August 2019

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan passes lynching, honour killing bills   The Rajasthan assembly passed a bill against mob lynching and another one against honour killings.   The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill, 2019 provides for life imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 5 lakh to convicts in cases of mob lynching involving the victim’s death.   The … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government launches new higher education model named RACE   A new higher education model launched in Rajasthan for distribution of faculties and movable assets among the government colleges at the district level to rationalize the availability of resources. The model will create a pool for sharing of facilities will benefit the colleges lacking infrastructure. Minister of … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jhalawar district bags first prize in population check   Jhalawar district has set an example for the state in population control. The district has won the prize for being best in population controlfollowed by Baran and Kota at an annual function on population stabilisation.   The health department is targeting to achieve total fertility rate at 2.1 … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Rs 50,000 crore earmarked to house the poor   The state government is planning to spend Rs 50,000 crore on building housing for the poor. The announcement was made by the state minister for housing, Cherukuvada Sriranganadha Raju.   Regarding under-construction housing allotments made for beneficiaries by the previous government, the minister said that the government … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan ranks 1st in free medicine scheme implementation   Chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s flagship free medicine scheme secured the top position in the country in the ranking issued by the National Health Mission (NHM).   The NHM assessed the performance of the states on the basis of effective implementation of Drugs and Vaccine Distribution Management System (DVDMS), stock … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Andhra Pradesh CM launches village volunteer system CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy launched the flagship programme, Village Volunteers System, for taking governance to the doorsteps of the people. The programme would involve 2.8 lakh volunteers.   The Village secretariats would be set up in each village to deliver governance to people in 72 hours. This … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan tops in ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ for 3rd time   For the third consecutive time, the state will be felicitated for its best practices, innovations, awareness generation, community engagement and improvement in sex ratio at birth, under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ (BBBP). State’s department of women and child development will collect the award at … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH AP government to use drones to map affected areas in Polavaram   With several villages flooded by Godavari waters, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to use drones to map affected areas to mitigate any further damage.   The drones will be used to provide high resolution images and videos of the affected sites … Read more

ANDHRA PRADESH Aadi Perukku” festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu   In Tamil Nadu, the “Aadi Perukku” festival was celebrated.   People performed puja’s on the banks of larger water bodies including sea coasts, lakes and rivers.   The festival is to show reverence by the public to rivers, as the traditional season of sowing of … Read more

RAJASTHAN New unit to monitor ‘heinous’ crimes in Rajasthan   Chief minister Ashok Gehlotannounced the formation of a special Heinous Case Monitoring Unit (HCMU), headed by ADG (crime), to keep track of investigations and trials of serious crimes.   The unit will have two SPs, one DIG and IG rank officer each along with one SP … Read more