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In Rajasthan, a controversy over the medium of instruction in schools

In 2019, the government started a chain of English medium schools. But many students cannot cope with the language shift, and the government has not been able to create a cadre of teachers capable of teaching in English

Mumbai, India – April 10, 2018: School children attending Digital class, virtual Class at Sewri Wadala Municipal school, at Wadala, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT) (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jul 27, 2022 11:11 PM IST

BySachin Saini

Barmer: Khap panchayat asks girl to marry or pay ₹15 lakh as fine

In the memorandum to the SP, the girl’s father Kanaram Rebari alleged that the members of the khap panchayat are forcing him to marry his daughter with a drunkard

The girl approached the district Superintendent of Police (SP) complaining against khap panchayat’s diktat. (File image)

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Published on Jul 05, 2022 05:15 PM IST

BySachin Saini & Mukesh Mathrani

Eight killed, 1 injured in road accident in Rajathan’s Barmer

The accident took place at about midnight on Monday near Aalpura village in Gudamalani block of Barmer.

Eight people were killed and one injured in a road accident near GudaMalani area in Rajasthan’s Barmer late on Monday night. (HT PHOTO.)

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Updated on Jun 07, 2022 01:12 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Love blurs borders: Youth yearns to get out of Pak jail

On May 27, he wrote a letter to his family from a Karachi prison, begging for their forgiveness, and asking to be brought home.

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Updated on Jun 03, 2022 12:30 PM IST

BySachin Saini, Mukesh Mathrani, Jaipur/barmer

14-year-old raped at govt hospital’s delivery room in Rajasthan’s Barmer

The accused, identified as Nasir Khan, who was already familiar with the girl called her to the hospital’s delivery room where he first beat and threatened her. Later, he sexually assaulted her at knifepoint.

A 14-year-old girl was raped at a government hospital’s delivery room in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on May 16, according to the local police. (Image used for representation). (HT FILE PHOTO.)

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Updated on May 20, 2022 04:27 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Denied visa, harassed Hindu family from Pakistan reaches Barmer via Nepal

Seemant Lok Sangathan president Hindu Singh Sodha said the family did not have proper documents to travel to India but the case should be considered on humanitarian grounds as they had nowhere else to go

The family belongs to the Dalit Meghwal community. Sindh in Pakistan, which neighbours Rajasthan and Gujarat, has a sizeable population of Dalit Hindus.

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Updated on May 11, 2022 05:25 PM IST

BySachin Saini and Mukesh Mathrani

Girl raped after being ‘sold’ by mother in Rajasthan: Police

Superintendent of police, Barmer, Deepak Bhargav said a complaint was lodged on Monday evening after the 13-year-old approached the police along with her uncle.

According to the police, the minor girl’s mother forcefully married her to the accused through some brokers to pay off the debt taken by her father. (Representational image)

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Updated on Apr 27, 2022 05:50 AM IST

BySachin Saini/Mukesh Mathrani, Jaipur/barmer

Rajasthan’s red stone to adorn Central Vista revamp

The Lakha red granite of the state will be used in the construction of the iconic Central Vista project.

A photo of the Vista revamp, tweeted by Durga Shanker Mishra, secretary of the Union housing and urban affairs ministry.

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Updated on Jun 22, 2021 03:57 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani, Hindustan Times, Barmer

After stone for Ram mandir, Rajasthan’s Lakha Red granite for Central Vista

Lakha red granite is known for its unique red shade, has a smooth texture and the waves of multi-coloured microparticles on it make it unique. Experts say this colour is extensively used in South East Asia

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Published on Jun 21, 2021 06:05 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan’s folk artists face ‘starvation-like’ crisis due to Covid restrictions

Mehboob Khan, another folk musician, says some folk musicians like him were earlier helping struggling musicians like Kutla Khan but are no longer in a position to do so since they too were struggling to make the ends meet .

An NGO working for the welfare of local folk artists said they are like the soul of western Rajasthan and the government has a duty towards them. (HT Photo)

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Published on Jun 06, 2021 04:08 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan recommends CBI probe in Kamlesh Prajapat encounter case

Later, two videos related to Prajapat’s death went viral on social media, forcing people to question the police version of what led to the smuggler’s death

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Updated on May 31, 2021 06:08 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

3 dead as car rams into stationary truck in Rajasthan’s Barmer

The car was coming from Gujarat to Barmer and it crashed into the truck’s back side on Saturday night.

The dead were identified as Kistura Ram (65), a resident of Barmer and Mitesh Kumar (30), a resident of Deesa in Gujarat. HT Photo

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Published on May 23, 2021 12:16 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani, Barmer

Rajasthan: Locust attack warning issued for Jaisalmer

On May 17, UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said a few locust bands are likely to form in May in southwest Iran from where they may move east towards Pakistan.

Following the advisory, Jaisalmer district collector Ashish Modi directed all officials engaged in the locust control operation to ensure highest priority to containment operations.(PTI file photo)

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Published on May 20, 2021 07:09 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani, Hindustan Times, Jaipur

Rajasthan sounds alert for possible desert locust attack in Jaisalmer

The desert locust is considered the most destructive migratory pest in the world. In response to environmental stimuli, dense and highly mobile desert locust swarms can form

Large locusts swarms pose a major threat to food security and rural livelihoods. (PTI)

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Published on May 19, 2021 04:36 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

BSF jawan shoots self with service rifle near Pakistan border in Jaisalmer

The BSF jawan was identified as 51-years old Prem Singh Yadav, a resident of Bhind in Madhya Pradesh

BSF jawan in Jaisalmer, Prem Singh Yadav shot himself at around 1:30 am in his barrack. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on May 13, 2021 01:24 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan girl jumps into father’s burning pyre, is critical

In a shocking incident in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, a 34-year-old girl jumped into the burning pyre of her father, who died of Corona, on Tuesday evening

The girl who jumped into her father’s burning pyre was his youngest daughter. She is struggling for life in a hospital. Reuters

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Published on May 05, 2021 10:10 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Cong MLA threatens resignation, demands CBI probe for Prajapat encounter case

Along with Madan Prajapat, union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, BJP leader Rajendra Singh Rathore, and Congress leader and former MP Manvendra Singh also demanded a CBI probe into the case.

Madan Prajapat addresses a meeting on Kamlesh Prajapat encounter case. (Twitter/Madan Prajapat)

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Published on May 01, 2021 08:07 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani, Hindustan Times, Jaipur

Rajasthan: Congressman joins call for CBI probe in Prajapati encounter case

Former Barmer MP and Congress leader Manvendra Singh has sought a fair investigation followed by punishment to the guilty to restore faith in the conduct of state police.

Congress leader Manvendra Singh is one of the two party leaders to have called for a fair probe in the Barmer encounter.(HT File Photo)

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Published on Apr 26, 2021 05:55 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Boy handed over to Pakistan after inadvertently crossing over to India

The Pakistani boy was identified as Karim, a resident of Nagar Parkar in the neighbouring country, said officials.

Narabet , India – December 24, 2016: Inauguration of the border viewing point as part of

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Published on Apr 03, 2021 09:11 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Pak refugee women in Rajasthan float company to market craftwork

These women artisans were dependent on middlemen for jobs and wages. Now they are co-owners and shareholders of their company.

File photo (Thar Artisan Producer Company Limited/Facebook)

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Updated on Mar 27, 2021 07:39 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

2 Pakistani brides cross Wagah border to reunite with their Indian husbands

Nepal Singh told HT that he was very happy to meet his wife but at the same time was also upset since his younger brother’s wife could not get a visa.

The brides arrived from Pakistan with some of their family members.

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Published on Mar 09, 2021 11:45 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Barmer

11 districts in Rajasthan to join hands with Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

The knowledge base and resources of the premier institutions of the country will be leveraged to bring in a transformational change in the rural developmental process, as per the programme objectives

A man drinks water from a roadside tap during a hot day in Churu, Rajasthan on June 4, 2019. Several places in the state are reeling under ‘severe heatwave’ conditions since the last one week.(AFP)

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Published on Mar 08, 2021 12:21 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani | Edited by Abhinav Sahay

2 years on, Pakistani woman still waits for Indian visa to unite with husband

The visas were initially denied on technical grounds and remained pending as tensions heightened between India and Pakistan after the February 2019 terror attack in Pulwama.

Vikram and Nehpal (second and third from right) during their wedding in Pakistan in January 2019(Sourced)

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Published on Mar 06, 2021 04:32 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Barmer man gets life threats from Kuwait employer, Indian embassy 'offers' help

The brother of the man stuck in Kuwait, said the employer even used to beat his brother and threaten not to let him ever return to India.

MEA officials have directed the Indian embassy in Kuwait to help Kumbh Singh.(Sourced Photo)

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Updated on Mar 05, 2021 02:29 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Barmer

BSF jawan killed, two others injured in accident in firing range in Jaisalmer

Five jawans were taking part in a night firing practice when the incident took place.

The dead body of missing veterinary doctor, Kishor Shedge was found in his Hyundai Creta car near Khadakwasla dam on Friday night.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Mar 03, 2021 06:44 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Rajasthan woman alleges police inaction in daughter’s abduction, dies by suicide

Protestors are staging a dharna with the woman’s body outside the sub divisional officer’s office in Bhinmal. They said they would not accept her body till the minor girl was rescued.

The woman had filed a police complaint of her daughter's abduction on February 25.

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Updated on Mar 03, 2021 03:25 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Barmer

‘My father, grandmother want to sell me off’: Rajasthan girl tells police

The girl said she was currently staying at her maternal house of her own sweet will but her family had lodged a false case of kidnapping against them

Police are now probing if the accused had sexually assaulted his other daughters too.(airdone)

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Published on Feb 28, 2021 03:37 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Barmer

Pakistan asked to expedite return of Barmer man who fled home fearing infamy

The latest contact with Islamabad on the issue came after Barmer MP and Union agricultural minister Kailash Choudhary spoke to officials in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.

Pakistani rangers accepted Gemara Ram's presence on their side after a month.(HT File)

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Published on Feb 21, 2021 09:21 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Barmer

Poverty coming in the way of Pakistani brides' reunion with Indian husbands

Mahendra Singh Girab has been hoping to be joined by his wife for the past four years. He said he was thankful to the government for considering their cases on humanitarian grounds but at the same time stated that they cannot afford to pay for their wives' travel by the air route.

Men from Rajasthan married women in Pakistan and are trying to help them get visas to travel to India (Sourced Photo)

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Published on Feb 17, 2021 03:54 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Barmer

Rajasthan police, ATS seize 7 kg heroin in Barmer, arrest suspected drug runner

The police and the ATS are trying to find out who supplied the drugs from Pakistan.

The suspect was caught when he was returning with the consignment of heroin. (Representational Photo)

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Published on Feb 16, 2021 05:04 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

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In 2019, the government started a chain of English medium schools. But many students cannot cope with the language shift, and the government has not been able to create a cadre of teachers capable of teaching in English

In the memorandum to the SP, the girl’s father Kanaram Rebari alleged that the members of the khap panchayat are forcing him to marry his daughter with a drunkard

The accident took place at about midnight on Monday near Aalpura village in Gudamalani block of Barmer.

On May 27, he wrote a letter to his family from a Karachi prison, begging for their forgiveness, and asking to be brought home.

The accused, identified as Nasir Khan, who was already familiar with the girl called her to the hospital’s delivery room where he first beat and threatened her. Later, he sexually assaulted her at knifepoint.

Seemant Lok Sangathan president Hindu Singh Sodha said the family did not have proper documents to travel to India but the case should be considered on humanitarian grounds as they had nowhere else to go

Superintendent of police, Barmer, Deepak Bhargav said a complaint was lodged on Monday evening after the 13-year-old approached the police along with her uncle.

The Lakha red granite of the state will be used in the construction of the iconic Central Vista project.

Lakha red granite is known for its unique red shade, has a smooth texture and the waves of multi-coloured microparticles on it make it unique. Experts say this colour is extensively used in South East Asia

Mehboob Khan, another folk musician, says some folk musicians like him were earlier helping struggling musicians like Kutla Khan but are no longer in a position to do so since they too were struggling to make the ends meet .

Later, two videos related to Prajapat’s death went viral on social media, forcing people to question the police version of what led to the smuggler’s death

The car was coming from Gujarat to Barmer and it crashed into the truck’s back side on Saturday night.

On May 17, UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said a few locust bands are likely to form in May in southwest Iran from where they may move east towards Pakistan.

The desert locust is considered the most destructive migratory pest in the world. In response to environmental stimuli, dense and highly mobile desert locust swarms can form

The BSF jawan was identified as 51-years old Prem Singh Yadav, a resident of Bhind in Madhya Pradesh

In a shocking incident in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, a 34-year-old girl jumped into the burning pyre of her father, who died of Corona, on Tuesday evening

Along with Madan Prajapat, union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, BJP leader Rajendra Singh Rathore, and Congress leader and former MP Manvendra Singh also demanded a CBI probe into the case.

Former Barmer MP and Congress leader Manvendra Singh has sought a fair investigation followed by punishment to the guilty to restore faith in the conduct of state police.

The Pakistani boy was identified as Karim, a resident of Nagar Parkar in the neighbouring country, said officials.

These women artisans were dependent on middlemen for jobs and wages. Now they are co-owners and shareholders of their company.

Nepal Singh told HT that he was very happy to meet his wife but at the same time was also upset since his younger brother’s wife could not get a visa.

The knowledge base and resources of the premier institutions of the country will be leveraged to bring in a transformational change in the rural developmental process, as per the programme objectives

The visas were initially denied on technical grounds and remained pending as tensions heightened between India and Pakistan after the February 2019 terror attack in Pulwama.

The brother of the man stuck in Kuwait, said the employer even used to beat his brother and threaten not to let him ever return to India.

Five jawans were taking part in a night firing practice when the incident took place.

Protestors are staging a dharna with the woman’s body outside the sub divisional officer’s office in Bhinmal. They said they would not accept her body till the minor girl was rescued.

The girl said she was currently staying at her maternal house of her own sweet will but her family had lodged a false case of kidnapping against them

The latest contact with Islamabad on the issue came after Barmer MP and Union agricultural minister Kailash Choudhary spoke to officials in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.

Mahendra Singh Girab has been hoping to be joined by his wife for the past four years. He said he was thankful to the government for considering their cases on humanitarian grounds but at the same time stated that they cannot afford to pay for their wives' travel by the air route.

The police and the ATS are trying to find out who supplied the drugs from Pakistan.

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