-The Hindu Rattled by the emerging evidence that police resorted to indiscriminate firing at a mosque, the Congress-led government removed the Bharatpur Collector and the Superintendent of Police and decided to hand over the inquiry into Wednesday's violence in Gopalgarh to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot also announced a judicial inquiry into the incidents in the eastern Rajasthan town by a retired High Court Judge at a high-level...
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Bharatpur: Rajasthan govt announces CBI probe
-IBN The Rajasthan government on Friday night announced a CBI probe into the community clash in Bharatpur's Gopalgarh village which left eight people dead. A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot decided to hand over the case to the CBI. At the same time, a judicial inquiry by a retired high court judge will be conducted into the incident, officials said. Bharatpur district collector Krishna Kunal and SP Inglaj Dan have...
More »Gopalgarh clash: Tension continues, death toll up to 8 by Rashpal Singh
-The Hindustan Times Tension continued on Friday in Bharatpur’s Gopalgarh village over a clash between two communities while the death toll rose to eight. A person injured in the riots on Wednesday died at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur and a body was recovered in Gopalgarh village. The visit of Rajasthan home minister Shanti Dhariwal, chief secretary Salauddin Ahmed and director general of police HC Meena to the area failed to...
More »Rajasthan orders CBI probe into Bharatpur riot by Lokpal Sethi
Succumbing to pressure from leaders of an aggrieved Muslim community, the Rajasthan Government on Saturday decided to hand over investigation of the Gopalgarh firing in Bharatpur to the CBI. At the same time, it also ordered a judicial probe into the incident in which eight persons were killed and 20 injured. The Government also conceded to the demand of removing district collector Krishan Kunal and SP Hinglaz Dan for failing to assess...
More »New Rajasthan initiative for mothers and newborns by Sunny Sebastian
This is your empowerment, Gehlot tells women Fighting the ignominy of being among the worst States in the country when it comes to mother mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR), the Rajasthan Government on Monday launched a major initiative to protect newborns and mothers. Thousands of people including a large number of women turned up in this tehsil town to witness the launch, which Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot...
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