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A Village Burnt Overnight: Tears, Loss and Survival in Dhamangaon Blaze

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  Sitting amid the blackened remains of his home, 32-year-old Nikesh Gawali carefully broke open a half-melted plastic box with a screwdriver. His hands shook slightly, not out of fear, but out of hope. “I’m trying to find my daughter Aarti’s gold earrings,” he said quietly, still focused on the box. “She’s just five. I got them made recently after months of labour work.” The plastic box, warped and blackened by heat, was one of the few things left from his two-room house on the outskirts of Dhamangaon village . All around him lay ash, broken tin sheets and charred wooden beams. The walls had cracked under the heat and the front room’s tin roof had caved in completely. What remained was a blackened debris all around - almost nothing to suggest a home once stood there. Nikesh earns his living as an agricultural labourer, like many in the village. Work is uncertain and depends on the season. Those earrings weren’t just jewellery - they were a small dream, a reward for his hard work,...
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CRPF men bash-up City police constable

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Ahead of State Legislature's winter session, the action is happening outside the political arena. For city police yet another emergency erupted after Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) staff allegedly bashed-up constables of Nagpur city police. The matter did not stop here as the angry CRPF constables reached MIDC police station and allegedly made an issue about registration of offence against them for their earlier action in CRPF campus. What's more shocking was joining of CRPF ranks by their superiors, taking advantage of fact that most of staff of MIDC police station was away in bandobast for winter session.

Police said that Narendra Nandankar attached to Ambazari police station was on way back to city with wife. The incident occurred around 9 pm when Nandankar's vehicle collided with bike being driven by a CRPF's constable. The mishap occurred near CRPF's campus gate no 4. Following the accident, a scuffle ensued between Nandankar and bike borne two CRPF constables who thrashed the former.
Nandankar promptly informed the matter to city police control room. A constable of MIDC police station Manoj Nagmote arrived at the spot and intervened in the matter. Nagmote asked Nandankar to proceed to police station for further probe. Hearing this the CRPF's constables informed the matter to their control room. Within few minutes more than 10 constables of CRPF arrived at the spot and ghearoed the lone MIDC constable, Nagmote who was on official duty and thrashed him wildly. On getting wind of the matter, staff of MIDC police station arrived at the spot and took injured Nagmote to police station.

After the incident, staff of CRPF including senior officers arrived at MIDC police station. The staff mounted pressured on duty officers of MIDC police station not to register offence against their men. At that only five to six  police personnel were present at MIDC police station. With all senior officers busy with more pressing matters of winter session, the CRPF pressure worked and two city police constables were sent away with consolation.

MIDC police sent Nandankar and Nagmote to Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) for medical examination. Additional Commissioner of Police (South Region) Anant Shinde and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone I) Kailash Kanse rushed to police station and cooled down the tempers among two parties. DCP Kanse told The  Hitavada’that the matter is in under inquiry and offices will be registered after studying medical report.
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