News / Author / Mukesh Mathrani

Mukesh Mathrani

Articles by Mukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan: 3 labourers dead as stone block collapses, buries them in granite mine

Stone cutting and other operations were underway with drilling machines when, due to the vibration of one of the machines, a hundred-ton rock fell, burying the labourers

Jaipur

Published on Feb 21, 2024 04:16 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Minor girl student allegedly raped by school principal in Rajasthan: Police

The incident had taken place on February 13, but the class 10 student did not report it due to threats by the accused principal

The minor girl told her parents that the principal called her to his room and allegedly raped her. (Representative file photo)

Jaipur

Published on Feb 19, 2024 04:35 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan: 8 FIRs lodged against municipal chairman, ex-commissioner for gang-rape

Eight women alleged that the duo along with their associates had gang-raped them and other women after calling them to a house in Sirohi promising employment opportunities

The women alleged that 8-10 people raped 15-20 women after giving them food mixed with intoxicants and made obscene videos of them around two-three months ago. (Representative Image)

Jaipur

Published on Feb 11, 2024 03:30 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan: 3-year-old girl raped after being kidnapped; admitted to hospital

The girl’s parents started searching for her when they did not find her outside the house on Sunday evening, and later they found her lying on the ground in an unconscious condition a few metres away from the house

Police said the accused kidnapped the girl when he saw her playing alone outside her house in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district on Sunday evening. (Representative Image)

Jaipur

Published on Feb 05, 2024 04:38 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Was promised Ashok Chakra: Gallantry award receivers’ widow expresses displeasure

On the Republic Day ceremony, Sanwalaram’s widow Rukmani Devi met state minister K K Vishnoi and shared her plea. The minister assured that he would examine the matter and act accordingly

Border Security Force (BSF) officer Sanwalaram Vishnoi was killed during violent protests in the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Congo in 2022 (HT Photo/Sourced)

Jaipur

Updated on Jan 27, 2024 04:22 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

16-year-old found dead, family accuses teacher of rape and murder in Raj

According to the complaint, the accused teacher illegally entered the house around midnight and raped the girl

A first information report was registered against the 30-year-old teacher, who taught Hindi in the minor’s school, for rape and murder (Getty Images)

India News

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 06:22 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani, Barmer

Operation Sard Hawa: BSF issues high alert along Indo-Pak border

Operation Sard Hawa is part of the BSF’s winter exercise launched to prevent unwanted border incidents, such as cross-border intrusions during low temperatures and dense fog

The BSF has heightened its vigilance along the Indo-Pak border (Representative Photo)

Jaipur

Published on Jan 18, 2024 04:07 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan: Two people killed after their car overturns on Jaisalmer-Pokhran road

The accident took place in the wee hours of Tuesday near the forest department office under the Pokhran police station limits

Jaipur

Published on Jan 16, 2024 04:50 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Couple including a minor girl, die by suicide in Rajasthan’s Bikaner: Police

According to police, some passerby noticed two bodies in the hilly area of Nakoda Road after which they informed authorities

The girl was reported to be a minor and both of them were residents of Bikaner, police said. (Representative file image)

Jaipur

Published on Jan 15, 2024 10:25 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

3 killed after being hit by speeding truck in Rajasthan’s Barmer: Police

The brothers were standing on the side of the road and the third person was on his motorcycle when they were hit by the dumper, said police

Other Cities

Published on Jan 11, 2024 05:31 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan: Congress suspends ex-MLA Mewaram Jain after obscene video goes viral

A woman had filed a gang rape case against Mewaram Jain, a three- time MLA from Barmer assembly seat, in Jodhpur on December 20, 2023

Jaipur

Updated on Jan 07, 2024 01:24 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Head-on collision due to dense fog kills 3 on Gujarat-Rajasthan highway

All four belonged to Gujarat and were heading to Rajasthan on vacation. The driver responsible for the collision fled the scene leaving his car

The site of the accident. (Sourced image)

Jaipur

Published on Dec 25, 2023 03:40 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

BSF jawan dies by suicide near Pakistan border in Jaisalmer

The BSF jawan died by suicide with his service rifle while on duty and the reason behind his action remains unknown

The incident happened along the Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district. (Representative Image)

Jaipur

Updated on Dec 19, 2023 06:49 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan: POSCO court awards death penalty to rape, double murder accused youth

Public prosecutor Khimaram Patel stated that the accused, identified as Arjun Singh, was sentenced after pleading guilty

Jaipur

Updated on Dec 13, 2023 07:08 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Man allegedly kills daughter by slitting throat, setting her ablaze in Rajasthan

A case has been registered against the accused under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and efforts are on to nab the accused

Efforts are underway to nab the absconding accused. (Representative file image)

Jaipur

Published on Nov 29, 2023 01:28 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Amit Shah hits out at Sonia, Gehlot over dynasty politics

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Congress of dynasty politics and said that while party chief Sonia Gandhi wants to make her son the prime minister, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot desires that his son becomes the chief minister.

India News

Updated on Nov 23, 2023 06:32 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani, Barmer

BSF jawan dies by suicide near Pakistan border in Barmer: Police

Police said that family members of the deceased have been informed and the body will be handed over to them after post mortem

The police is yet to ascertain the exact reason behind the incident. (Representative file image)

cities

Updated on Nov 09, 2023 06:07 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Man tied to pole, beaten to death in Rajasthan’s Barmer: Police

Sawai Singh, Barmer Rural police station house officer, said that some unknown miscreants abducted Mishrimal in an SUV when he was out for a walk on Saturday night, adding that the incident is related to an old property dispute

cities

Updated on Oct 29, 2023 05:08 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan elections: Congress minister Hemaram retires from electoral politics

Six-time MLA Choudhary said it is the moral responsibility of every senior leader to inspire young leaders, provide them with political space, and give them a chance to progress

Congress leader and state forest and environment minister Hemaram Choudhary on Thursday wrote a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and appealed to him to give a ticket to a young leader instead of him. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Oct 27, 2023 06:18 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani, Barmer

Veteran Congress leader Hemaram Choudhary retires from electoral politics

Choudhary on Thursday wrote a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and appealed to him to give a ticket to a young leader instead of him

Choudhary also conveyed his intention to contest as a candidate but as a Congress worker. (HT photo)

cities

Published on Oct 26, 2023 04:43 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan farmer accuses BJP of misusing his photo in poll posters, lodges case

The 70-year-old man lodged a case against the party for portraying him in posters as an indebted farmer whose land was auctioned

On Sunday, Madhuram Jaipal met chief minister Ashok Gehlot and sought action. (X)

india news

Published on Oct 11, 2023 11:35 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan siblings die by suffocation after accidentally trapped in steel box

The parents of the kids were on the farm, and no one was at home except the two kids when they were locked in the box

The two kids were spotted in an unconscious condition in the steel box. (Representative Image)

cities

Published on Oct 07, 2023 04:16 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Man arrested for raping 5-year-old daughter in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer: Police

Police said that the complainant alleged that when she returned home, her husband was not there while her daughter was lying on the ground and bleeding

The minor was admitted to a hospital where her condition is stated to be stable. (Representative file image)

cities

Published on Oct 06, 2023 04:50 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan: Principal, one student killed as school bus rams into truck in Barmer

The bus collided with a truck parked on the Bharatmala highway, police said, adding that it was the blind spot for the school bus driver as the truck’s parking lights off

School bus collided with truck parked on the Bharatmala highway in Rajasthan Barmer, police said (HT Photo)

cities

Published on Sep 24, 2023 03:57 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

FIR filed against Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat accuses him of hate speech

Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has been registered with an FIR by the Sirohi district police in Rajasthan for his speech on September 11, in which he spoke about attacks on a Ram Navami procession. The FIR accuses the minister of deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings and promoting enmity between different religious groups. Independent legislator Sanyam Lodha has called for Shekhawat's immediate sacking and legal action against him. BJP MP Devji Patel accused Lodha of pressuring the police to register the FIR.

Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at the BJP’s Parivartan Sankalp Yatra in Bikaner ) (ANI)

cities

Updated on Sep 15, 2023 04:59 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Baba Ramdev asked by HC to appear before probe officer in hate speech case

The Rajasthan high court has also extended the interim stay on Baba Ramdev’s arrest, granted to him on April 13, till October 16.

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev (HT File Photo/ Sunil Ghosh)

india news

Updated on Sep 13, 2023 04:47 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan Congress MLA threatens dharna over drinking water issue in Barmer

A large number of people, including women met with the MLA on Saturday and raised the issue after which he held a telephonic conversation with the district collector and apprised him of the issue

Three-time Congress legislator from Rajasthan’s Barmer Mevaram Jain (HT Photo/sourced)

cities

Published on Sep 09, 2023 06:15 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan man forces wife to put hand in boiling oil, calls it her agni pariksha

Police said seven people including the woman’s husband have been named in the FIR registered on a complaint filed by the woman

The 40-year-old woman filed a complaint with a Rajasthan court to seek action against her husband of 15 years (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

cities

Updated on Sep 09, 2023 06:16 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Dalits asked to sit separately for feast at Rajasthan temple; FIR lodged

The complainant alleged that the upper caste people had also refused to give prasad directly in the hands of Dalits

The complainant also alleged that the accused had hurled casteist slurs at Dalits. (Representative Image)

cities

Updated on Sep 03, 2023 09:15 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Four of a family dies by electrocution in Rajasthan’s Barmer

Four members of a family, including a woman and two children, died from electrocution in Rajasthan's Barmer district. The incident occurred when the woman came into contact with loose electric wires while turning on a floor mill. Her two sons, aged three and one, also died after touching their mother. The woman's father also died after attempting to check on his daughter. The woman's husband was not at home at the time of the incident. Police are investigating the matter.

cities

Updated on Sep 02, 2023 11:36 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Copy

Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Mukesh Mathrani

Stone cutting and other operations were underway with drilling machines when, due to the vibration of one of the machines, a hundred-ton rock fell, burying the labourers

The incident had taken place on February 13, but the class 10 student did not report it due to threats by the accused principal

Eight women alleged that the duo along with their associates had gang-raped them and other women after calling them to a house in Sirohi promising employment opportunities

The girl’s parents started searching for her when they did not find her outside the house on Sunday evening, and later they found her lying on the ground in an unconscious condition a few metres away from the house

On the Republic Day ceremony, Sanwalaram’s widow Rukmani Devi met state minister K K Vishnoi and shared her plea. The minister assured that he would examine the matter and act accordingly

According to the complaint, the accused teacher illegally entered the house around midnight and raped the girl

Operation Sard Hawa is part of the BSF’s winter exercise launched to prevent unwanted border incidents, such as cross-border intrusions during low temperatures and dense fog

The accident took place in the wee hours of Tuesday near the forest department office under the Pokhran police station limits

According to police, some passerby noticed two bodies in the hilly area of Nakoda Road after which they informed authorities

The brothers were standing on the side of the road and the third person was on his motorcycle when they were hit by the dumper, said police

A woman had filed a gang rape case against Mewaram Jain, a three- time MLA from Barmer assembly seat, in Jodhpur on December 20, 2023

All four belonged to Gujarat and were heading to Rajasthan on vacation. The driver responsible for the collision fled the scene leaving his car

The BSF jawan died by suicide with his service rifle while on duty and the reason behind his action remains unknown

Public prosecutor Khimaram Patel stated that the accused, identified as Arjun Singh, was sentenced after pleading guilty

A case has been registered against the accused under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and efforts are on to nab the accused

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Congress of dynasty politics and said that while party chief Sonia Gandhi wants to make her son the prime minister, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot desires that his son becomes the chief minister.

Police said that family members of the deceased have been informed and the body will be handed over to them after post mortem

Sawai Singh, Barmer Rural police station house officer, said that some unknown miscreants abducted Mishrimal in an SUV when he was out for a walk on Saturday night, adding that the incident is related to an old property dispute

Six-time MLA Choudhary said it is the moral responsibility of every senior leader to inspire young leaders, provide them with political space, and give them a chance to progress

Choudhary on Thursday wrote a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and appealed to him to give a ticket to a young leader instead of him

The 70-year-old man lodged a case against the party for portraying him in posters as an indebted farmer whose land was auctioned

The parents of the kids were on the farm, and no one was at home except the two kids when they were locked in the box

Police said that the complainant alleged that when she returned home, her husband was not there while her daughter was lying on the ground and bleeding

The bus collided with a truck parked on the Bharatmala highway, police said, adding that it was the blind spot for the school bus driver as the truck’s parking lights off

The Rajasthan high court has also extended the interim stay on Baba Ramdev’s arrest, granted to him on April 13, till October 16.

A large number of people, including women met with the MLA on Saturday and raised the issue after which he held a telephonic conversation with the district collector and apprised him of the issue

Police said seven people including the woman’s husband have been named in the FIR registered on a complaint filed by the woman

The complainant alleged that the upper caste people had also refused to give prasad directly in the hands of Dalits

Join Hindustan Times

Create free account and unlock exciting features like