Articles by Mukesh Mathrani
IAF fighter jet shoots down unidentified object in Rajasthan
A fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday intercepted and shot down a suspicious “balloon-shaped object” near Barmer in Rajasthan.
Updated on Jan 26, 2016 09:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Rajasthan village tense as Dalit bride wants groom to ride a mare
When she became the first girl from her family to become a graduate, 25-year-old Neetu Meghwal wished that her groom came riding a mare, something that no Dalit in her village had dared to do.
Updated on Jan 15, 2016 03:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Pak caller ‘hacks’ phone line to glean army’s call details
In a suspected case of spying on India’s military activities at the border by the Pakistani intelligence agency, a man introducing himself as an army officer telephoned the Jaisalmer BSNL office to obtain information on the army’s call details.
Published on Jan 14, 2016 04:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Pakistani man telephoned BSNL office, asked for army’s call details
In a suspected case of spying on India’s military activities at the border by the Pakistani intelligence agency, a man introducing himself as an army officer telephoned the Jaisalmer BSNL office to obtain information on the army’s call details.
Published on Jan 14, 2016 01:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Vendor begins ‘Modi for 2019’ drive with cheap dal pakodas
At a time when a raging debate over soaring pulse prices is going on in the country, a street vendor dealing in dal pakoda and pakwan has launched a unique ‘discount campaign’ for his customers. Interestingly, the objective behind the move is to seek his customers’ support and ensure Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s victory in 2019 elections.
Updated on Nov 30, 2015 02:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
NHAI plans to cut 12,000 trees to widen road, activists cry foul
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is planning to fell over 12,000 trees for widening the national highway 15 between Barmer and Jaisalmer to make room for the increasing traffic in the area
Updated on Aug 12, 2015 04:26 PM IST
None | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Rajasthan: Student expelled for refusing to work as domestic help
A Class 10 student in Rajasthan was allegedly expelled for refusing to work as a domestic help in the house of a teacher of the school, an official said on Wednesday.
Updated on Jul 23, 2015 09:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Pakistan takes down cameras from Barmer border
After India's strong objection to the installation of CCTV cameras along the international border in Barmer and Jaisalmer, Pakistan removed all 11 cameras on Tuesday.
Updated on Jul 15, 2015 06:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Raje govt says Pak cleric held rallies in resticted border areas
A Pakistani cleric travelled to a restricted stretch of the international border in Rajasthan, the state government has clarified
Updated on Jul 14, 2015 02:03 AM IST
None | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Ghost trouble in Rajasthan power station, workers approach cops
Power station workers are used to dealing with electric shocks, but evil spirits present a shock they are hardly equipped to deal with. After local tantriks failed to exorcise ghosts that allegedly inhabit a Rajasthan power station and the search for a true master of tantra proved fruitless, the affected employees have approached the police.
Updated on Jun 04, 2015 07:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
20-month-old Barmer overbridge develops cracks, closed for repairs
A railway overbridge (ROB) constructed 20 months ago in Barmer and inaugurated by Congress leaders just prior to the enforcement of the electoral code of conduct in 2013 has been closed due to safety concerns
Updated on May 03, 2015 04:25 PM IST
None | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Hey Prabhu! Engineless railway coach travels 20 km in Barmer
An engineless railway coach travelled 20 kms from Barmer railway station, a day before Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu announced sweeping reforms including steps to increase safety in trains during the railway budget.
Updated on Feb 26, 2015 09:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Govt kicks off process to sell two loss-making power units at Giral
Amid the power crisis in Rajasthan, the state government has started the process to sell two power units of total 250-MW at Giral in Barmer district.
Updated on Feb 25, 2015 04:22 PM IST
None | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Barmer: six-decade-old Congress reign continues
Congress once again continued its reign in its six-decade-old stronghold in Barmer, with candidate Priyanka Meghwal winning zila pramukh elections by seven votes against Bharatiya Janata Party’s Nirmala. The Congress also won 11 of the total 17 pradhan seats in Barmer.
Updated on Feb 08, 2015 12:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Opium addicts get option to skip de-addiction camps
Though the state government aims to de-addict Doda (opium) users in the state, the de-addiction process that it has adopted remains flawed, due to which several persons in the state continue to consume Doda on an everyday basis.
Updated on Jan 31, 2015 12:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
IAF's MiG-27 aircraft crashes in Rajasthan, pilot safe
A MiG-27 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in a densely populated area on the outskirts of Barmer in Rajasthan on Tuesday, but no casualties were reported after the pilot ejected to safety, the army said.
Updated on Jan 27, 2015 09:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Barmer: Govt delays relief to drought-hit cattle rearers
The government is yet to provide relief to drought-affected cattle-rearers in Chauhtan tehsil here as the local administration’s drought assessment report prepared in December 2014 seems to have gone ‘missing’.
Updated on Jan 27, 2015 11:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Save me from my wife, retd man pleads to authorities
A man lodged a harassment complaint against his wife, alleging that she had been violating Rajasthan service rules since 1995. Jabbar Singh Rathore, 63, had alleged that his wife Puspadevi Rathore, 53, who is at present posted at a government primary school in Barmer, has been shuttling between Jodhpur and Barmer
Updated on Jan 27, 2015 11:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Open defecation ends leadership aspirations for many in Barmer
Motaram and some other candidates contesting Panchayat general elections this time have probably never thought that their normal routine of defecating in the open would end their dreams of becoming a leader
Updated on Jan 12, 2015 04:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Barmer: 6years on, neo-natal care units awaits staff
According to a medical department official, the FRU needs at least one gynecologist, anesthetic, pediatrician and some paramedical staff to begin the work. Dr. SK Singh Bisht, chief medical and health officer (CMHO) of Barmer, said the government had sanctioned the FRUs, but has not provided staff due to which they could not operate.
Updated on Jan 08, 2015 01:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Panchayat boycotts dowry victim’s family again
Despite police action, a caste panchayat in Barmer has, for the second time, issued a diktat to boycott a family who had approached court against harassment and dowry demand. The first diktat to boycott the family and a penalty of Rs. 2 lakh had come in April last year,
Updated on Jan 05, 2015 01:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Barmer: Born on Indian soil, kid of Pak couple can’t go home
Seven-month-old Bharti knows nothing about the ways of the world. But her Pakistani parents Sita Devi and Dhudaram Koli are now a harassed lot due to her birth on Indian soil. Pakistani authorities denied entry to Bharti because her ‘stamp’ was not there on her mother’s passport.
Updated on Jan 05, 2015 01:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Blanket polio immunisation for Pakistan travellers
Pakistani and Indian nationals travelling to each other’s countries will have to receive polio vaccination even if they have been immunised for the disease before, a new government directive has said
Updated on Jan 02, 2015 04:14 PM IST
None | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Caste court wants rape victim's nose cut off
A caste panchayat in a Barmer village in Rajasthan ordered that the nose of an alleged Dalit rape victim be chopped off, reportedly at the behest of the suspect.
Updated on Dec 24, 2014 03:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
2.8 kg gold seized from 12 passengers of Thar Express
In what is being claimed as the biggest haul since beginning of the Thar Express, the customs officials on Sunday seized 2.8 kg gold worth `80 lakh from 12 passengers of the train.
Updated on Oct 27, 2014 03:51 PM IST
None | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Schools merger renders hundreds of cooks jobless
The Rajasthan government’s decision to merge elementary schools with middle and senior secondary school across the state has rendered some 700 cooks in Barmer district jobless, mostly widows and single women, who were earlier appointed to cook mid-day meals for students, officials said on Friday
Updated on Sep 13, 2014 04:28 PM IST
None | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Camel cart brings Modi speech to Barmer school
An open air school in Barmer hired a satellite television set and mounted it on a camel cart to beam Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Teachers’ Day speech on Friday, a frugal innovation that brought much joy to dozens of students in a far-flung desert village
Updated on Sep 06, 2014 04:16 PM IST
None | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Camel cart ferries TV to Barmer open air school
An open air school in Barmer hired a satellite television set and mounted it on a camel cart to beam Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Teachers’ Day speech on Friday, a frugal innovation that brought much joy to dozens of students in a far-flung desert village.
Updated on Sep 05, 2014 11:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
Setback for farmers as Rajasthan govt scraps interest-free loans
The govt has reportedly made it clear that farmers will be charged 4 per cent interest on farm loans, waived by Gehlot in 2012.
Updated on Aug 12, 2014 03:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Jaipur
Lucky dog! Now, an exclusive eatery for strays in Rajasthan
Moved by the plight of stray dogs and inspired by religious beliefs, a group of people in Barmer, Rajasthan has started a unique eatery to feed canines without owners. The food is served in a separate plate for dogs. Some sweets are also served daily with food.
Updated on Jul 31, 2014 01:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Mathrani, Barmer
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