`9,532 cr to redevelop stations in Raj: Rail Min

Kashiram Choudhary Jaipur: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav during an interaction with the media through videoconference said that from 2009 to 2014, Rajasthan used to get Rs 682 crore allocation but this time an amount of Rs 9,532 crore has been given to the State. He said that the amount is 14 times more than what was given during the UPA regime.

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nine guest countries and representatives of 14 organisations are participating in it. The last meeting of G20 will be held in Indore. Shekhawat said that

Randhawa finalises dist Cong chiefs, list to be released soon

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The names of the district Congress presidents have been finalised by the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress and its list is expected anytime. Party’s state incharge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has approved it. The remaining 88 block Congress presidents will also be announced and political appointments will be done this month. According to party sources, around 30 district presidents will be announced. There will be two presidents in Jaipur city. An MLA is being made the district president in Jaipur Rural.

The announcement got delayed as Randhawa was busy with Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. Due to this, his meeting with State Congress President Govind Dotasra could not be held. Recently, Randhawa came to Rajasthan and had a discussion with Dotasra and CM Ashok Gehlot.

The party has appointed 312 block presidents out of 400.

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Congress will organise a statewide protest outside the offices of SBI and LIC on February 6. State In-Charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has asked all Congress leaders to participate in the protest. Notably, for the first time, any in charge of Congress has taken strict action against the leaders for attending party meetings. Also, action has been initiated against senior party leaders. Sources informed that Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa himself called the leaders and asked why they did not come to attend the meeting. Randhawa recently got angry after Congress leaders did not attend meetings of the Haath Se Haath Jodo Campaign.

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“Work will be done keeping heritage in mind. Design of Jodhpur station will be changed. Most of the meter gauge has been replaced in Rajasthan. Electrification of 3934 km is completed and 1841 km is left.

Jaipur, Gandhinagar, Udaipur, Kota Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Abu Road, Chittorgarh and other stations will be redeveloped,” he said.

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CRORE APPROVED FOR PROJECT’

Jaipur: Addressing a press conference, North Western Railway General Manager Vijay Sharma said that a fund of Rs 30 crore has been approved for Vande Bharat from Jaipur. “Maintenance centres are being made in Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur. NWR got a budget allocation of Rs 8,199 crore this year, which is 20 times more than last year. Rs 1,335 crore is for new line, Rs 416 crore for overbridge and Rs 707 crore will be provided for passenger facilities. Money will be spent on redevelopment of Jaipur, Gandhinagar, Jodhpur stations. In the NWR, electrification has been done in 3,531 km and the rest of the work would be completed by 2024. A total of 1,024 kilometre electrification has been done in Jaipur, 1,404 kilometre in Bikaner and 320 kilometre in Jodhpur.

Kirodi, Kanakmal may find place in Modi cabinet

Yogesh Sharma

Jaipur: Two leaders from Rajasthan are expected to find place in PM Modi’s cabinet. The names of Dr Kirodi Lal Meena and Kanakmal Katara are doing rounds for the cabinet berth.

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Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena after several protests can become the basis for his inclusion in the Cabinet. But if Meena does not get a place, he may get some other big role. PM Modi is coming to Meena’s area Dausa on February 12 and the PM may give some indication from his expression

CM OK’s new posts in Govt rest houses

First India Bureau Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a total of 105 new posts, including 15 posts each of chef and service supervisor, 22 posts of assistant chef, 14 posts of assistant cook and 39 posts of head waiter, in govt rest houses in State. He has also approved the minimum qualification required for these posts.

there. Anyway in view of the 2023 elections, a tribal leader’s stature is likely to increase. Ahead of crucial assembly elections in 2023, the buzz of a Union Cabinet reshuffle has gained ground in recent days. Assembly elections are scheduled in a total of nine states in 2023, including in Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Chhattisgarh.

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First India Bureau

Jaipur: PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasra’s strength and stature will increase with the notice of State In-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa to the party leaders who missed the party meeting led by Randhawa and Dotasra. Dotasra kept discipline paramount but senior leaders were not following his decisions. Efforts are on to give this message that no one is greater than the party. Notice to big leaders for not attending party meetings has created stir. What a state in-charge means, Randhawa has conveyed to the leaders. More such decisions can be seen in the coming days. Few days back, some leaders had skipped a meeting called by State in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa. Taking serious note of this, Randhawa had said that a clarification will be sought from the leaders who were absent from the meeting.

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Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former Deputy Sachin Pilot neither saw each other nor met after the Governor’s address. The CM met all the ministers and MLAs of the Congress who congratulated him but Sachin Pilot did not meet him inside the House. Even the Opposition MLAs also met the CM. Interestingly, Congress is running the ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo’ campaign.