Rescuing children from Capital’s railway stations
The Hindu
How child rescuers are working overtime to deal with the phenomenon of child migration, made worse by the COVID-19 crisis
Rescuing runaway kids
Railway platforms are the hub for children trying to escape difficult conditions, to make a living
For 15-year-old Manoj*, an hour-long solo train journey from Sampla in Haryana to Old Delhi Railway Station was less scary than the prolonged trauma he experienced at his elder sister’s home, where he was assaulted and ill-treated.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.