Sachin Saini is Special Correspondent for Rajasthan. He covers politics, tourism, forest, home, panchayati raj and rural development, and development journalism.
Articles by Sachin Saini
A bitter-sweet challenge for Gehlot
The Rajasthan chief minister has had three consecutive wins from his constituency, but every time the victory margin has decreased. Sachin Saini reports.
Updated on Nov 30, 2013 01:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jodhpur
It’s never too late, Congress fields 78-year-old candidate in Rajasthan
Probably the oldest debutant in this year’s legislative arena, Amri Devi not only heads out on a campaign trail in an SUV, flanked by her son and grandson, but knows how to hold fort.
Updated on Nov 28, 2013 10:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jodhpur
Fearing ticket trouble, Congress goes slow on lists
The Congress is not rushing into distributing tickets to candidates for the forthcoming assembly polls, believing a mistake committed in haste can backfire badly.
Updated on Nov 07, 2013 10:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Inside the war room: How BJP, Congress plan to win Rajasthan
The Congress headquarters in Jaipur has been given a fresh coat of paint, and the opposition BJP is taking precautionary measures to contain internal differences. A snap-shot of war-rooms in Rajasthan which drive that effort.
Updated on Oct 25, 2013 10:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rashpal Singh and Sachin Saini
Meet the CMs' wives: they may not be playing role in public, but all rule at home
Chief ministers' wives are the first ladies of the state. They guard their husbands' image and nurture their constituency. Some venture out and seek a public role. But what is common is that they all rule at home. HT reports.
Updated on Oct 17, 2013 06:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ranjan/ Sachin Saini/ Ejaz Kaiser/ Rahul Karmakar
Like it or not, Raje and Gehlot face big battle on social media
Ahead of the real electoral battle on Dec 4, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot is facing another stiff challenge from his arch-rival Vasundhara Raje on the social media.
Updated on Oct 06, 2013 06:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
To win over voters, Gehlot leaves no stone unturned
No one in Rajasthan has the heart to tell Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot that foundation stones, by definition, come at the beginning and not the end.
Updated on Oct 03, 2013 03:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini and Suresh Vyas, Jaipur
Nobody will sleep hungry, guarantees Rahul
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday showcased the food security bill and the Centre’s other flagship programmes to tribals and farmers in poll-bound Rajasthan, while accusing the opposition of seeing the poor as a burden.
Updated on Sep 12, 2013 02:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin SainSachin Saini Sachin Saini, Salumber
Driven by hunger, mother of 3 becomes first woman porter
Life was perfect for 33-year-old Manju Devi even a year ago — a husband, school-going children and a house of her own. But destiny had something else in store. Today, she is the first woman porter in Rajasthan. Sachin Saini reports.
Updated on Mar 18, 2013 12:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
At Jaipur, a glimpse of Rahul, the loving son
The usually reticent Rahul Gandhi showed a rare expressive side to him at the All India Congress Committee session here Sunday, sharing family stories and connecting with the audience.
Updated on Jan 21, 2013 12:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
In a new start, organisational reforms on way
A day after its president backed reforms for the country, the Congress seemed to be headed in the same direction.
Updated on Jan 20, 2013 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Lalit Modi on RCA and the politics behind it
Politics, ego and chaos are back at Rajasthan Cricket Association says former IPL Chairman and president Nagaur Cricket Association, Lalit Modi in an exclusive interview to Sachin Saini, HT from London.
Updated on Feb 27, 2012 03:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
With their leader gone, village feels lost
The grief-stricken native village of Shekhawat, Kachariawas, came to a standstill as their loved ‘Babo Sa’ (as Shekhawat was popularly known) was no more.
Updated on May 16, 2010 12:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Kachariawas
Fire, fate and future: Uncertainty looms after IOC fire
For many, life will never be the same again after the inferno that IOC's Jaipur oil depot in Sitapura industrial area. Thousands of workers, factory owners wonder when they can start work again, report Urvashi Dev Rawal, Sachin Saini and Yuvraj Shrimal.
Updated on Nov 03, 2009 12:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Urvashi Dev Rawal/Sachin Saini/Yuvraj Shrimal, Jaipur
High-level committee to probe IOC fire
Union petroleum minister Murli Deora announced on Friday that a five-member committee will investigate the cause of the massive fire at the Indian oil Corporation (IOC) depot in Sitapura Industrial area, about 20 km from the city, reports Sachin Saini.
Updated on Oct 30, 2009 02:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Govt joins royal property dispute
The dispute over the property of former Jaipur royal Gayatri Devi, who passed away last month, got murkier on Thursday as the JDA claimed that it owned her residence, Lilypool.
Updated on Aug 06, 2009 11:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Urvashi Rawal & Sachin saini, Jaipur
Atrocities on Dalits don’t stop
India has been independent for 60 years, the dhoti has given way to the trouser, and the royal city of Jaipur has turned into a metropolis, but atrocities against Hinduism's lowest castes just don't stop. They were beaten up, denied entry to 65 Rajasthan booths. Sachin Saini reports.
Updated on May 09, 2009 01:32 AM IST
None | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Rajasthan HC lifts stay on Veer shoot
The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday lifted the stay imposed on the shooting of the Salman Khan-starrer Veer at the historic Amber fort. Sachin Saini reports.
Updated on Feb 20, 2009 12:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Another police complaint against Lalit Modi
On Sunday, the Nagrik Morcha (Rajasthan) district president Sandeep Batra lodged a police complaint against Modi for allegedly handing over a fake cheque of Rs six crore for victims of the Jaipur serial blasts, report Sachin Saini & P Srinivasan.
Updated on Feb 16, 2009 03:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini & P Srinivasan, Jaipur
Salman’s Rajasthan nightmare continues
The Rajasthan High Court stayed the shooting of a Salman Khan-starrer movie Veer after a wall at the entrance to the palace in the historic Amber Fort in Jaipur collapsed as hundreds of fans crowded against it. Sachin Saini reports.
Updated on Feb 14, 2009 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Sonia in poll mode, holds rally in Jaipur
The Congress would, as always, uphold the cause of the weaker sections and farmers, said Congress president Sonia Gandhi while thanking the people of Rajasthan on Tuesday for voting the party to power in the state.
Updated on Feb 04, 2009 12:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Veer Sain, Sachin Saini & Anupama Airy, Jaipur
Dacoit surrenders before Pilot
Dressed in a jeans and t-shirt, Jagan Gujjar, the most-wanted dacoit surrendered before Congress MP from Dausa Sachin Pilot at the Basant Panchami fair, reports Sachin Saini.
Published on Jan 31, 2009 10:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Prez nod sought to prosecute ministers
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Dinesh Chand Gupta sought the permission of Prez Pratibha Patil to prosecute the Union defence and home ministers, secretaries in the home, defence, shipping and transport ministries for their alleged failure in preventing the Mumbai attacks, report K S Tomar and Sachin Saini.
Updated on Jan 11, 2009 12:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | K S Tomar and Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Gehlot sworn in as Rajasthan CM
Ashok Gehlot, who spearheaded the Congress campaign and brought it back to power in assembly elections in Rajasthan, was sworn in as Chief Minister for a second term in office, report KS Tomar and Sachin Saini.
Updated on Dec 14, 2008 12:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | KS Tomar and Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Manjhi’s family to approach govt for travel documents
The family of 13-day-old has decided to approach the government for travel documents to take her to Japan, to be with her legal and biological father, reports KS Tomar and Sachin Saini.
Updated on Aug 08, 2008 07:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KS Tomar and Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Where the East and the West meet, in classrooms
Thousands of youngsters are tapping a plethora of academic and career enhancement avenues available in Delhi thanks to its fast-growing status as a vibrant educational destination. Sachin Saini finds out...
Updated on Jan 02, 2008 11:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini
Land of opportunity
Being one of the largest commercial centres in South Asia, Delhi attracts professionals eyeing the booming Indian market from across the country, writes Sachin Saini.
Updated on Dec 28, 2007 10:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sachin Saini, New Delhi
It’s magic, as Harry lives on forever
Upon receiving their prized copies of the final volume of the series, most of the readers quickly turned to Page 604 to reassure themselves that all was indeed well with Potter.
Updated on Jul 24, 2007 12:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Susmita Mukherjee, Manu Shankar and Sachin Saini, New Delhi
Overcoming odds to reach the top
If disability were a challenge, students of this category have faced it heads-on yet again, report Jaya Shroff and Sachin Saini.
Updated on May 30, 2007 02:34 AM IST
None | Jaya Shroff/Sachin Saini, New Delhi