Dr. Vinod Chavan

Six ZP schools in Latur receive ‘Anandi Vachan Peti’ to promote reading culture HARC initiative aims to curb mobile addiction among rural students Latur, March 17 In a bid to cultivate reading habits among students in rural areas and reduce the growing impact of mobile addiction, the Homeopathic Academy of Research and Charities (HARC), Parbhani based local NGO, run by Dr Pawan Chandak, has launched the ‘Anandi Vachan Peti’ initiative in Latur district. At a programme held at the Zilla Parish Primary School in Murud Akola in Latur tehsil, six Zilla Parishad schools in the district were provided with an ‘Anandi Vachan Peti’a box containing 80 books each—through public participation. The reading kits include a diverse collection of storybooks, poetry, biographies of great personalities and scientists, as well as books in Marathi, Hindi, and English, aimed at nurturing a love for reading among students. On the occasion, HARC representatives also guided students on the harmful effects of e...

  BSF officer celebrates promotion with underprivileged children, not a hotel party Latur , March 17 In a heart-warming departure from convention, a Border Security Force (BSF) officer chose compassion over celebration by marking his promotion with children from a shelter home instead of hosting a party at a luxury hotel. Digambar Singh, who has been serving at the BSF training centre in Chakur for the past four years, was recently promoted and transferred to Delhi. Rather than celebrating with colleagues in a lavish setting, he decided to share his happiness   with children at the ‘Majha Ghar’, a shelter home for  underprivileged children  from education, initiative run by Sharad Zare. The unique celebration took place on Sunday night, where Singh organised a community meal with the children, bringing smiles to their faces. His association with the project dates back nearly three years, after he came across a news report about it and expressed a keen desire to visit...