A foundation stone ceremony for the Khanhalgaon–Mahalgaon road highlighted the importance of completing rural development works on time and with quality. Leader Pournima Dhenge emphasized accountability, transparency, and long-term benefits for villagers, marking a significant step toward improved rural infrastructure.
The National Service Scheme (NSS) plays a crucial role in shaping responsible citizens, said Gondia Zilla Parishad President Laykaram Bhendarkar while inaugurating a special NSS camp in Korambi. He emphasized that NSS activities help students develop social responsibility, leadership, and national values beyond academics.
A major fake seed black market operation has been busted in Bhandara’s Lakhandur region, with the Agriculture Department seizing counterfeit paddy seeds worth ₹2.5 lakh. The accused was caught red-handed packing and selling fake seeds without any legal license, fooling farmers with years-old lab reports. Police have registered multiple cases, and agricultural officials warn farmers to buy only from authorised dealers to avoid future fraud.
A one-day Animal Health Camp organized in Mahalgaon, Gondia district, provided major relief to rural livestock farmers. Senior officials personally conducted surgeries and free treatments, strengthening trust in the Animal Husbandry Department and promoting livestock health awareness.
“26 Maoists with ₹65 lakh bounty Surrender; Major Police Operation in Chhattisgarh Brings Historic Turn!”
In a significant breakthrough in Chhattisgarh’s ongoing anti-Maoist operations, 26 hardcore Maoist cadres — including 13 carrying a collective bounty of ₹65 lakh — laid down their arms and surrendered to police in Sukma. Marked as a major success for security forces, this mass surrender under the state’s rehabilitation initiative signals weakening of the insurgency and offers hope for lasting peace and reintegration into mainstream society.
First kidney recipient found as Chandrapur police uncover shocking kidney sale racket; authorities suspect crores of rupees were sent abroad through hawala channels. Investigators report the donor received only ₹8 lakh while wealthy recipients paid up to ₹1 crore. The case has wide-reaching implications as legal battles over bail and international laundering routes unfold.
Gondia district has become the first in Maharashtra to implement a Rabies Vaccination Drive for forest employees. In the first phase, 36 forest staff members were vaccinated at Khamari Primary Health Centre, marking a significant step towards safeguarding frontline forest workers from deadly rabies infection.
Illegal minor mineral excavation was exposed in the Pavni Forest Range of Bhandara district, where forest officials seized a Pokland machine and three tippers involved in unauthorized murum mining inside protected forest land. A forest offense has been registered under the Indian Forest Act, and further investigation is underway.
A joint action by the Damini Squad and the Women & Child Development Department successfully prevented a child marriage in Selotpar (Kesalwada), Tirora taluka of Gondia district, just before the groom could step onto the wedding stage.
Chandrapur Municipal Corporation has failed to upload all candidates’ affidavits on its official website by the deadline, raising serious transparency concerns just weeks before the municipal elections. Despite other election-related details being accessible online, incomplete affidavit data has left voters without critical information about candidates’ assets, liabilities, and backgrounds, challenging the public’s right to informed decision-making.
