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How NHRC Contributed to the formation of Shramik Elgar
District Collector K.B Bhoge, DGP Shankar Sen and myself, 1999 Around May 1999 I started work in the Chandrapur District Collectorate in a UNICEF supported programme called the Primary Education Enhancement Programme (PEEP) or Amchi Shaka Prakalp in Marathi. At that time there was another programme being implemented called the Swarnajayanti Shahari Vikas Yojana. The District Collector
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In the Wake of the Tragic Death of General Bipin Rawat
A military helicopter carrying the Chief of Defence Staff and others crashed on the slopes of Western Ghats near Kunnur in the morning of the 8th of December. Thirteen of those on-board have died, including the CDS, General Bipin Rawat. The helicopter was the Russian made M17V5, considered to be one of the best helicopters with advanced features like radar and weather
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Why do Activists Like Me Lose Elections?
Every few days someone asks me, “How come you lost in the elections so badly?” Others nod their heads saying, “Activists never win elections.” So, the question is why are social activists less likely to win elections? Instead of blaming the electorate for selling their votes or the opponent for corrupt practices, I would like
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S. Krishnamurthy Mirmira: The Gandhian Pioneer of Bhadravati
Krishnamurthy Mirmira: The Gandhian Pioneer of Bhadravati S.K.Mirmira (1922-2006) Who was S.K. Mirmira? Hundreds throng to the small town of Bhadravati in Chandrapur district to see its places of worship which are thousands of years old. Far fewer people take the narrow lane that swerves to the left off the main road to pay a visit
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प्रभू राजगडकर यांच्या दोन कविता
The following two poems in Marathi are written by Prabhu Rajgadkar, who retired as Additional C.E.O, Zilla Parishad. Even as an officer he was known to be sensitive to rural and tribal issues which were central to his poetry and writings. He is a well-known intellectual voice of the Adivasis. The two poems here are
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वनविभागाचा दहशतवाद, नक्षलवादाला निमंत्रण!
वनविभागाच्या मारहाणीत जखमी, किशोर ठाकूर “नक्षलवाद्याचा उगम भारतात जमिनीच्या असमान वाटपावरून झाला. गडचिरोली जिल्हयातील भामरागड तालुक्यात तर जमिनीचे असमान वाटप नाही. अशा परिस्थितीत गडचिरोली जिल्ह्यात नक्षलवाद कसा वाढला?” 20 वर्षापूर्वी, धोडराज येथील जैराम सोमनकर यांना आम्ही केलेला प्रश्न. “भामरागड तालुक्यात ज्यावेळी नक्षलवादी आलेत, त्याकाळी येथे फक्त दोन पोलिस असायचे. अहेरी येथे पोलिस स्टेशन होते…. गरीब
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Goondas in Uniform
Inhuman Torture by Chandrapur Forest Department leads to Death and Injuries Mayabai Kishore Thakur whose husband was brutalised by the forest department Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray who is also Maharahstra’s Forest Minister should take serious cognizance of the Goonda elements inside Chandrapur district’s forest department. In the last two months two separate incidents have occurred
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Future Expectations from NFHS Reports
The NFHS provides valuable insights into women’s health, nutrition, education and standard of living. It is important to note that the NFHS reports are not mere academic exercises but have policy implications because of the stewardship provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Based on my work with women in rural communities of
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Performance of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts in the National Family Health Survey
National Family Health Survey: Performance of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts The National Family Health Survey Round 5 (NFHS-5) provided the welcome information that the country’s population was stabilizing as the Total Fertility Rate declined across a majority of the states in the country including Maharahstra. The NFHS conducted by the International Institute for Population Science, Mumbai
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वन्यप्राण्यांच्या हल्लेतील पीडितांना समान न्याय द्या!
१५ फेब्रुवारी २०१९ रोजी श्रमिक एल्गारने मानव व वन्य प्राणी संघर्षातील पिडीतांना न्याय मिळावा, हा संघर्ष कमी होवून वन्यप्राण्यांचे सरंक्षणही व्हावे यासाठी काय उपाययोजना करता येईल याकरीता, हळदा ता. ब्रह्मपूरी येथे परिषद आयोजित केले होते. या हळदा परिषदेत पाच हजाराचे वर, परिसरातील नागरीक उपस्थित होते. परिसरात त्यावेळी जवळपास १५ शेतकरी, शेतमजूर, महिला, गुराखी वाघाने
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