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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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Government committed to bring the naxal-infested region development track

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By Dheeraj Fartode
Acknowledging that much needs to be done to address the problems faced by people in Naxal-infested areas, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Government is committed to overall development of the region. An action plan is being drafted to identify the shortcoming and to improve upon shortcomings in the administration. "The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is committed to bringing the naxal infested region in mainstream of development", Fadnavis opined.

Fadnavis was interacting with a group of 41 students hailing from Gadchiroli district who are on tour of State as part of Aapla Maharashtra programme organised by Maharashtra Police. The student have visited Mumbai, Pune, Ahmednagar,  Nagpur and other big cities. The tour is part of continuing efforts of Maharashtra Police to provide exposure to inhabitants of Gadchiroli to outside area and provide them an idea of what development means!
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra
Minister for Tribal Development Vishnu Savra,
Health Minister Dr Deepak Sawant, DGP Sanjeev
Dayal and others with students of Gadchiroli
district on Monday.
The tour would definitely provide an idea for generation next of Gadchiroli to see for themselves the opportunity that exists in the developed areas. Gadchiroli is blessed with natural beauty and the green cover of the district is envy of the many developed cities. Tourists are keen to visit Gadchiroli to enjoy the pristine nature and soak in the arms of nature and this can trigger a major turnaround for this backward region, Chief Minister felt.

Further he said Government is going to focus on skill development of youth in Gadchiroli to ensure they can stand on their own feet and finding their own footing in the society. 

Maharashtra Minister for Tribal Development Vishnu Savra said that the population of tribals in State is about one crore majority of them continue to face economic hardships. More then 500 students have benefited trough the ‘Aapla Maharashtra Tour’ till date, he said. Participants of the also group also expressed their view about the tour. Chief Minister personally interacted with the students asking them about their experience.

State's Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Minister of State for Home (Rural) Ram Shinde,  Minister of State for Tribal Development Raje Ambrishrao Atram, Health Minister Dr Deepak Sawant, Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjeev Dayal, Commissioner of Police K K Pathak, Spl. Inspector General of Police (Nagpur Range) Ravindra Kadam, Jt. CP Anup Kumar Singh, Addl CPs Deepak Pandey, Shrikant Tarwade, Superintendent of Police, Gadchiroli, Sandip Patil, Dr Aarti Singh (Nagpur), Prakash Jadhav (ACB), Addl Tribal Commissioner Pallavi Darade, DCPs Ishu Sindhu, Abhinash Kumar, Vijay Pawar, Bharat Tangde, Sanjay Latkar and others were also present.

Students complain about absence of teachers in Gadchiroli district

The students during their interaction with Chief Minister complained about absence of teachers in Gadchiroli district. HSC students of Balwantarao Junior College stated they do not have teachers for Physics and Mathematics teachers. Another group of students from Bhamragad tehsil said that absence of teachers is a major handicap in their studies. Fadnavis directed officials to look into the matter immediately and fill-up the vacancies of teachers in the district. 


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