Mukesh Mathrani

In an Independent’s win, both BJP and Cong claim their victory

Ravi Singh won the bypoll to a municipal council seat in Barmer as an Independent candidate. Both BJP and Congress are now staking claim on Singh saying they didn’t felid candidates against him as he promised them support.

Cong cries foul as Rajasthan govt tells schools to buy RSS ideologue’s writings

The state government has asked all secondary and senior secondary schools to buy a collection of essays and speeches by Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder Deendayal Upadhyaya, drawing allegations of “saffronisation” from the opposition Congress

Solar energy ends wait for power in Barmer villages

Under a government scheme, each household has been provided with 5 LED bulbs, one ceiling fan and a charging socket

Eyeing Dalit votes, BJP minister likens Ambedkar with Upadhyay

To make a dent in Congress traditional Dalit vote bank, BJP leaders on Sunday tried to drag BR Ambedkar into BJP’s ideological umbrella.

Jan Dhan deposit limit blocks welfare scheme benefit transfer

Launched with the aim to bring the poor, financially excluded people into the banking system by providing them bank accounts and debit cards, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project “Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)” has become an obstacle for those it intends to help.

Olympian Kheta Ram spurs Barmer to build Rajasthan’s first rural stadium

Marathon runner Kheta Ram’s journey from dirt roads to Rio Olympics has not only highlighted the availability of talented sportspersons in Barmer, but also inspired the district authorities to promote them with possible facilities

Crude oil producers pin tax-relief hopes on budget

Crude oil producers, grappling with the effects of a slump in the global market, expect incentives, especially rationalised tax policies, from the Union budget to be presented on February 1

Now, MLAs, bureaucrats adopt feeders to curb power theft

State can save ₹3,300 crore per year by bringing down transmission, distribution losses

After oil and gas, Barmer all set to become salt hub

After achieving success in oil, gas and power sectors, Rajasthan’s Barmer district now aims to become a salt hub

India will retaliate, won’t count bullets if attacked: Rajnath Singh

India never attacks anyone but will retaliate and “not count the bullets” if attacked, home minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday after assessing security on border with Pakistan in the wake of surgical strikes.

IAF’s MiG 21 aircraft crashes in Rajasthan, pilots eject safely

An Indian Air Force aircraft crashed near Barmer in Rajasthan on Saturday, according to PTI.

16,000 students drop out of Jaisalmer schools

The figure of mass drop out came to light after the recent phase of ‘pravesho utsav’ programme launched by the Rajasthan government to increase enrollment in primary schools in the district.

From empty stomachs to cracking NEET: These Rajasthan boys fought hard to win

An initiative started by a few doctors in Barmer, 50 Villagers provides support to students who cannot afford to pay their school fees and do not have access to the most basic of resources. Some of these students are orphans while some worked as daily wage labourers.

50 cows die in Barmer shelter in 15 days

Days after 500 cows were found dead at Hingonia, unhygienic conditions and poor quality fodder kill 50 cows in Barmer.

Girls refuse to go to boys’ school, decide to drop out

As many as 174 students of an upper primary girls’ school in Barmer on Monday decided to drop out refusing to accept the state government’s decision to integrate them in a senior secondary co-educational school.

20 of her kin assault woman in public, molest her daughter

It’s ghost versus god in Barmer

After having failed to appease rain god Indra to bless them with a timely monsoon, traders in Rajasthan’s Barmer district bordering Pakistan, have turned to spirits to save them from the possibility of a drought

Schools integrate to increase enrolment, students sit under open sky

The state government has integrated thousands of primary and upper primary schools to increase enrolment number and counter shortage of teachers, but the move brought thousands of students under open sky due to lack of adequate numbers of classrooms

Tension in Balotra after ex-Congress MLA’s arrest

MLA Madan Prajapat was arrested from the spot where thousands of people, including Congress workers, were protesting against the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation’s anti-encroachment drive in Balotra

Dalits demand CBI probe in Delta Meghwal rape case

Delta Meghwal, a 17-year-old Dalit girl, was allegedly raped by a teacher at an institute in Bikaner’s Nokha town and her body in a water tank on March 29 this year

Man who slept with 55 brides: Barmer’s ‘Jamai Raja’ dies a lonely death

A man who slept with 55 brides before decamping with their jewellery died alone in Nimbalkot village of Sindhari, close to the international border in western Rajasthan’s Barmer district. He never married and lived alone.

BJP MP questions India’s wartime defense capacity against Pak, China

The Barmer MP justified that PM Modi’s foreign tours are crucial for diplomacy with developed countries and aims at seeking military assistance besides promoting India’s defence technology.

Five more die, Barmer hooch toll reaches 16

The hooch toll in Barmer district rose to 16 with five more deaths, including that of a BSF personnel. Forty-eight people are undergoing treatment at various hospitals in Barmer and Jodhpur.

Barmer hooch toll rises to 11, BSF men among dead

The hooch toll in Rajasthan rose to 11 with nine more deaths reported on Tuesday, according to Barmer police and district officials.

Opium ban: Man commits suicide, addicts block highway in Rajasthan

Hundreds of addicts blocked a highway in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Thursday while another allegedly attempted suicide to protest authorities banning from April 1 the trade of opium poppy husk, a drug that feeds a sprawling trafficking racket and thousands of users in the state as well as neighbouring Punjab.

Rajasthan: 411 villages suffer 50% crop damage

Untimely rain and hailstorm resulted in over 50% crop loss in 411 villages of Rajasthan’s 14 districts, shows a crop assessment report.

11 kids die of ‘malnourishment’ in two months in Barmer district

Eleven children have died in the past two months in Rajasthan’s Barmer district while being treated for malnutrition under a pilot project at government health centres.

Khap victim family faces social boycott, no action in police case

Family of a 15-year-old girl who was forcibly married to an older man in Barmer is being ostracised for allowing her to return home by going against the Khap panchayat’s order.

BJP legislator who called Rahul Gandhi traitor is a history-sheeter

BJP legislator Kailash Choudhary, who called Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi a traitor for supporting students embroiled in the JNU row, is a history-sheeter in Barmer

Three arrested in border districts, woman detained for spying

Following inputs from Intelligence Bureau, Special Operation Group (SOG) and police in a joint operation arrested three post office employees for spying for Pakistan on Monday.