`130 cr approved for Rural, Urban Olympics

Both the games to begin together on June 23

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: The Urban Olympic Games are set to commence with the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic Games. In wake of the Rural Olympics’ huge success and the enthusiasm of the players, nearly Rs 130 crore has been approved by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for the event, and the Rural and Urban Olympic Games will be organised simultaneously.

One-time registration fee fixed for govt exam aspirants

Games To Be Organised

Recruitment for posts of asst prof in Vet Univ junked

Kashiram Choudhary

The Games will begin on June 23, 2023. The online registration process will start soon. Statelevel competitions are proposed to be held on Sports Day (August 29, 2023). Notably, the Chief Minister had announced

Rajiv Gandhi Rural and Urban Olympic Games in the budget 2023-24. The prime objective of the state government is to create an atmosphere for sports in rural and urban areas connecting people to the fields.

Shyam Rangeela fined `11K for feeding Nilgai at Jhalana

Nirmal Tiwari

Jaipur: Comedian Shyam Rangeela, popular for mimicking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was fined Rs 11,000 for violating the Indian Forest Act 1953 and Wildlife Protection Act 1972. Rangeela had uploaded a video on his YouTube channel on April 13, in which he was seen getting down from the car and feeding Nilgai in the Jhalana Leopard Reserve.

On April 15, Regional Forest Officer Janeshwar Chaudhary had issued a notice to Rangeela, who appeared in

Jhalana on Monday and accepted his mistake.

The Forest Department imposed a fine of Rs 11,000 on Rangeela.

Kabaddi, Kho-Kho (women’s category), Shooting Ball (men’s category), Tennis Ball Cricket, Football, Volleyball, and Tug of War (women’s category) will be organised in rural areas. Whereas, participants will take part in Kabaddi, Basketball, Tennis Ball Cricket, Kho-Kho (women’s category), Football (men’s category), Volleyball, and Athletics (100, 200, and 400 meters) sports in the urban area.

First India Bureau Jaipur: Aspirants for competitive examinations in the State will now be able to sit for all the examinations through a one-time registration fee system.

The State Government has fixed a fee of Rs 600 for general category, OBC/Extreme Backward class applicants of Rajasthan’s creamy layer category and Rs 400 for the remaining.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot gave approval for issuing circulars regarding this. This will put a financial burden of about Rs 200 crore on the State Government.

Pathak alleges graft in gravel road tenders

First India Bureau

Karauli: Senior BJP leader Ashok Pathak has alleged corruption in the tenders for gravel road construction issued by the Municipal Council here.

Pathak said at a press conference that tenders worth Rs 5.5 crore have been floated by the council for gravel road construction in various wards. He alleged that in the wards where the gravel road has been proposed, CC roads

MINI RANTHAMBORE have already been built. A gravel road worth Rs 1 crore was made in some of these wards last year as well which no longer exist, Pathak said, while claiming that the Municipal Council Chairman, Commissioner and the Chairman’s representative are colluding with the contract firms.

It was also alleged that development charges from rupees 30 to 40 thousand are being taken by the council for issuing the lease which is against the rules.

CURRENT APPLICATION FEE

RAJASTHAN STAFF SELECTION BOARD

OBC/Extremely Backward Classes of General Category/ Creamy Layer `450

Backward/MBC/EWS of non-creamy layer `350

All specially-abled/scheduled castes/tribes `250 Candidates whose annual family income is less than ` lakh `250

RPSC

OBC category of general/ creamy layer category of the state `350

OBC/MBC of noncreamy layer category of the state `250

Disabled, SC/ST category of the state `150

Jaipur: The assistant professor recruitment of Rajasthan Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Bikaner will be cancelled.

The committee had recommended the recruitment of 72 posts of assistant professor. The committee also accepted errors in recruitment process and recommended cancellation of the process.

The Department of Personnel (DoP) said on the report that the department concerned should decide on the matter.

The committee gave its report on April 4, now the minister and secretary will decide.

HC rejects SOG plea against relief to Minister Shekhawat

Jodhpur: Rajasthan

High Court has rejected an application of Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan police to revise an order on Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat’s petition in connection with Sanjivani cooperative society scam.

The High Court last week granted stay on the arrest of Shekhawat while hearing a