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Agriculture
Parinay Fuke visits Dhop farmer's family; says he will take up paddy bonus and drought aid with the chief minister
BJP leader and former minister of state Parinay Fuke visited the family of a farmer from Dhop in Mohadi taluka on Friday, October 9, a day after the farmer died, and offered his condolences.
Bhandara, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Chandrapur's groundwater falls by 1.25 metres on average; 165 villages in four watersheds face possible scarcity
A September assessment by the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency found that groundwater levels in Chandrapur district have fallen by an average of 1.25 metres.
Chandrapur, 10 October 2026
Maharashtra
Karanja town in Wardha to go without piped water every Sunday
Anticipating water scarcity, the Karanja nagar panchayat in Wardha district has decided to stop the town water supply completely every Sunday.
Wardha, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Drinking water first, farm use second: Wardha collector sets water-use priorities
With water scarcity looming after poor rain, Collector Vanmathi C has issued an order fixing priorities for water use in Wardha district, putting drinking water first.
Wardha, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Bear that strayed into Khalwaspeth village gets stuck between two walls; forest team frees it after an hour
A bear that wandered into Khalwaspeth village in Chandrapur's Mul taluka early on Friday got wedged in a narrow gap between two houses; forest staff freed it after about an hour and released it into the wild after treatment.
Chandrapur, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Wardha newspaper vendors march to the collectorate, demand their welfare corporation be started
Newspaper vendors in Wardha marched to the collector's office on October 9 to protest that the cabinet-approved welfare corporation for vendors has still not been set up.
Wardha, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Drought to be ground-checked in Wardha's Karanja taluka, one of 18 more talukas in the state
Karanja taluka in Wardha district is among 18 more talukas where the state will verify the severity of the drought on the ground.
Wardha, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Drought to be ground-checked in four Gondia talukas: Amgaon, Deori, Salekasa and Gondia
Four talukas of Gondia district, Amgaon, Deori, Salekasa and Gondia, are among 18 more talukas where the state will verify the severity of the drought on the ground.
Gondia, 9 October 2026
Education
Special teachers of the 'Disha Abhiyan' for children with intellectual disabilities felicitated in Gadchiroli
Special teachers selected through the Disha Abhiyan, which runs a special curriculum for children with intellectual disabilities, were felicitated at the Gadchiroli zilla parishad on October 9.
Gadchiroli, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Drought to be ground-checked in Bhandara's Mohadi and Tumsar talukas
Mohadi and Tumsar talukas of Bhandara district are among 18 more talukas where the state will verify the severity of the drought on the ground.
Bhandara, 9 October 2026
Agriculture
Chandrapur collector inspects drought-hit paddy and cotton fields in Ballarpur, orders field checks on 20% of sown area
With a long break in the rains causing drought conditions, Chandrapur collector Vasumana Pant visited Ashti Rith and Palasgaon in Ballarpur taluka on Friday to see the damage to paddy and cotton crops in the fields.
Chandrapur, 9 October 2026
Education
Students from government residential schools learn about space technology at Gondia workshop
Under the 'Seva Sankalp' campaign, the social welfare department held a space technology workshop in Gondia for students of government residential schools and hostels.
Gondia, 9 October 2026
Health
Malaria positivity in Gadchiroli falls to 0.32%, with no deaths in August and September
Preventive measures by the health department have brought Gadchiroli's malaria positivity rate down from 0.49% to 0.32%, the district administration says.
Gadchiroli, 9 October 2026
Education
Nursing students in Gondia served notices to vacate hostel; student body AISF issues five-day ultimatum
Alleging that students of Gondia's government nursing college have been served notices to vacate their hostel, the All India Students' Federation has given the administration five days to meet its demands.
Gondia, 9 October 2026
Politics
Nagpur graduates' poll: 38 in the fray as Anil Sole stays on as rebel and Girish Vyas quits the BJP
Thirty-eight candidates remain in the Nagpur division graduates' constituency after withdrawals closed, with senior BJP leader Anil Sole keeping his independent nomination.
Nagpur, 9 October 2026
Education
Students at Pavnar say state buses do not stop for them; demand a halt
Students from Pavnar complained that drivers and conductors of state transport buses do not stop for them, hurting their studies, and submitted a memorandum to the Wardha bus depot chief.
Wardha, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Dahegaon kyanite mine workers still owed dues after 23 years; they threaten a hunger strike from November 26
Workers of the Dahegaon kyanite mine in Bhandara district have warned that they will begin a fast unto death outside the Lakhandur tahsil office on Constitution Day if their wages, allowances and gratuity are not paid by November 26.
Bhandara, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
Forest labourers at Alapalli unpaid since June; they warn of a sit-in from October 13
Daily-wage forest labourers at Maharashtra Timber Depot No. 1 in Alapalli, Gadchiroli district, say they have not been paid since June 2026 and have warned of an agitation from October 13.
Gadchiroli, 9 October 2026
Education
Short of classrooms, two classes meet under a tree at the zilla parishad school in Korchi taluka's Dawandi
With too few classrooms, the zilla parishad primary school at Dawandi in Gadchiroli's Korchi taluka has to hold two of its classes under a tree.
Gadchiroli, 9 October 2026
Maharashtra
₹100 crore sanctioned for a new Bawanthadi bridge, but no work in three years; Maharashtra–MP link suffers
Three years after ₹100 crore was sanctioned for a new bridge over the Bawanthadi river linking Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh at the edge of Bhandara district, work has not begun.
Bhandara, 9 October 2026

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