The Rajasthan government has ear marked 4,468 sq-km land, located between Jalore and Sirohi districts, for a sloth bear sanctuary. It will be the first sanctuary for bears.

The BJP high command’s decision to make former chief minister Vasundhra Raje incharge of neighbouring state of Haryana has left her supporters in Rajasthan disappointed. Her loyalists were hoping that Ms Raje would be given charge of Rajasthan or made incharge of some important state like Gujarat. According to the

Abdul (50) is in a pleasant mood as his wife Jannat is expecting her 23rd child. The couple already has 18 children, including 14 girls. 49-year-old Jannat has actually given birth to 22 children so far but only 18 of them have survived.

The authorities in tribal dominated south Rajasthan have arrested 12 persons for trafficking 57 tribal children to work in BT cottonseed farms in neighbouring Gujarat.

It has always been the cherished dream of political workers to become MLAs, but Mr Sukhram Koli is a man with a difference. Elected from Rajasthan’s Baseri constituency, Mr Koli is ready to give up his MLA post as he participated in a school teacher competition organised by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) on Sunday along with 33,000 aspirants.

The Sangh parivar decided to galvanise again its all constitutes on Ram Mandir issue and make a favourable atmosphere for Hindutva in the country. The RSS leadership indicated that the temple issue will be its top priority in coming days and it was going to launch a nation wide Jagran Abhiyan from 16 August.

The issue of cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha polls has given an opportunity to chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s detractors to raise their voice against him. A section of the ruling Congress had put pressure on the leadership to take action against two ministers and five MLAs who allegedly given their second preference to the BJP candidates.

Former defence minister Mulayam Singh Yadav shared the dais with BJP leaders in Jaipur while felicitating Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) detainees on Friday and cautioned people that there are forces who are trying to weaken democracy. A section of the saffron leaders expressed displeasure over it.

Elephants got a new home as India’s first Elephant Village was inaugurated at Kunda on Saturday. The mahawats [keepers] moved into newly-built houses amid celebrations at the village which is the first of its kind. “'I am so moved as a four-decades-old dream of Mahawat community has come true,” said Abdul Rashid, the president of Elephant Owners association.

Even as Congress workers were busy celebrating the birthday of their leader Rahul Gandhi, a junior engineer, Mr Vijesh Saini, penned a “Rahul Chalisa” in praise of Mr Gandhi. Mr Saini presented the chalisa to chief minister Ashok Gehlot. “I am moved by Rahul’s personality as a leader,” says Mr Saini.