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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Rajasthan
		Vasundhara Raje of Dholpur, Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje, born on March 8, 1953 in Mumbai, is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, India.
		The charm that Rajasthan carries, lingers beyond the Pink city of Jaipur, Lake city of Udaipur, the magnificent forts like that of Jaisalmer, the cattle fair of Pushkar or the intricately carved Havelis that dot the state all over.
		The political disintegration of Rajasthan was caused by the dismemberment of the Mughal Empire.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rajasthan (1537 words)

	Governor, Governor Of Rajasthan
		Srimati Pratibha Devisingh Patil succeeded Shri T.V. Rajeshwar as the twenty ninth Governor of Rajasthan.
		Srimati Patil was nominated to the venerable position of the Governor of Rajasthan on 8th November 2004.
		Under the aegis of Srimati Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Rajasthan is all geared to push on the accelerator.
	www.mapsofindia.com /maps/rajasthan/quick-facts/governor.html (624 words)

	Apna Rajasthan - Craft Culture Tourism - Handicraft Trade - Business Directory - India
		Rajasthan is among the richest states in the country as far as the field of arts and crafts is concerned.
		Rajasthan, especially Jaipur, is one of the finest centers in the entire region for beautiful prints on cotton fabrics and India's largest center of semi-precious / precious gems and stones.
		Rajasthan is well known for its rich traditional jewelry- and abandon with which it is worn.
	www.apnarajasthan.com (1007 words)

	Central Chronicle--Open Forum
		A Governor, even if he is related with any political party, after taking the oath of the Governor, he should make an equal eye to all political parties but at the present consideration a Governor is a sheer rubber stamp.
		The state governor has two responsibilities- on the one hand he is the president of state govt and on the other he is the representative of Central govt.
		On the whole even if Governors are political nominees, once they are on that hot seat, they should not have any direct or indirect affiliation to the party which showered favour on them but they owe full allegiance to their oath of office.
	www.centralchronicle.com /20060208/forum.htm (3072 words)

	Gujarat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gujarat borders Pakistan, and the states of Rajasthan to the north-east, Madhya Pradesh to the east, Maharashtra and the Union territories of Diu, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the south.
		The state of Rajasthan is to the northeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and Maharashtra and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the south and southeast of Gujarat.
		A governor is appointed by the President of India, and is empowered to summon, prorogue, and dissolve the Legislative Assembly, and to address the House after every general election and the commencement of each year's first session of the Legislative Assembly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gujarat (3363 words)

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		Governor Pratibha Patil returned the bill that the state legislature passed in April despite protests from opposition parties and Christian groups, who said it would curtail people's religious freedom.
		The governor is the president's representative in a state, and the office is apolitical.
		Rajasthan is trying to become the sixth state to have a law restricting religious conversions.
	www.catholic.org /printer_friendly.php?id=19940§ion=Cathcom (557 words)

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		Rajasthan is possibly one of the most colourful, vibrant and interesting states in the country.
		Brilliant colour combined with fine craftsmanship is the hallmark of Rajasthan and the rulers of these erstwhile kingdoms patronised the most skilful of artisans to embellish their homes and forts and palaces.
		Tourists are now taken into the heart of Rajasthan in a wonderful train called the Palace-on-Wheels - a unique way to see the splendid architecture, the colourful bazars, gaily bedecked camels of the desert, and the vibrant people of this fascinating sate.
	www.tourismofindia.com /exi/luxurioustravel.htm (969 words)

	States
		Surely, an ideal for any venture or industry, more so for charitable trusts which are notorious for living on grants and donations on account of their in built-in lethargy, inefficiency and sheer lack of commitment.
		Kerala, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are some of the States which can boast of Ayurveda institutions, even universities of national fame, Rajasthan being at the top with the National Institute of Ayurveda.
		Apart from ministers and chief ministers of Rajasthan and its neighbouring States, Union ministers and governors have been visiting the complex quite often to observe the silent revolution that goes on for the welfare of humanity.
	www.dayafterindia.com /feb1/raj.html (1014 words)

	The Hindu : National : Khurana to resign as Rajasthan Governor
		The Rajasthan Governor, Madan Lal Khurana, is all set for a new innings in politics.
		Khurana left for Jaipur this evening and is expected to cite the "closure of industries" in Delhi as a major reason for his having been "forced" to resign.
		At the time of his appointment as the Rajasthan Governor, he firmly stated that his break from active politics was only temporary.
	www.hindu.com /2004/10/24/stories/2004102406470800.htm (490 words)

	All you want to know about governors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Of the four sacked governors, Bhai Parmanand (Haryana) is reported to have made an open appeal to an audience in Rewari to vote for Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the run-up to the election.
		The BJP is now bending backwards to say that it respected the dignity of the high office by allowing governors appointed by the previous government to continue in office till their term lapsed.
		In sacking the governors on the eve of the commencement of the Budget session of Parliament, the UPA government has handed the Opposition a potent issue on a platter.
	us.rediff.com /news/2004/jul/05spec2.htm (1815 words)

	All you want to know about governors
		Of the four sacked governors, Bhai Parmanand (Haryana) is reported to have made an open appeal to an audience in Rewari to vote for Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the run-up to the election.
		In sacking the governors on the eve of the commencement of the Budget session of Parliament, the UPA government has handed the Opposition a potent issue on a platter.
		The Centre tried to 'pressure' such governors to put in their papers, contending that it was better that they made way silently, without kicking and screaming.
	in.rediff.com /news/2004/jul/05spec2.htm (1815 words)

	Aravali Institute of Management, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) India.
		Amongst all the states in India and in fact anywhere in the world, Rajasthan can claim to have the origins and development of true spirit of enterprise, which is in essence the manifestation of management aptitude, attitude, knowledge and skills.
		This is a collaborative effort of the various organizations, Indian industry, people of Rajasthan, friends and well-wishers from all over India and abroad.
		A number of distinguished persons of eminence and expertise are associated with AIM by being on its Board of Governors and the Advisory Council.
	www.udaipurplus.com /whts_new/aravali.htm (391 words)

	PD News - Governor M. Rama Jois Resigns
		Bihar Governor M. Rama Jois, on Thursday, tendered his resignation in a faxed letter to the President asking him to relieve him from his duties effective November 1 thus marking an end to the 16-month term that seldom saw eye to eye with the Lalu-Rabri-led Rashtriya Janata Dal government in the state.
		Jois is the second NDA-appointed Governor to quit in less than a week after the Rajasthan Governor Madan Lal Khurana resigned from his post just a few days ago.
		Earlier this year during his Republic Day speech at Patna's Gandhi Maidan, the Governor slammed the Rabri government for failing to check crime in the state saying a sense of terror and fear had enveloped the state and people from other states were afraid to send their children to Bihar for educational or excursion purposes.
	www.patnadaily.com /news2004/102804/governor_jois_resigns.html (317 words)

	RAJASTHAN GOVERNOR URGED NOT TO GIVE ASSENT TO ANTI CONVERSION BILL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Rajasthan state Freedom of Religion Bill 2006, was rushed through the State Assembly this month in unholy haste by the state Government of Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje Scindia, despite total and strong opposition by the non-BJP parties.
		The entire civil society of Rajasthan met in Jaipur on 1 April and expressed their concern at the Bill and its contents, its intention and nefarious motives, which were nothing less than to divide the people on religious lines and injure the secular polity of the state and the nation.
		In his legal opinion, the senior advocate has said the Rajasthan bill is constitutionally invalid and flawed because it seeks to impose restrict the right to freedom of religion and speech on the grounds of law and order, which is constitutionally impermissible.
	www.assistnews.net /Stories/s06040069.htm (770 words)

	rajasthan education news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A meeting of the High Officials of the Education Department of the Rajasthan Government was held under the chairmanship of the Education minister Shri Ghanshyam Tiwari.
		Rajasthan government on Tuesday notified that B Ed degree from any of the colleges affiliated to Jammu and Kashmir University would not be recognised in the state.
		The Rajasthan Education Minister Ghanshaym Tiwari, has announced that a separate budgetary provision would be made in the next financial year for the promotion of Sanskrit and called for modernization and popularizing the ancient language.
	rajasthaneducation.net /local/frmnews.htm (3984 words)

	Historical Information on Chittorgarh,Origin of Chittorgarh In India,Chittorgarh India History
		Chittor is one of the oldest cities in Rajasthan, and its history goes back to early 8th century.
		But in his Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, James Tod mentions two – the first in which the Imperial army was driven back, and the other when Chittor fell into Mughal hands.
		Akbar understood that the key to Rajasthan lay within it, and to further his empire he had proceeded on a mission of diplomacy and warfare.
	www.indiasite.com /rajasthan/chittorgarh/history.html (4792 words)

	Punjab Kesari NewsDetails
		Researchers looked at boards of governors in five UK local authorities: Upborough and Midshire in England, Smithstown in Northern Ireland, Rampton in Wales and Inverburn in Scotland.
		Schools need to connect with their communities." Some 67% of the governors questioned were concerned about problems recruiting more volunteers, while 45% had fears about keeping existing ones.
		The creation of volunteer governors, the study said, had "been a considerable though not complete success".
	www.punjabkesari.com /frmNewsDetails.aspx?uid=8911 (345 words)

	Rajasthan Tour - Bikaner Trip, Bikaner Hotel, Bikaner Desert Safari
		Dedicated to the cause of Rajasthan, he later represented the Bikaner Parliamentary Constituency in the Lok Sabha for five consecutive terms lasting over a quarter of a century and incessantly pleaded for the inclusion of the Rajasthani language in the 14th Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
		Situated in the heart of western Rajasthan at a height of 238 mts.
		The cuisine of Bikaner, just like the rest of Rajasthan's cuisine is generally characterized by the availability of ingredients in the region.
	www.jaipurudaipur.com /bikaner.htm (4149 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : The politics of governor's office
		In 1995, again the Governor and the Chief Minister were pitched against each other when Dr Chenna Reddy gave his sanction to the Janata Party president, Dr Subramaniam Swamy, to file a case against Ms Jayalalitha in the Tansi land deal of 1992.
		The next point when Ms Jayalalithaa's relationship with the Governor came into focus was when Ms Fatima Beevi, a former Supreme Court judge, took the decision in 2001 to administer the oath of office to Ms Jayalalithaa despite her conviction in one of the cases filed against her by the previous DMK regime.
		Any Governor holds office under Article 156 (1) at the "pleasure of the President" It is not as though the BJP has not played games with Raj Bhavan incumbents during its years in power.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2004/11/03/stories/2004110300010800.htm (1435 words)

	HDR - About HDRO - NHDR Unit
		Bulgaria’s 2000 Report, which provided an analysis of the socio-economic situation in each of the country’s 262 municipalities, is being used in determining the target locations for a large government programme for small-business job creation.
		It has also sparked heated debates, in the media and among mayors, governors and ministers, about issues such as decentralization, municipal budgets, educational attainment, and subsidies.
		The Polish Report for 2000, which was recently launched by the President of the Republic, identified a growing gap between urban and rural areas through a thorough analysis of regional disparities in economic investment and performance, and called for a full integration of the rural areas into the transformation process.
	hdr.undp.org /aboutus/nhdr/default.cfm (622 words)

	Rajgopalan's Despatches
		Rajasthan Governor Madanlal Khurana, the last to be kicked out of active politics to Raj Bhawan, will be the first to resign and return to Delhi to take charge of revamping the Bhartiya Janata Party in the capital.
		Khurana was quite reluctant in accepting the Governor's post but the BJP decided to move him out of Delhi politics in view of the party failing miserably under his leadership to capture the Delhi Assembly from Congress.
		The Governors are political appointees of the Government in the Centre and hence it becomes imperative for them to bow out of office instead of the new government asking them to resign, the BJP sources said.
	www.liberalsindia.com /update/Rajgopalan-25.php (499 words)

	News India-Times.com, Online Edition
		New Delhi - The governors of four states –– Goa, Gujarat, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh –– were dismissed on July 2 in the first major showdown between the Congress Party-led coalition government and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
		The four governors dismissed, as also Madan Lal Khurana, former BJP leader who is governor of Rajasthan, had been under immense pressure to resign ever since the BJP-led coalition lost the general election and the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) came to power at the Center.
		“Governors are supposed to act as a bridge between the Center and the states.
	www.newsindia-times.com /nit/2004/07/09/india17-top.html (311 words)

	Shekhawati Region in India,Shekhawati Tours to Rajasthan India,Shekhawati Rajasthan India Tour
		But then the whole of Rajasthan, which is partly sandy and partly rugged and blessed only in a few places with a lake or a patch of green, is an exercise in colour.
		It was around this time that the nawabs (governors in the Mughal Empire) of Fatehpur and Jhunjhunu had been evicted and the two Shekhawat chieftains Sardul Singh and his cousin Sheo Singh spread themselves over the place.
		Camel-borne trade was an important feature of Rajasthan's economy, and fortunately, Shekhawati was on the caravan route from the Gujarat ports and from central India to Delhi.
	www.indiasite.com /rajasthan/shekhawati.html (3876 words)

	Daily Excelsior... Editorial
		Mr Buta Singh as the Governor of Bihar has turned out to be a major embarrassment for the Congress in particular.
		The debate about the governors as a link between the Centre and states is at least two decades' old particularly after 1980 when Indira Gandhi had begun employing the institution to fight her political battles.
		Right from the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution to the Sarkaria Commission that had done a commendable job in going into the entire gamut of Centre-State relations a hope was expressed that governors would act in an impartial manner bound only by the Constitutional limits of their position.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /web1/05aug26/edit.htm (3880 words)

	Governors' removal: BJP may move court - Sify.com
		In 1981, the Rajasthan High Court had refused to entertain a case when the then Governor Raghukul Tilak was removed by the Centre.
		The reasons for Rajasthan Governor Madan Lal Khurana and Bihar Governor Rama Jois escaping from the list, is also being widely speculated.
		In Gujarat, an unfavourable report from the Governor could be potentially embarrassing for the BJP and could also pave the way for some kind of Centre's intervention in the state, a senior party leader said.
	sify.com /news/politics/fullstory.php?id=13512641 (587 words)

	Tour India - Forts in India
		It was besieged by Aurangazeb in 1656 and remained under a series of Mughal governors until 1724 when it was swallowed up by the Nizams.The tombs on the plains outside the town are magnificient.
		Kumbhalgarh fort is 84 km and is one of Rajasthan's principal fortifications, it was built by Maharana Kumbha in the 15th century.
		KHIMSAR (Rajasthan) Perched on the edge of the Great Thar Desert in the heart of rural India lies this unique fort offering a wide range of experiences.
	www.info2india.com /forts.htm (3684 words)

	The Mewar Encyclopaedia: S
		They did not forbid it by a positive law because it was part of their policy to leave the "idolatrous population", so much more numerous than their own, in free exercise of its religion.
		No woman could sacrifice herself without permission from the governor of the province in which she resided, and he never granted that permission until she showed that she was not to be turned aside from her purpose.
		Often the governor reasoned with the widow and made enticing promises.
	www.mewarindia.com /ency/sat.html (669 words)

	CUTS Centre for Consumer Action Research and Training (CART)
		The project is aimed at strengthening the grassroot consumer movement in Rajasthan by establishing social action groups at the block level through a scientifically structured work programme.
		A report on macro analysis of Rajasthan state budgets for the period 1992-93 to 1997-98 is available.
		This newspaper was launched in 1983 with the aim of increasing awareness of rural folk and weaker sections of the society in Rajasthan.
	www.cuts-international.org /CART.htm (3239 words)

	Bios
		Chan was elected Governor of WOBO in May 2003 in Dallas, USA.
		In 2002, the World Organization of Building Officials (WOBO) Board of Governors appointed Tim along with NFPA President (now retired) George Miller to serve as Governors on WOBO and while attending the WOBO World Congress in May of 2003, he was elected to serve another three-year term as a WOBO Governor.
		Tim was appointed by the Governor of the State of Tennessee to serve as the state building officials spokesman on various committees including inspector certification and for the construction of the Tennessee's new fire/codes academy.
	www.nfpa.org /wobo/Board_of_Governors/Bios/bios.html (1908 words)

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