The Vidarbha Gazette

Voice of Law, Society & Culture

  • Human Rights Day Programme in S.P. College of Law, Chandrapur

    Human Rights Day Observed in S.P. College of Law A lecture on ‘Human Rights’ was organised at Shantaram Potdukhe College of Law, Chandrapur to mark the occasion of International Human Rights Day i.e. 10th December. The programme was chaired by Dr. Aejaz Sheikh, Principal of the College in the presence of  faculty members Dr. S.K.…

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  • Irregular Ration Supply to Kolam Tribals in Jivti

    Irregular Ration Supply to Kolam Tribals  Kolam tribals of Jivti taluka are not being provided foodgrains through the PDS on a regular basis. The Kolam Adivasis are included in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group and they should be extended special protection by the administration. Given the fact that the Adivasis suffer from malnutrition their food security…

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  • हिंदू गोर बंजा-यांचा कुंभमेळा (Book Review)

    भारतीय मुलतत्ववाद्यांचा नवा प्रयोग ———————————————- हिंदू गोर बंजा-यांचा कुंभमेळा ———————————————–   २०२३ या वर्षीच्या सुरुवातीच्या महिन्यात म्हणजे जानेवारी संपता संपता जळगाव जिल्ह्य़ातील जामनेर तालुक्यातील गोद्री या गावी( हे गाव विद्यमान मंत्री गिरीश महाजन यांच्या मतदार संघातील आहे.) २५ते ३० या तारखांना अखिल भारतीय हिंदू गोर बंजारा व लबाना-नायकडा समाजाचे वतीने कुंभमेळ्याचे आयोजन करण्यात आले होते.याच्या…

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  • Dr. Narendra Dabholkar’s Spirit Thrives in Nashik

    Dr. Narendra Dabholkar’s Spirit Thrives in Nashik Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was murdered on August 20, 2013 but the social organisations and activists of Nashik have kept his spirit alive to this day. On the 20th of every month more than forty such organisations come together through a programme called Dr. Narendra Dabholkar Vivek Vyakhanmala. It is…

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  • Mutation of Land Records Suspended in Jiwti Block

    Mutation of Land Records Suspended in Jiwti Block Adivasis and Farmers Pay the Price   In the last two years the process of mutation and updating of revenue records have stopped entirely in Jiwati block leading to difficulties for Adivasis and farmers in the area. Jiwti is the only block out of fifteen blocks of…

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  • Nagbhid Muslims Allege Social Boycott

    25 Muslims Families Allege Social Boycott by Jama Masjid Committee Barred from Offering Namaz at Jama Masjid, Disallowed at Funerals, Weddings     Serious allegations have been made by a section of the Muslim community of Nagbhid (Chandrapur district) that they are not being allowed to offer Namaz in the city’s prominent Jama Masjid by…

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  • The Vocabulary of Protest

    The Vocabulary of Protest   The vocabulary of people during a protest is very different from their ordinary speech. The anger and indignation are spontaneously expressed in powerful language and the arguments come out with immense force. I have seen this happen several times during the protests organised by Shramik Elgar. Let me share three…

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  • Adivasis in the Central Budget

    Adivasis in the Central Budget   The Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) have figured prominently in the Central Budget which is a welcome step. FM Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech listed the welfare of PVTG in the Priority 2 category saying, “Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission: To improve socio-economic conditions of the particularly vulnerable…

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  • Shramik Elgar Kolam Adivasi Women’s Delegation Meets Chandrapur Collector

    Shramik Elgar Kolam Adivasi Women’s Delegation Meets Chandrapur Collector On 24 January a delegation of Kolam women led by Adv. Paromita Goswami, Founder-President of Shramik Elgar and Vimalbai Kodape met the District Collector Chandrapur Shri. Vinay Gauda to discuss the various problems being faced by Adiviasi women in Jivti block. Problems in Foodgrain distribution: The…

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  • On the Shores of Sant Sahitya

    On the Shores of Sant Sahitya     On 15th January Phoenix Sahitya Manch, Chandrapur launched Changbhala a book of Abhangs by Shri. Arun Ghorpade in a well-attended programme presided over by the poet Shri. Dhananjay Salwe.  I found myself on stage with literary figures and critics including Shri. Pramodkumar Anerao, Shri. Kishore Jamdar, Dr.…

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