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Jul

Economy

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बँकांकडून शेतकर्‍यांना पीककर्ज मिळणे आणखी सुलभ होणार तालुका पीक कर्ज वाटप आढावा समितींची स्थापना

तालुका पीक कर्ज वाटप आढावा समितीची स्थापना करण्याचा निर्णय मंगळवारी २७ जून रोजी सरकारने घेतला असून, तसा जीआर जारी करण्यात आला आहे. यामुळे बँकांकडून शेतकर्‍यांना पीककर्ज मिळणे आणखी सुलभ होणार आहे. वेळेवर पीक कर्ज वाटप होत नसल्याबद्दल लोकप्रतिनिधींनी वारंवार नाराजी व्यक्त केली होती. त्यामुळे पीक कर्ज सुरळीत वाटपाची प्रक्रिया मार्गी लागण्यासाठी आढावा समित्यांची
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Jun

Politics

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Two Iconic Moments in Uddhav Thackeray's Departure

The drama unfolded on millions of screens and led to its teleological end. For some Shiv Sainiks there was a hope when matters reached the apex court that perhaps there would be a twist in the tale, perhaps the floor test ordered by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiari would be postponed. But over the evening of
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28

Jun

Politics, Women

Vidarbha Gazette

Draupadi Murmu – The First Adivasi to Become President?

Given the numbers, the election of Draupadi Murmu (b. June 20, 1958) is a foregone conclusion. It took more than seven decades of the Republic before an Adivasi could reach the top post of the country. Ever since Murmu was fielded by the BJP led NDA as their candidate for the presidential election, discussions started
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Jun

Literature

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Why isn’t the Law of Torts Popular in India?

– Ishita Mahajan While I was reading the case files of Valmik Dagoji Pendam v. S.D.O. and Chairperson, Sub- Divisional Level Forest Rights Committee, Chimur[1], some very genuine questions came into my mind. Before I mention the facts of this case, I will explain in very short how I got interested in this topic. Currently, I
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Jun

Culture

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Of the Bibliophiles, by the Bibliophiles for the Bibliophiles

Vidarbha Literary Festival Of the Bibliophiles, by the Bibliophiles for the Bibliophiles There is nothing more uplifting than conversations about books with book enthusiasts, and so my afternoon yesterday was well-spent learning about the Vidarbha Literary Festival (VLF) based in Nagpur. Over a nice cup of coffee Sachin Jahagirdar, the secretary and Vinay Sarda
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20

Jun

Society

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World Refugee Day: Honouring the Spirit of Resilience

On 20th June 2001, the United Nations observed the first World Refugee Day to highlight the resilience, courage and pain of refugees around the world. Since then the day is dedicated to support the rights of refugees who are fleeing in search of sanctuary from wars, disasters and conflicts. The
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20

Jun

Literature

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Will the Agnipath Protests Scorch the BJP ballot box?

(picture from internet) The Modi regime has been marked by three important pan-India protests. The first was against the CAA-NRC which saw thousands of women and students out on the streets and many ‘Shaheen Baghs’ coming up in various parts of the country as sites of protest. The second was the farmers’ protest
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Jun

Society

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Lathicharge over Land Claims Bengali Villagers Clash with Forest Department in Gadchiroli

Lathicharge in Vijay Nagar In the mid-1960s, just before the creation of Bangladesh, the Government of India resettled thousands of refugees from the erstwhile East Pakistan in various states including Maharashtra. Today there is a substantive population of resettled refugees in Eastern Vidarbha primarily in Chandrapur, Gadchiroli and Gondia. In Chandrapur city, one of
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7

Jun

Society

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Apropos Sudheendra Kulkarni’s Censure of “Reverse Casteism”

The Marathi daily Sakal has published Sudheendra Kulkarni’s article in which he decries the unfortunate trend in Dalit movement of ‘reverse casteism’ by which Dalit activists exhibit a hatred for and insult the well-meaning Brahmin and upper caste ‘de-casted’ persons. Mr. Kulkarni’s tone is an interesting mixture of angst, anger, irritation and surprise. He
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Jun

Society

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श्रमिक एल्गार संघटनेच्या लढ्याला यश आदिवासींनी केली १४ एकर शेतीवर ताबा

चाळीस वर्षानंतर शेतीवर ताबा करीत असताना आदिवासी शेतकरी श्रमिक एल्गार संघटनेच्या मदतीने राजुरा तालुक्यातील आदिवासींने १४ एकर शेतजमीनीवर ताबा करून शेती केली. सदर शेती अनेक चाळीस वर्षापेक्षा जास्त काळ गैर आदिवासींच्या ताब्यात होती. चार दशकानंतर शेतावर नांगर फिरवता आले यासाठी आदिवासींनी आनंद व्यक्त करीत संघटनेचे आभार मानले. राजेश मारोती मेश्राम, शंकर मारोती मेश्राम रा. देवाडा
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