Varsha Torgalkar
@varshasuman
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Journalist! Words @latimes @AJEnglish @third_pole Fellow @journalismfund @ICFJ @earthjournalism @TRF ! Awards #RedInk @ICRC @laadli_PF ! Trekker!
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During
@bharatjodo
, I asked
@RahulGandhi
why does not Congress run equally vicious campaign against BJP the way BJP does against Congress.
RaGa said we are not BJP.
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Doctors from
#AIIMS
, the best hospital across India, tells they don't have adequate number of Personal Protection Equipments! Cannot imagine the condition of other hospitals!
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70 rooms have been booked at hotel Radisson Blu in Guwahati for 7 days for rebel Shiv Sena MLAs and that costs Rs 56 lakh.
Imagine how many lives affected by floods or pandemic could hv been saved with this much of money. This is exchequers' money!
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Shashikant Varishe, journalist, who was extensively reporting against proposed refinery in Ratnagiri run over by refinery supporter goon. Varishe died while being treated.
@mumbaipressclub
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Newslaundry comes up with report pointing out almost negligible representation on SC, ST, minority in Indian newsrooms almost every year.
Has Newslaundry given chance to SC, ST n minority reporters?
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What a gentleman politician
#RaGa
is! Hope all politicians follow the same graceful path!
सच्चाई बोलने की कीमत है आज कल!
वो जो भी कीमत होगी, मैं चुकाता जाऊंगा।
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Alt News analysis of Saam TV clip of PFI protests reaffirms no Pakistan Zindabad slogans were raised.
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Fadnavis did 115 sabha n gave 67 interviews in the last 52 days as per news reports.
Has he performed his duties as deputy CM n home minister of MH?
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Pune sessions court acquitted Dhanajay Desai n others in the mob lynching case of Mohsin Shaikh.
Shaikh, an engineer, was lynched to death by Hindutva goons in June 2014.
It was the first mob lynching death of Muslim when Modi came into power.
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Residents of Malvani area made GopalShetty, BJP candidate, to drink polluted water to show the quality of water they get. People have lost patience with politicians!
#LokSabhaElection2019
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Reporters from big cities who talk about welfare of stringers/fixers/local reporters, should start share byline with laters, share how much they paid to fixers n tag them on twitter as a token of appreciation! Walk the talk!
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JyotiJagtap, one of the accused in
#BhimaKoregoan
case, who is currently at Byculla Jail in Mumbai is
#CovidIndia
positive.
She among other activists are allegedly falsely accused in the case!
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MLA Nitin Deshmukh accuses Gujrat police forcefully admitted him in a hospital though he had no health issue.
Another MLA Kailash Patil managed to run away from the group of MLAs who were being taken to Gujrat.
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#CastiestTwitter
campaign accuses
@TwitterIndia
suppressing voices of Dalits, tribal n minority n asks to verify handles of public figuers working for downtrodden! My story
@dilipmandal
@TribalArmy
@Bhimarmy_BEM
#verifySCSTOBCMinority
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Here Eknath Shinde do drama of stopping his convoy to help a lady injured in an accident.
And MLA of his ally party is busy in saving 17yo boy, son of renowned builder, while driving posh car in an inebriated state knocked down two IT engineers to death in Pune.
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23 members in a family in Islampur in Maharashtra found
#Covid19
positive. Four who returned from Haj pilgrimage were found positive. Total patients in state now 147!
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#SharadPawar
told media that ParliamentaryAffairs committee had called all party meeting on next day of
#PulwamaAttack
! No BJP member was present except RajnathSingh who is chief of PAC!
#NaMo
was campaigning in
#Maharashtra
#BJP_
भगाओ_देश_बचाओ
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The way
@OfficeofUT
n
#MVA
handling
#COVID2019
crisis is praiseworthy. The teams avail information daily..decisions needed to stop spread are being taken speedily.
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This is the diff between
#BJP
that kept delaying loan waiver until Maratha kranti morcha compelled it do it. And look at MVA, before demand, delivered it!
@ShivSena
@NCPspeaks
@INCMumbai
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Koregaon Bhima Enquiry Commission to examine Rashmi Shukla, ex Pune Commissioner of Police on November 18 and 19 at Sahyadri Govt Guest House in Mumbai.
She was commissioner of Pune (city) when the Koregaon Bhima riots took place in Pune (rural).
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What a wonderful day it is! Today I received two mails by
@earthjournalism
@journalismfund
that my grant proposal got accepted!
Have applied for seven grants since Jan, first five got rejected.
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'90% of people consume n share misinformation but they dong know it's false. 5-10% know it's misinformation n still share it.'
Brilliant documentary explaining work of
@AltNews
! Must watch!
@zoo_bear
@free_thinker
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Over 80 people died n thousands displaced due to massive floods in Assam.
But it's CM n major state machinery are deployed to keep MH MLAs away from being contacted by others.
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@NIA_India
has explained that no action has been taken against Blue Bells School in Kondhwa! No enquiry is being conducted against the school!
Many news publications in Pune reported tht NIA sealed 2 floors of Blue Bells school as PFI, banned org, was running training camps to radicalise Muslim youth.
However d school is run on rented 2nd n 3rd floor of KZ Knowledge Centre in Kondhwa n has no connection with PFI.
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RaGa on multiple occasions warned that Adani bubble gonna burst n common investors would suffer.
#HindenburgReport
proves it.
@INC
needs to take the massage to masses aggressively.
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BhimaKoregaon Judicial Enquiry Commission to summon Param Bir Singh and Rashmi Shukla!
Singh was ADG Police (Law n Order) n Shukla was Police Commissioner of Pune when
#BhimaKoregaonriots
took place!
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.
@svaradarajan
felicitated with Lokmanya Tilak National Award for Journalism for excellent journalism through
@thewire_in
in Pune
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News organisations get funding in the name of such reports for backward castes n tribes but don't hire SC, ST candidates.
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#MVA
govt of
#Maharashtra
deposited 11,966 crores rupees in the accounts of 18.89 lakh farmers by March 31! Imagine what would happened if it was
#BJP
? Farmers would be crying n begging!
#Covid_19india
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Why MLAs from MH going from Mumbai to Guwahati via Surat. Coz BJP has hired/asked Aryan Flights Services for MLAs. It runs flights Mum to Surat.
Aryan Flights is front company of Adani Group.
But BJP will continue to deny it's involvement in
#MaharashtraPoliticalTurmoil
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#Muslim
community in Ichalkaranji in
#maharashtra
donated Rs 36 lakh to start
#ICU
at IndiaGandhiGeneralHospital for
#Ramzan
.
#EidMubarak
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Sambhaji Bhide, hindutva leader, was dropped from the case when Pune Rural filed chargesheet in September 2021.
Majority of Media/people got to know yesterday when police informed to state human rights commission.
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Based on interactions with lots of voters, I can bet on Omraje Nimbalkar of Shivsena (UBT) from Osmanabad constituency.
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What a joke? Isnot his father was MLA?
परिवारवादातून देशाचे फार मोठे नुकसान झाले. अशा विचारांविरूद्ध आपला लढा आणखी तीव्र करावा लागेल.
#पूर्वीपेक्षा_अधिक_पूर्वीपेक्षा_उत्तम
#4YearsOfMahaGovt
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#StanSwamy
, 84, is on ventilator since last night. Earlier in May he was infected with
#COVID19
. He is one among 16 accused in
#ElgarParishad
case. 16 activists are accused of provoking
#BhimaKoregoan
violence
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Good morning! First three
#Covid19
patients from Pimpri Chinchwad are recovered, and sent to home!
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Private hospital in Maharashtra charging exorbitantly to treat Covid19 patients defying state order to charge as per rules. I report from Pune!
@rajeshtope11
@CMOMaharashtra
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The large-scale way ABP Maza is promoting KCR's Pandharpur visit, I m sure BRS is B team of BJP!
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Media n BJP leaders falsely claim Pakistan Zindabad slogans were given by PFI members.
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Over 200 people of Vishwa Hindu Parishad have been booked for carrying fire rifles and swords in a rally in Pune.
#VHP
#DurgaVahini
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Instead of donating to PM or CM funds, people should donate food to poor, homeless, migrants around them. It will save time that is very important.
#COVID2019india
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Damn! To walk 20-25 km per day for over 120 days requires different level of fitness!
@bharatjodo
@RahulGandhi
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Proposal to file charge sheet against
#MilindEkbote
and
#SambhajiBhide
/Manohar Kulkarni has been passed:
#AnilDeshmukh
today in
#Pune
. Both of them are accused in
#Bhimakoregoan
riots case.
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Koregaon Bhima Commission of Enquiry suspends hearing of witnesses due to unavailability of accomodation. The commission had earlier requested the same to
@CMOMaharashtra
. But didnot get response, as per the commission.
Commission is probing what led to
#BhimaKoregaonRiots
!
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No departmental enquiry is pending against
#AbdurRehaman
. In fact he had approached CAT against
#MHA
's dissaproval to accept his voluntary resignation.
#BJP
trolls are spreading misinformation as usual.
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UT announces his resignation as CM n MLC in his composed voice as usual!
All are thankful d way this government handled COVID crisis though state having highest cases most of the time. While hundreds died due to lack of hospitals/beds/oxygen in UP or Delhi!
#Maharashtra
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I think now voters have also become aware that Prakash Ambedkar field candidates to divide secular votes so that BJP n its allies get benefit.
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2.48 lakh mid meal cooks cook food of 300 kids each every day working 7-8 hours and serve food to 1.2 crore kids across Bihar. A cook gets only Rs1250 per month means RS 39 per day.
@nehadixit123
reports from 5 districts of Bihar via
@thewire_in
?lang=en
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Indian newsrooms need to create seperate beat of climate crisis/climate justice instead of covering it under environment.
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Such a bad time to be in journalism. Our democracy is collapsing in front of our eyes.
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Why do thousands of people from all walks of life participate in
@bharatjodo
of
@RahulGandhi
. My report-
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My 2021 kickstarted with an email from
@NFI_India
that I m one of the fellows for
#NFIFellowships
!
Excited to be part of a talented bunch of journos selected for the fellowship.
NFI Fellowships for Independent Journalists Inaugural Media Fellows:
Umer Ahmad
@umerahmad1558
Varsha Narayanan
Varsha Torgalkar
@varshasuman
Vishü Rita Krocha
@RitaKrocha
Vivek Gupta @
@guptavivek83
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Farmers in Wardha district of drought affected Vidarbha region ask where are Ache Din, RS 15 lakh, good price to their produce. They say when Narendra Modi came to campaign in 2014, he talked about farmers.
#loksabhaelection
#reporting
#vidarbha
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Dalit you arrested in the sole murder case in the Bhima Koregaon violence of 2018, mysteriously died 15 days after getting bail. I report for
@newsclickin
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Why dominant caste Maratha in Maharashtra wants backward status! My first international story- 😊
More than 3500
#farmers
commit suicide in
#Maharashtra
every year due to debts and a lack of income, and most are from the
#Maratha
community,
@varshasuman
reports.
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Voters say NarendraModi gave many promises but didnot fulfil a single one! Now they will not vote for him and will go for Congress! People are angry that BJP fooled them!
#Wardha
#Vidarbha
#reporting
#LokSabhaElection2019
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Honoured for receiving second prize of
#PII
-ICRC 2020 awards hosted by
@ICRC_nd
for my report 'Sanitation Workers on the Frontlines of the Pandemic Are Overlooked, Unprotected'
For
@TheSwaddle
. Thank you
@rajviedesai
@Elgo98
The second prize is shared by
@ApkiJigyasa
for her article ‘Footprints of protest in the sands of mine’ on
@PARInetwork
, and
@varshasuman
for her piece ‘Sanitation workers on the frontlines of the Pandemic are overlooked, unprotected’, written for
@TheSwaddle
.
#ICRCPIIAwards
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One international publication refused piece on Rahul Gandhi's
@bharatjodo
saying this is the touchy/political issue n publication doesnot want to get involved with.
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#Soni
Sori fell off a 2 wheeler and suffered internal head injuries,! Condition serious. Has been referred to Jagdalpur Medical College from the Dantewada Hospital.
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Yesterday a goon was lynched to death by angry crowd in Pune. One more person is killed by mob today in Pune! It’s failure of
@PuneCityPolice
to maintain law n order!
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Cattles around Satara district could now eat fodder. Thanks to the fodder camp put up by an organization. Otherwise Farmers r not being able to feed cattle due to scarcity of fodder n water fur to
#drought
Read the story
@PARInetwork
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Election Coverage: Police arrested many Farmers, dug up moat around venue where Narendra Modi held Sabha in Nashik. My story
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If you are keen on journalism and know your English, AND are willing to shift to Pune... Mirror is for you. Desk peeps plz approach at maneesha.clouds
@gmail
.com
Subj line: Mirror, here I am.
#journojobs
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Honoured for being awarded with
#RedInkAwards2021
for the Business category by
@mumbaipressclub
Special thanks for superb editing by
@vishalarora_in
of
@stories_asia
And workshop on Modern Slavery by
@thomfound
!
Proud to be added in superb journos who were shortlisted!
Congratulations 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐫 for winning the
#RedInkAwards2021
for the category 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 & 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 (𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭).
Story: The Child Labour Behind The Jeans You Wear
Link:
@varshasuman
@stories_asia
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Sharing a few videos that shows participants were giving slogans of Popular Front Zindabad or PFI Zindabad!
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Shradha Walkar's father remained silent for these many days. Today with the support of BJP, he takes press conference n questions freedom youngsters get in choosing partners.
It's cruel of BJP to play politics out of brutal murder of young girl.
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Trying to know what people think about govt, govt's attitude towards farmers, n current political scene in state n Delhi!
#Solapur
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Pune court issued arrest warrant of Milind Ekbote, right wing leader, who is accused of inciting violence in
#BhimaKoregaonViolence
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Good joke: ACP Shivaji Pawar is recepient of UnionHomeMinistry's
#MedalforExcellenceinInvestigation
. He was investigation officer 4
#ElgarParishad
case in which noted activists been arrested. Looks like to create fake evidences requires lots of efforts n deserve n award.
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Five
#farmers
in
#Marathwada
committed suicide in the last 24 hours as they couldnot repay loans! State needs to clarify who are the beneficiaries of loan waiver scheme!
#farmerssuicide
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End of year review: this year has been pretty good for me. I got ten international bylines and a couple of national one.
I broke into my dream publication Al Jazeera. I applied for ten grants and received four. Three grants are international one.
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Lal Singh Chaddha is a good movie! Atul Kulkarni has weaved all major social n political happenings in a story nicely.
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CM was working 20 hours a day for the people of Maharashtra by doing Ganesha Aratis, stopping his vehicle to listen to complaints of people stuck in traffic.
Meantime Foxconn-Vedanta cancelled 1.54 lakh crore semiconductor projects in MH n chose GJ.
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It's not about my story. But
#MVA
govt take reporters work seriously..unlike some other govts!
The Commissioner of Sugar is looking into the specific cases mentioned in the news item. But it may please be noted that all arrangements have been made for harvesting and transport labourers of sugar mills in the State.
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Over 500 teachers in
#Maharashtra
found
#covid19
positive. Schools in the state were about to start from 23rd n teachers had to do mandatory tests. Looks like schools will remain closed.
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All politicians, please stop making misogynist comments to compare current status of politics n politicians who go to new low every hour!
#MaharashtraPolitcalCrisis
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Raj Thackeray is extremely arrogant n many times he humiliates journalists during press conferences.
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Once again BJP showed it can go to any level for power. The saffron party was n is not interested in welfare of people.
When lakhs of youngsters are protesting against
#Agnipath
scheme, the party is busy in forming it's govt in MH. Shame!
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Neither reporters nor political parties visited Tekla, tribal Hamlet, in Gadchiroli. Recently road has been built. Most of the houses are kachcha. People cook on traditional chulha!
@newsclickin
#LokSabhaEelctions2019
#reporting
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Just before 2019 general elections, BJP govt had announced recruitment of 4 lakh posts in railway by 2021.
Has the govt fulfilled it's promise?
#Jumla
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