Dec 2018

RAJASTHAN Bikaner state set up first legislative assembly   Before the Rajasthan legislative assembly came into existence in 1952 in independent India, erstwhile Bikaner state had the first functioning legislative assembly, which was set up in 1913. Maharaja Ganga Singh announced the parliamentary form of government in 1911 to mark the 25th anniversary of his rule. It was among … Read more

TELANGANA Hyderabad:4.5 lakh identified for eye surgery   More than 2.5 lakh people have been identified under the state government’s Kanti Velugu scheme as requiring complicated eye surgery and 4.5 lakh people require cataract surgery in the state of Telangana. The huge numbers mean that the health department has to plan the surgeries so that … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaipur wax museum unveils Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s statue     Jaipur Wax Museum, situated at Nahargarh Fort, marked its second anniversary by unveiling a wax statue of cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Weighing 56 kg, of which 19 kg is wax and the rest is fibre, the statue is five feet and nine inches tall, and is … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government scraps minimum education criteria for civic poll candidates   Rajasthan will once again have direct elections for mayors and chairpersons in urban municipal bodies. The previous government had discontinued the practice introduced by the Ashok Gehlot government of 2008-2013.   The education criteria was introduced by the previous Vasundhra Raje-led government, which stipulated that for contesting … Read more

TELANGANA   All households should get tap water by March 31: KCR   Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar has set March 31, 2019 as the deadline for providing tap connection to every house for supplying purified and quality drinking water under the Mission Bhagiratha Mission.   From April 1, not even a single person should be … Read more

RAJASTHAN Govt okays water supply through pipeline to scarcity-hit areas   The state government has given work orders to the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) to provide water through pipelines in Kho Nagoriyan, Jamdoli and Amber region which are facing an acute water crisis. The project will cost more than Rs 100 crore. Residents of Kho Nagoriyan … Read more

TELANGANA New ULBs may have to hike property tax by 5%   There is a likelihood of the 61 newly constituted municipalities to increase property tax by 5% during the current financial year itself and also take up collection immediately with the TS Property Tax Board deciding to accept the recommendation of the Regional Director … Read more

TELANGANA   Telangana government sets 34 per cent quota for BCs in panchayat elections   The ruling TRS, which has been gearing up for the gram panchayat elections in the state, has decided to bring an ordinance to overcome the glitch of 50 per cent cap on reservations.   Earlier, when the elections for gram … Read more

RAJASTHAN   Rajasthan History : Nasirabad revolt of 1857   First of all, this revolt was started in Nasirabad. The main reason behind this was that the British government sent Ajmer’s 15th Bengal Infantry to Nasirabad because government had no faith in this Infantry.   All the soldiers were angry with this decision of the … Read more

TELANGANA   Almost 4,000 cases of rights violation recorded since 2014   Since bifurcation of the state, 3,802 complaints of human rights violation have been registered with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Data available for the years between 2014 and 2016 shows that a total of 1,355 cases were registered in Andhra Pradesh in 2015-16, and … Read more