Rajasthan’s Farming Families Are Being Pushed Into Debt, Distress, Migration
Rajasthan is one of India’s top users of groundwater for irrigation, mainly because of water-intensive…
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Rajasthan’s Khadeen: Resurrecting The Ancient Water-Harvesting Structures
In the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, farmers have harvested the limited rainwater with an indigenous…
State Elections Will Shape India’s Mood For ’24
The legislative elections in five states of India – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and…
How Do The 5 States Going To The Polls Stack Up Economically?
With India’s national elections less than a year away, key state assembly polls have stirred…
Rajasthan Polls: BJP Had Little Hope But That Too Dashed, Says Congress
On Monday, the Congress took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that he…
“Why Is The PM Afraid Of A Caste Census?”
On Saturday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made the case for a caste census in the…
Climate Change May Turn Thar Desert Green By Century’s End: Study
A study suggests that the Thar Desert, which is known for its arid expanse, could…
Depleting Groundwater: Why Raj Farmers Can’t Use More Solar Pumps
As temperatures rose in June this year, Jaman Singh Saini, a 69-year-old farmer from Badangarh…
Rescue Not Enough, Raj Needs Sanctuaries For Its State Animal
On May 3, this year, 111 camels from Rajasthan were ‘rescued’ from presumed slaughter as…
Rajasthan Is Getting Wetter And It Is Not Good News For Desert Ecology
Environmental changes, including changing rainfall patterns and vegetation, have affected Rajasthan’s desert ecology, impacting local…
Nature Recurs In Rajasthan’s Folk Songs
It’s dawn on a summer day in Sanwata village in the desert state of Rajasthan….
3 More Cases Of Covid-19, Including Italian National
An Italian national tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) in the western Indian state of Rajasthan,…
Out On Parole, ’93 Mumbai Blasts Convict Goes Missing
Jalees Ansari, 68-year-old convict of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case went missing on Thursday…
Infant Deaths, Poor Conditions At Hospital Spark Uproar
In a dimly lit shanty in northwestern India, Padma Rawal sobs inconsolably as she recalls…
Amid Nationwide Outcry, Kids’ Death Toll In Rajasthan Rises
Some 109 children have so far died at a government hospital in Rajasthan since the…
Court Acquits Six Of Killing Pehlu Khan In Cow Vigilante Case
A court on Wednesday acquitted six men of the killing of a 55-year-old Muslim dairy…
एक और खैरलांजी
सुनियोजित ढंग से दलितों पर हमला किया गया. घरों को तोड़ा गया. लोगों को बार-बार ट्रेक्टरों के नीचे कुचला गया और मरने के बाद भी मारा गया. पुरुषों के लिंग नोचे गए और औरतों के जननांगों में लकड़ियां ठूंसी गईे. नरसंहार पर अबतक राजस्थान की सरकार को न तो कुछ कहना है और न करना है. मोदी सरकार की बरसी का एक सच यह भी है.
A riot buried in the ashes
Just four day after the celebrations of 68th Independence day, on 19th of August 2014, all 42 houses in the Banjara Basti of Dungari in Dhikola Panchayat of Bhilwada district, Rajasthan were burnt and looted of their every belonging by a mob of about 2500.