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Chhattisgarh Girl, 17, Carried 25 Km On Cot To Maharashtra For Medical Treatment
In an incident that highlights the lack of infrastructure in tribal areas, relatives of an ailing 17-year-old girl from neighbouring Chhattisgarh had to carry her 25 km on a wooden cot to Maharashtra's Gadchiroli for medical treatment.
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She Drove Cabs To Support Family, Will Now Fly To UK For Marketing Course
A Maharashtra woman who makes a living driving a taxi in tribal areas, and dreamt of studying abroad, will soon be headed to the UK, thanks to a spot-decision by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
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"Welfare Schemes Only On Paper": Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Monday said welfare schemes for the tribal population are only on paper and sought to know from the Maharashtra government what steps it has taken to prevent deaths of children due to malnutrition in the tribal regions.
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5 Men Suspected To Be Child Kidnappers Killed By Maharashtra Villagers
Five people who were suspected of being child kidnappers were killed by villagers in Maharashtra's Dhule on Sunday, police said. Twelve people have been arrested. The five, along with a few others, were seen getting off a state transport bus in the tribal Rainpada village, about 140 km from Dhule town.
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After Mumbai, Bike Ambulances May Run In Tribal Areas In Maharashtra
Buoyed by the "exceptional" response to the free bike ambulance service in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government is now planning to raise the number of these vehicles in the city and run similar services in some tribal-dominated regions in the state, like Palghar.
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Court Raps Maharashtra On Malnutrition, Says You're 'Not Concerned'
The bureaucracy in Maharashtra need to get real about tackling the problem of malnutrition in the tribal areas of state, said the Bombay High Court criticising the state government for inaction in the matter.
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Facing Flak From Court, Devendra Fadnavis Seeks Report On Nutrition Policy
After facing flak from the Supreme Court for its "lack of concern" over the problem of malnutrition in Maharashtra's tribal areas, the state government swung into action and held a meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, to decide on a comprehensive nutrition policy.
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Bombay High Court Concerned Over 17,000 Deaths Due To Malnutrition In Maharashtra
Voicing concern over death of 17,000 persons due to malnutrition in tribal areas of Maharashtra in the last one year, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the state government to take immediate steps to tackle it and submit details of central grants received for tribal welfare.
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Malnutrition deaths in Maharashtra: no solution in sight?
The Prime Minister may have called malnutrition a national shame but little has changed on the ground in tackling the problem. The battle against malnutrition is one in which the state seems to be on the losing, especially in tribal areas of Thane district of Maharashtra.
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Seven Maoists killed in police encounter in Gadchiroli
At least seven Maoists were gunned down in a fierce gun battle with security forces in Nargunda-Bhatpar tribal area of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra this morning, a police official said.
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Food for tribals siphoned off in Maharashtra; villagers feel betrayed
Villagers in Maharashtra's Thane district are angry, pained and feel betrayed by the government. This after NDTV exposed how food meant for malnourished children from this tribal belt is being siphoned off to feed chicken pigs and cattle. This area located just three hours away from Mumbai, has the highest number of malnourished children. The chil...
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Chhattisgarh Girl, 17, Carried 25 Km On Cot To Maharashtra For Medical Treatment
In an incident that highlights the lack of infrastructure in tribal areas, relatives of an ailing 17-year-old girl from neighbouring Chhattisgarh had to carry her 25 km on a wooden cot to Maharashtra's Gadchiroli for medical treatment.
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She Drove Cabs To Support Family, Will Now Fly To UK For Marketing Course
A Maharashtra woman who makes a living driving a taxi in tribal areas, and dreamt of studying abroad, will soon be headed to the UK, thanks to a spot-decision by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
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"Welfare Schemes Only On Paper": Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Monday said welfare schemes for the tribal population are only on paper and sought to know from the Maharashtra government what steps it has taken to prevent deaths of children due to malnutrition in the tribal regions.
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5 Men Suspected To Be Child Kidnappers Killed By Maharashtra Villagers
Five people who were suspected of being child kidnappers were killed by villagers in Maharashtra's Dhule on Sunday, police said. Twelve people have been arrested. The five, along with a few others, were seen getting off a state transport bus in the tribal Rainpada village, about 140 km from Dhule town.
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After Mumbai, Bike Ambulances May Run In Tribal Areas In Maharashtra
Buoyed by the "exceptional" response to the free bike ambulance service in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government is now planning to raise the number of these vehicles in the city and run similar services in some tribal-dominated regions in the state, like Palghar.
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Court Raps Maharashtra On Malnutrition, Says You're 'Not Concerned'
The bureaucracy in Maharashtra need to get real about tackling the problem of malnutrition in the tribal areas of state, said the Bombay High Court criticising the state government for inaction in the matter.
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Facing Flak From Court, Devendra Fadnavis Seeks Report On Nutrition Policy
After facing flak from the Supreme Court for its "lack of concern" over the problem of malnutrition in Maharashtra's tribal areas, the state government swung into action and held a meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, to decide on a comprehensive nutrition policy.
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Bombay High Court Concerned Over 17,000 Deaths Due To Malnutrition In Maharashtra
Voicing concern over death of 17,000 persons due to malnutrition in tribal areas of Maharashtra in the last one year, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the state government to take immediate steps to tackle it and submit details of central grants received for tribal welfare.
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Malnutrition deaths in Maharashtra: no solution in sight?
The Prime Minister may have called malnutrition a national shame but little has changed on the ground in tackling the problem. The battle against malnutrition is one in which the state seems to be on the losing, especially in tribal areas of Thane district of Maharashtra.
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Seven Maoists killed in police encounter in Gadchiroli
At least seven Maoists were gunned down in a fierce gun battle with security forces in Nargunda-Bhatpar tribal area of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra this morning, a police official said.
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Food for tribals siphoned off in Maharashtra; villagers feel betrayed
Villagers in Maharashtra's Thane district are angry, pained and feel betrayed by the government. This after NDTV exposed how food meant for malnourished children from this tribal belt is being siphoned off to feed chicken pigs and cattle. This area located just three hours away from Mumbai, has the highest number of malnourished children. The chil...
