Oil India gets green nod to produce 1 mmscmd gas in Jaisalmer

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 14:52

State-run Oil India Ltd has got environment clearance for drilling 20 wells in three blocks in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan for production of 1 mmscmd gas at an estimated cost of Rs 96 crore.

Ghost airports highlight risks as PM Modi spends to grow

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 09:45

Not a single passenger has passed through the gates of an airport big enough to handle more than 300,000 travellers a year, with parking bays for three 180-seater narrow-body jets.

Man killed in scrap blast in Bikaner

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:28

One person was killed and another got injured in a scrap blast today on a highway in Bikaner, police said.

Dinosaurs` foot-prints found in Jaisalmer

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 19:15

A team of foreign and Indian scientists have spotted the foot-prints of Dinosaurs at Thaiat village in Jaisalmer district, the sources said on Monday.

Night curfew along Indo-Pak border extended by 2 months

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 17:04

Night curfew in areas along the Indo-Pak border here in the district has been extended by two months in view of infiltration and smuggling attempts from across the border.

One killed in road accident in Rajasthan

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 13:27

A man was killed and another got injured in a road mishap in the district, police said on Saturday.

Historic voter turnout in Raj Assembly polls at 75.27 pc

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 15:07

Rajasthan districts bordering Pakistan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab recorded an increase in voter turnout in the Assembly polls which witnessed a historic turnout of 75.2 per cent.

SP transfer: Sankara town observes bandh

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 00:22

Bandh was observed in Sankara in Jaisalmer in protest against transfer of SP Pankaj Choudhary that sparked a row in Rajasthan with allegations that officer was being shifted under political pressure.

Cong MLA booked for obstructing govt servant from work

Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 08:31

An FIR was lodged on Sunday against a Congress MLA for allegedly obstructing a government servant from discharging his duty in Jaisalmer, police said here.

IPS officer’s transfer was a routine order, says Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 00:02

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday justified the transfer of Jaisalmer Superintendent of Police (SP) Pankaj Choudhary.

Jaisalmer SP transferred for taking on Cong MLA’s father

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 11:59

In a virtual rerun of the UP IAS officer saga, an IPS officer in Rajasthan was transferred two days after he reopened the history-sheet of a ruling Congress MLA`s father, who had allegedly been involved in smuggling and other anti-social activities.