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Rising Power Theft in Nagpur Exposes Cracks in Affordability and Access
Rising electricity theft in Nagpur shows how high power bills and access gaps are pushing households outside the formal grid.

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Jan 266 min read


Venue Management Laws in Vidarbha and How They Are Repeatedly Violated
Fire safety, licences and crowd limits are routinely broken at venues in Vidarbha, exposing gaps between law and practice.

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Jan 226 min read


Yavatmal's Cotton Farmers Battle Survey Errors
Yavatmal cotton farmers wait endlessly for crop-loss survey fixes after 2025 rains destroyed fields. Faulty assessments deny fair aid.

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Jan 98 min read


Chandrapur Anganwadi Workers Report Irregular Honorarium Payments
Chandrapur Anganwadi workers face irregular honorarium payments, crippling rural families amid delayed reimbursements and chronic financial chaos.

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Jan 76 min read


Amravati Government Hospital Patients Forced to Buy Medicines Outside
Government hospitals in Amravati lack basic medicines, pushing patients to spend from their own pockets for treatment.

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Jan 65 min read


Nagpur Party Brawls Turn Deadly
Nagpur celebrations end in blood as alcohol fuels violent brawls and reveals crumbling civic sense in Vidarbha.

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Jan 29 min read


Daily Wage Work Falling in Vidarbha: Lives of Informal Workers
Daily wage work is falling in Vidarbha, making life harder for construction, loading yard and market workers across the region.

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Dec 30, 20259 min read


Nagpur Auto Rickshaw Parking Crisis Chokes City
44,000 auto rickshaws battle 2,795 spots in Nagpur. Drivers lose income, commuters face daily gridlock in Vidarbha hub. Traffic chaos hits hard.

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Dec 29, 202511 min read


Missing Safety Gear Puts MSEB Workers in Nagpur at Daily Risk
Accidents over a decade show how missing safety gear keeps MSEB workers in Nagpur exposed to serious on-duty risks.

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Dec 26, 20258 min read


Open defecation at Nagpur Construction Sites
Nagpur’s construction sites run without basic toilets as contractors ignore rules and workers bear the daily health risks.

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Dec 25, 202511 min read


Food Insecurity in Vidarbha’s Cotton Belt Despite Ration Cards
How working poor families in Vidarbha skip meals during lean months despite ration cards and food security schemes.

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Dec 22, 20256 min read


Why Vidarbha’s Children Are Leaving School for Fields and Kilns
Inside tribal and farm families, where kids swap classrooms for labour in fields, kilns and migration cycles.

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Dec 20, 202512 min read


Rising Household Debt in Vidarbha and the Hidden Pressures Fueling It
Mounting loans and rising expenses reveal how household debt is shaping everyday life across Vidarbha.

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Dec 11, 202512 min read


Rising Medical Bills in Vidarbha Expose Gaps in Health Protection
Families face soaring treatment costs as major gaps in India’s health protection expose growing financial strain across regions.

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Dec 10, 20259 min read


Nagpur’s Winter Road Fix: How Patchwork Repairs Drain Public Money
Inside Nagpur’s winter road patchwork ritual and how rushed, fragile repairs keep draining taxpayer money every year.

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Dec 5, 20256 min read


Depression in Vidarbha: The Numbers and the Pressures Behind Them
Unpacks depression rates in Vidarbha and the hidden social and economic forces shaping everyday mental health struggles.

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Dec 3, 20256 min read


Government Buybacks in Vidarbha: The Gap Between Policy and Payment
Procurement promises big returns in Vidarbha, reality delivers delays, rejections, and short buys that farmers and tribals cannot ignore.

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Dec 1, 20258 min read


How Sugarcane Is Draining Vidarbha’s Groundwater
Sugarcane fields boom as village wells drop. A deep look at Vidarbha’s hidden groundwater crisis.

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Nov 28, 202511 min read


Vidarbha’s Struggle: Severe Staff Shortages and Barriers to Mental Healthcare
Staff shortages and poor access threaten Vidarbha’s mental health system, leaving many without critical support.

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Nov 21, 202512 min read


Inside Vidarbha’s Mental Health Crisis: How Farmer Distress Shapes Rural Lives
Unseen struggles unfold in Vidarbha as mental health meets farmer distress and new rural initiatives emerge.

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Nov 19, 202511 min read
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