Barmer

Border Security Force guns down intruder along India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Barmer

In the first infiltration attempt made during night in the area, the BSF saw ‘torch light flashes and heard shouting from the Pakistan side’

66-year-old, accused of killing policeman in 1982 dacoity and murder case, arrested in Rajasthan's Barmer

Shaktidan Singh was a notorious dacoit in the 1980s. Forty cases are registered against him in his home state of Rajasthan

Coronavirus Outbreak: 47 new cases, one death in Rajasthan in last 24 hours; state has reported a total of 430 cases till now

A 76-year-old man, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died in Jodhpur and 47 new cases emerged in Rajasthan on Thursday, taking the total number of positive cases of COVID-19 to 430 in the state

Barmer custodial death: Dalit victim's autopsy not done as protest continue; family demand Rs 1 cr compensation, govt job

The post mortem of a 25-year-old Dalit man, who had died in police custody in Barmer on Thursday, has not been conducted so far as the victim's family are adamant with their set of demands of a compensation of Rs 1 crore, strict action against the accused policemen and a government job to one family member

Three Indian Air Force personnel killed, three injured as truck falls into gorge in Rajasthan’s Barmer; further investigation underway

Three Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel were killed and three others sustained injuries after the truck in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Rajasthan's Barmer district, police said.

Thar Express with 165 passengers on-board receives clearance from Pakistan for onward journey to Karachi

The Karachi-bound Thar Express with 165 passengers on-board received clearance from Pakistan on Saturday for an onward journey, officials said.

Monsoon deficiency falls to 21% nationwide, says IMD, but 91 reservoirs, 62 water bodies report 80% decline in storage

Three-fourths of MeT department's sub-meteorological divisions in the country fall under the "deficient" rainfall category.

14 killed in Rajasthan's Barmer after pandaal at religious programme collapses due to rain; Modi, Gehlot express condolences

At least 24 injured persons were admitted to a local hospital in Barmer for the treatment following the incident.

Poll officer dissented in EC decision to give clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah

The 'full commission' which takes such decisions comprises Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and fellow election commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra.

Vedanta gets environment clearance for Rs 12,000 crore oil and gas expansion project in Rajasthan

The proposal is to expand onshore oil and gas production from the existing 3,00,000 BOPD (barrels oil per day) to 4,00,000 BOPD