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City in Rajasthan, India

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Jaisalmer: City in Rajasthan, India
Jaisalmer pronunciation , nicknamed "The Golden city", is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, located 575 kilometres (357 mi) west of the state capital Jaipur. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone and is crowned by the ancient Jaisalmer Fort. This fort contains a royal palace and several ornate Jain temples. Many of the houses and temples of both the fort and of the town below are built of finely sculptured sandstone. The town lies in the heart of the Thar Desert and has a population, including the residents of the fort, of about 78,000. It is the administrative headquarters of Jaisalmer District. Jaisalmer was once the capital of Jaisalmer State.

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Sidharth-Kiara wedding: Isha Ambani & husband Anand Piramal arrive in Jaisalmer | Oneindia News [Video]

Sidharth-Kiara wedding: Isha Ambani & husband Anand Piramal arrive in Jaisalmer | Oneindia News

Isha Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Retail Ventures, and her husband Anand Piramal arrived at Jaisalmer Airport ahead of Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani's wedding. As they arrived at the airport,..

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Siddharth Malhotra & Kiara Advani to get hitched in Jaisalmer | Oneindia News [Video]

Siddharth Malhotra & Kiara Advani to get hitched in Jaisalmer | Oneindia News

Bollywood couple Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra will tie the knot this weekend at Jaisalmer, sources have confirmed to indianexpress.com. Kiara and Sidharth have been rumoured to be dating for..

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District Collector Tina Dabi gave a workshop on career counselling for female students in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
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Tina Dabi said that goal of this initiative is to give women more social, economic, and legal power also ensure their health, safety, and education.
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Tina Dabi is currently the district collector of Rajasthan's Jaisalmer.
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IAS Tina Dabi scolds contractor as she conducts surprise inspection at Jaisalmer hospital

IAS Tina Dabi also met patients admitted to the hospital and inquired about their condition.
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IAS officer Tina Dabi leads late night mock drill in Jaisalmer with 200 Black Cat Commandos

NSG Commando Squad, Border Security Force, and other security elements, including police, arrived at scene as soon as information was received.
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Rajasthan: Dalit man beaten up by so-called upper castes in Jaisalmer for drinking water from pot

So-called upper caste men assaulted a Dalit man for drinking water from a pot.
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Amit Shah offers prayers at Tanot Mata temple in Jaisalmer

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday morning offered prayers at the Tanot Mata temple in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. He also laid the foundation stone of tourism development work on the..
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Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: IAS Tina Dabi takes broom in her hands for 'Clean Jaisana Abhiyan', sweeps Rajasthan streets

IAS Tina Dabi was seen sweeping street in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan to mark 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'.
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Rajasthan man tries to dupe people by posing as IAS officer Tina Dabi on WhatsApp, arrested

Tina Dabi, the district collector for Jaisalmer, has urged residents to be vigilant of text messages from ominous numbers.
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Rajasthan: 2 children killed, 40 injured in school bus accident in Jaisalmer

A bus accident in Jaisalmer city of Rajasthan has claimed the lives of two, and as many as forty people have been injured.
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Senior TOI scribe dies in Jaisalmer road accident


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IAF's MiG-21 plane crashes in Rajasthan, pilot dies

A MiG-21 plane of the Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer on Friday night during a training sortie. The plane crashed in the Desert National Park area under the Sam police station,..
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Indian Air Force fighter plane crashes in Jaisalmer

An Indian Air Force fighter plane crashed in Jaisalmer on Friday night, a senior police officer said. The plane crashed in the Desert National Park area under the Sam police station, Jaisalmer SP Ajay..
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Desi anti-drone defence tech for forces soon: Amit Shah

Indian security forces will get latest technology such as an anti-drone defence system to keep giving a “befitting reply” to border incursions by terrorists and unmanned flying objects from..
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Amit Shah meets 1971 India-Pakistan war hero Bhairo Singh Rathore in Jaisalmer

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday met Bhairo Singh Rathore who played an important role in the historic 1971 India-Pakistan war. Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat also was..
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Amit Shah distributes health cards to BSF jawans in Jaisalmer, access to free treatment across nation

Amit Shah will also address a special session on Sunday following which he will address a conference of 10,000 public representatives.
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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu arrives in Jaisalmer on five-day Rajasthan visit

Governor Kalraj Mishra received Naidu. Rajasthan energy minister BD Kalla, Rajya Sabha member Rajendra Gehlot and Jaisalmer MLA Rooparam welcomed Naidu. ​The Vice President will visit Tanot Mata..
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