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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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Fadnavis launches Bharosa Cell at Nagpur

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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday launched ‘Bharosa Cell’ of Nagpur Police near IT park in Parsodi, Subhash Nagar. “The formation of Bharosa Cell is the need of the hour to address the problems of the victims (women and children). Such a cell would assist women in need through psychiatric help and legal advice,” said Fadnavis while addressing the gathering after the inauguration.

Union Minister for Road Transport, Highway and Shipping Nitin Gadkari, Guardian Minster Chandrashekhar Bawankule, MLAs Sudhakar Deshmukh and Sudhakar Kohale, Mayor Pravin Datke, Divisional Commissioner Anoop Kumar, Commissioner of Police Dr. K. Venkatesham, Joint CP Santosh Rastogi, DCP Ranjan Kumar Sharma and others were present on the dais. 

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis writing remarks 
entry in the register at Bharosa Cell while Union 
minister Nitin Gadkari, Guardian Minister 
Chandrashekhar Bawankule and CP Dr. K. 
Venkatesham were looks on.
Speaking further he said that nature of crime and violence in the society is changing due to increasing use of Information Technology by the criminals. To ensure that criminals do not go scot free police department should also use IT in its day to day working. Use of Information technology will help cops in delivering justice much faster. Cops should adopt changes in their working pattern and win the trust of common man. “There is a need of developing trust in the minds of people who approach police station with a hope of getting justice,” said the Chief Minister to all police officers. 

Appreciating efforts of Nagpur Police, the Chief Minister announced that ‘Bharosa Cells’ on the lines of Nagpur Police would be formed across the state in the major cities. Fadnavis also asked the senior police officers to focus on early prevention of crimes. “Cops should take proactive steps for early prevention of crime which is the need of hour. Policing has become much easier and laid stress on better use of CCTNS, Cyber police stations, CCTV and other cyber tools. 

Now, police stations would be formed with proper digitization so that the police would provide good services to citizens. Fadnavis also assured the gathering of proactive steps for housing for policemen. The Chief Minister formally registered a police complaint of a victim woman after inauguration. 

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said that fear of law is needed and it must visible in the city. Cops should try to mediate in the small matters and then apply law if there are no chances of resolve the dispute. Appreciating initiative, Gadkari praised ‘Bharosa Cell’ and predicted that the cell would provide immense help to women and children. 

The Bharosa cell will provide all facilities right from psychiatrist to legal consultant under one roof. This is first initiative of Maharashtra Police to provide all facilities under one roof on the lines of Hyderabad Police. Bharosa Cell would be proactive and would comprise counsellors, psychiatrists, lawyers and police officers to help women in distress, including rape victims. Damini squad will also controlled from Bharosa Cell office. Four squads of the Damini Squads will continuously patrol the city to safeguard women.

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