Ashish Modi

Jaisalmer's tourism is set for a year-round boost as Alliance Air launches summer flights from May 3, breaking seasonal limitations. A unique public participation model, the "Jaisalmer Model," revives services by local stakeholders covering potential airline losses. This initiative aims to transform the desert city into a consistent tourist hub, benefiting various local businesses and communities.

The city is abuzz with weddings these days. Once again we witnessed band baaja baraat on Monday evening when IAS officers Bharti Dixit and Ashish Modi tied the knot.

On the directions collector Ashish Modi, a joint enforcement team has been formed to ensure that Corona protocol is followed in the urban and rural areas of Jaisalmer.

Radha Devi (35), a resident of Kodukota village in Bhilwara, doesn’t have to think about carrying her two children aged 1.5 years and 8 years to the MGNREGA site when the temperature is soaring above 43°C.

The tourist hub of the state wore a deserted look during Sunday’s curfew as most of the tourists had to remain indoors at their hotels due to the curfew restrictions.

Auxillary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) are being provided tablets for safe deliveries of pregnant women in remote areas. Efforts have been started to strengthen medical services in Jaisalmer district.

Mobile internet services have been suspended again in Bhilwara after a 20-year-old youth was murdered on Tuesday night.The district administration strengthened security arrangements in the city on Wednesday as several groups had called for a complete bandh.

Vice president Venkaiah Naidu will visit Longewala battlefield andborder areas during his twoday visit to Jaisalmer from September 26. He will also see conservation work for Great Indian Bustard at Desert National Park.

Considering the increasing number of cases in rural areas, the Jaisalmer and Barmer district administrations are taking strict preventive measures.

Around 40 girls studying at a Government Higher Secondary School of Roopsi panchayat samiti, 15km from Jaisalmer district headquarters, have demanded TCs over alleged caste-based discrimination and misbehaviour by a teacher.

The district task force units formed in Jaisalmer and Barmer on Monday took action against those who violated the curfew and sealed a large number of shops apart from imposing penalties.

After The Times Of India raised the issue of shortage of doctors in Jaisalmer, district collector Ashish Modi wrote to the state government which issued a notification to appoint 15 doctors and paramedical staff. Till now, 10 out of 15 doctors have joined duty.

District collector Ashish Modi, who was making efforts to control the infection in Jaisalmer, tested positive on Thursday. He informed this through a tweet. Modi had been visiting many hospitals, taking stock of the arrangements of treatment of corona infected and meeting patients for the past many days. His family members, including his father, too have been infected.

Considering the number of Covid-19 patients in Jaisalmer, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has come forward to help the district administration. The IAF has started preparing a 75-bed hospital at Sagarmal Gopa Government Senior Secondary School here, which will be ready in next one or two days.

Bhilwara administration has roped in mahila mates under MGNREGA in rural areas to join the Mahila Suraksha Sakhi (MSP) in a bid to train them to protect the rights of women. The MSS is a volunteer force meant to aid women victims of domestic violence or any crime involving women.

Three men have been arrested three days after they robbed a businessman of Rs 5 lakh in Andheri west.

As many as three patients died of Covid-19 here on Thursday. Looking at the increasing cases and deaths, the prohibitory orders have been extended up to seven more days in the urban limits of Jaisalmer district.

Former ruler of Jaisalmer princely state Brajraj Singh was bid final farewell on Tuesday. Chaitanyaraj Singh and Janmajyay Raj Singh, sons of Singh, lit the pyre at the cremation ground of the royals around five-km from the city. Thousands of people in tears shouted slogans for the late ruler. People stood for hours to have a look of the erstwhile ruler. The body was kept at the Mandir Palace for the general public to offer tributes where Jaisalmer MLA Ruparam Dhandev, district collector Ashish Modi, SP Ajay Singh and many others came to pay their tributes.

The humanities hall of Rajasthan University has rarely seen the jam packed session with even aisles were full to the capacity during a unique interactive session with newly appointed 9 IAS officers, including one from Bihar cardre.

In response to a recent stabbing incident at a government school in Udaipur, Rajasthan's education department banned students from bringing sharp objects like knives or scissors to school. Teachers were instructed to inspect students' belongings and monitor their behaviour for unusual changes to ensure safety and prevent harmful items from entering the school premises.