emerges stronger as Congress wins big in RajasthanMay 16th, 2009 JAIPUR - With the Congress winning in 17 and leading in three of Rajasthan's 25 Lok Sabha seats, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has emerged a stronger leader as he had spearheaded the party's campaign in the state. Acknowledged as the main architect of the Congress comeback in Rajasthan, Gehlot toured the state extensively and held hundreds of public meetings at various places.
Congress headed for massive win in RajasthanMay 16th, 2009 JAIPUR - The Congress seemed headed to sweep Rajasthan with the party bagging 13 seats and leading in another seven constituencies by late afternoon Saturday. In the 2004 elections, the Congress had managed to win only four seats of the state's 25 constituencies.
Sachin Pilot wins from AjmerMay 16th, 2009 AJMER - Young Congress leader Sachin Pilot Saturday won the Ajmer Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan. Pilot defeated his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opponent Kiran Maheshwari.
Congress, BJP jostle for seats in Rajasthan (Poll Curtainraiser - Rajasthan)May 6th, 2009 JAIPUR - The Congress targeted the poor performance of the Vasundhara Raje-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which in turn lashed out at its present Ashok Gehlot regime in the high powered game for the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan that goes to the polls Thursday. Over 37 million voters, including 17 million women, would choose their nominees in the lower house of parliament amongst 346 candidates, including Congress' Sachin Pilot and Girija Vyas and the BJP's Manvendra Singh and K.S.
Bainsla gets BJP ticket from RajasthanApril 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday named Kirori Singh Bainsla, who spearheaded Gujjar community's violent campaign for the Scheduled Tribes (ST) status, as it's candidate from Sawai Madhopur-Tonk Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan. The party also nominated Ramkishore Meena (Dausa), Rao Rajender Singh (Jaipur Rural) and Dashrath Singh Shekhawat (Jhunjhunu), a BJP statement said.
Gujjar leader Bainsla joins BJP in RajasthanApril 11th, 2009 JAIPUR - Kirori Singh Bainsla, who spearheaded the Gujjar community's violent agitation over the last two years for being granted Scheduled Tribe status, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here Saturday. Bainsla arrived in this Rajasthan capital in the afternoon and went to the BJP's state office where he took formal membership of the party.
Gehlot expands cabinet, inducts 10 new ministersMarch 1st, 2009 JAIPUR - Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expanded his cabinet Saturday by inducting 10 new ministers. The strength of the Gehlot ministry now stands at 23, which includes 13 cabinet and 10 state ministers.
Ashok Gehlot wins trust vote in RajasthanJanuary 2nd, 2009 JAIPUR - The Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan won a vote of confidence in the state assembly Saturday. The Congress, falling short of the clear majority, had won 96 of the 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan and Governor S.K.
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