The Gujjar protesters on Friday blocked rail route connecting Jaipur to Delhi in Dausa district, resulting in diversion of around 50 trains. The protesters also pelted stones at the police when the force tried to prevent the Gujajrs from blocking the train route. Meanwhile, the state government again made an appeal to the Gujjar leaders to join the talks.

The agitating Gujjar community members refused to withdraw their protest and continued to block the Mumbai-Delhi rail track on Tuesday. The rail authorities diverted 30 trains while the movement of seven trains was cancelled. The protesters also disrupted road traffic in Karauli district. Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot appealed to the Gujjar leaders to maintain peace and harmony.

Gujjar protesters demanding five per cent quota in government jobs blocked rail tacks connecting Mumbai to Delhi on Monday near Pilupura under Bharatpur district. Several trains had to be suspended due to the agitation. The Opposition BJP also came out in support of Gujjar leaders.

Security has been beefed up in four Gujjar- dominated districts of eastern Rajasthan following community leaders’ call to block rail traffic on Monday.

The crime branch of the Rajasthan police has found that Rajasthan Explosive and Chemical Ltd (RECL) had supplied around 6 lakh kg of explosives above to the permitted limit to two business firms.

Law minister Veerappa Moily said the BJP was politicising the issue of 2G spectrum and had no interest in debate and deliberation in Parliament. Mr Moily said there were strong charges of corruption against Karnataka chief minister Yeddyurappa but the BJP could not dare to take action against him.

The Rajasthan Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) is on its way to catch four roommates of former RSS leader late Sunil Joshi, who was murdered under mysterious circumstances at Dewas (Madhya Pardesh) in 2007.

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested Swami Asimanand, the alleged mastermind of the Ajmer, Malegaon and Mecca masjid blast cases, from Hardwar.
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Rajasthan, which recently filed chargesheet in the 2007 Ajmer blast case, described Asimanand as a central figure in planning and

A local court in Jaipur has directed the police to lodge FIR against ex-RSS chief K.S. Sudarshan for allegedly making inflammatory statements against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi while Congress workers protested against Mr Sudarshan and RSS at several place across Rajasthan.

Villagers in the tiny village of Kanpura caught a glimpse of US President Barack Obama through video-conferencing during a visit to Mumbai’s St. Xavier’s College on Sunday.