Enthusiastic about Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Rajasthan, Congress leaders and workers have been engaged in homework for a personal interaction with the scion of the Gandhi family.

Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje’s “Suraj Sanklap” Yatra was greeted with protest and black flags by agitated Gujjars in Bayana under Bharatpur district on Sunday.

Enthused by victory in Karnataka, the ruling Congress party has geared up to try and replicate the same success in Rajasthan. To strengthen the party’s efforts, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Rajasthan and is expected to meet 8,000 party workers during his two-day visit on May 15 and 16.

India has conveyed to Islamabad that it was difficult to ensure the safety and security of Pakistani zayreen (pilgrims), who were scheduled to visit Ajmer on May 13 for participation in the annual Urs

Consistently tortured by her own son, an 82 year-old woman got a big relief from the high court when it ordered to get CCTV cameras installed at her residence to keep a vigil on the behaviour of the son and daughter-in-law.

Enraged family members of a rape victim waylaid an alleged rape accused, Shankar Jat, on Friday night in Bhilwara and beat him to death. The police arrested one person for murdering Shankar Jat, who had been named in the FIR for rape and abduction of the victim. The assailants also cut off the man’s nose and badly damaged his ears.

Rajasthan saw yet another case of superstition when a person committed suicide because he wanted to meet God.

With state Assembly elections due in Rajasthan, the ruling Congress launched its “Sandesh Yatra” on Saturday from Jaipur amid slogans and aggressive speeches made by senior party leaders against the Opposition BJP.
Flagging off the yatra, chief minister Ashok Gehlot launched a scathing attack on the BJP and said the saffron leaders use divisive issues to garner support.

The ruling Congress has geared up to launch its Sandesh Yatra to highlight the party’s achievement and showcase developmental work undertaken by the state government. Congress general secretary, and in-charge for the state, Mukul Wasnik will flag off the yatra on Saturday from the party office in Jaipur in presence of PCC chief Dr Chandarbhan and chief minister Ashok Gehlot.

It was the superstition of a family head that claimed the lives of five members of a family and left three others struggling for life at hospital after they consumed “prasad” laced with poisonous substances. Family head Kanchan Singh Rajput (43) also video recorded the incident.