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May 27, 2026 5:07 PM

Amit Shah chairs high-level security review meeting in Bikaner to strengthen border security in Rajasthan

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday chaired a high-level security review meeting in Bikaner to assess and strengthen security arrangements in Rajasthan’s border districts along the Indo-Pakistan border. The meeting was attended by Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, senior state government officials, and District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police from five border districts - Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Sri Ganganagar and Phalodi. The discussions focused on strengthenin...

April 5, 2026 11:14 AM

BRO’s Project Chetak marks 47th Raising Day, highlights role in border infrastructure

Border Roads Organisation (BRO)’s Project Chetak celebrated its 47th Raising Day on Saturday in Rajasthan's Bikaner, marking over four decades of service in strengthening infrastructure in India’s western border regions. Raised in 1980, Project Chetak has played a key role in developing and maintaining road networks across Rajasthan, Punjab and northern parts of Gujarat, contributing to improved connectivity in border areas and enhancing national security. Over the years, the project has e...

November 17, 2025 2:26 PM

Ghoomar Festival to be celebrated on Nov 19: Rajasthan Dy CM

Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism and Arts & Culture Minister Diya Kumari announced that the Ghoomar Festival - 2025, a grand celebration of Rajasthan’s traditional dance form, will be held for the first time simultaneously at all seven divisional headquarters of the state — Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer, Udaipur, Kota, and Bharatpur — on November 19. The state-level celebration will take place on the football ground of Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium in Jaipur. Chairing a meeting with pub...

September 25, 2025 6:26 PM

PM Modi launches development projects worth over Rs 1.22 lakh crore in Rajasthan’s Banswara

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development works worth over ₹1,22,100 crore during an event in Banswara, Rajasthan. Visiting the sacred land of Maa Tripura Sundari on the fourth day of Navratri, PM Modi paid homage to Maa Mahi - revered as the Ganga of Kanthal and Vagad - and hailed the courage and contributions of tribal communities and leaders like Mahayogi Govind Guru Ji, Maharana Pratap, and Raja Bansia Bhil. The Prime Minister descr...

May 22, 2025 4:20 PM

Operation Sindoor is a new form of justice: PM Modi unveils 3-pronged counter-terror doctrine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a public gathering in Bikaner on Wednesday, said that the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 was not just an assault on innocent lives but an attack on the soul of 140 crore Indians. He said the Indian armed forces were given full operational freedom to respond to the attack, and within 22 minutes, they destroyed nine key terrorist hideouts across the border in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The precision operation, he said, was a coordin...

May 22, 2025 2:46 PM

“Desh nahi mitne dunga, desh nahi Jhukne dunga”: PM Modi hits out at Pakistan in first rally after Operation Sindoor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed a large gathering in Bikaner, hailing the bravery of the Indian Armed Forces and launching a sharp attack on Pakistan. Recalling his 2019 statement after the Balakot airstrikes, the Prime Minister said, "Saugandh mujhe iss desh ki mitti ki, main desh nahi mitne dunga, main desh nahi jhukne dunga." Referring to the recent military action, he added, "Those who came to erase sindoor, we have demolished them." The Prime Minister invoked th...

May 22, 2025 12:42 PM

World is surprised seeing development in India, says PM Modi in Bikaner

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for several major development projects worth over Rs 26,000 crore in Rajasthan’s Bikaner on Thursday. He also inaugurated 102 redeveloped railway stations across 86 districts in 18 states and Union Territories under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme at a cost of approximately Rs 1,100 crore. These include a mix of major and minor stations spread across Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himach...