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Time of India
10 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
RannSamar Foundation extends financial support to families affected by manual scavenging
MUMBAI: RannSamar Foundation, a Mumbai-based all-India NGO, on Saturday organized a fund distribution program for families who have lost loved ones to manual scavenging—lives lost while cleaning septic tanks. Between 2018 and 2023, over 400 lives were lost while cleaning septic tanks and sewers across India. The year-wise figures are alarming: 76 deaths in 2018, 133 in 2019, 35 in 2020, 66 in 2021, 84 in 2022, and 49 in 2023. "These stark numbers underscore the systemic failure to eliminate the practice of manual scavenging despite legal prohibitions and repeated court interventions," said advocate and social activist Abha Singh, who founded the NGO. The Foundation provides legal aid and financial assistance to families awaiting compensation or support. The program follows a Bombay High Court judgment from September 2021 in the case of Vimla Govind Charotiya & Others vs State of Maharashtra, argued by IPS officer and advocate Isha Singh on behalf of the petitioners. The court directed the state to compensate three petitioners with ₹10 lakh each for the loss of their husbands to manual scavenging while cleaning septic tanks. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 인터넷 지원금 아직도 모르세요?! 놓치면 3년마다 최대 220만원 손해! 인싸통 더 알아보기 Undo According to a press note, the RannSamar Foundation on Saturday distributed ₹30,000 each to three families: Vimla Govind Charotiya, Bani Bishwajit Debnath, and Neeta Kaleskar, whose husbands died while working under hazardous conditions on the premises of Morya SRA CHS Ltd in Mumbai—without oxygen masks, helmets, or other safety equipment. The Foundation also extended financial support to the family of Prakash Soma Parmar, who died in a similar manual scavenging incident in Ahmedabad, and the family of Nagnesh Ghumalvad from Nanded.
Hindustan Times
04-05-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Question paper tougher than expected, say NEET aspirants
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) question paper was tougher than expected, most aspirants said in Lucknow after the three-hour exam held from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday. A surge in traffic and crowds was witnessed around 1-2pm and 4.30-6pm especially near venues such as Lucknow University and Shri Jai Narayan Misra PG College. A traffic bottleneck was witnessed on the road outside Lucknow University main gate ahead of the Vishwavidyalaya metro station entrance. Police personnel stationed at the exam centres tried to manage the situation while ensuring the students' safety. Mayank Kumar, 19, appearing for NEET for the second time, echoed the opinion that the exam was more difficult than expected. 'I found the physics paper especially tough,' he said. He said two of his friends also had a hard time solving the paper. 'Most of the people are not confident about all 180 marks of the physics section,' he said. Many also said that the paper was lengthier than normal, while others differed, saying that it was not very time consuming. Parents enquired about the test from their children outside the exam centres while other aspirants intensely discussed the questions with their peers. Abha Singh, 17, met her parents right outside her exam centre at Lucknow University. 'The paper was quite hard, but for my first attempt, I did not have high expectations of excelling with a great percentile,' she said. She also said she was expecting 50-60 percentile, and will prepare better for next year's NEET. 'The physics paper was hard and most of my peers agreed. But I also struggled a bit with the Chemistry section,' she added. 35K candidates turn up for test at 73 centres in Lucknow Nearly 35,000 aspirants appeared for NEET at about 73 exam centres in Lucknow. The exam was conducted smoothly at most centres in the state capital. At some centres, there were minor issues. For instance, some students arrived late, a few wore disallowed items like earrings and some were not carrying the required documents. As per rules, the gates at every exam centre closed at 1.30pm, half an hour ahead of the exam, which was slated to start at 2pm. Prior to that, the students' documents were checked and frisking was done in five phases, after which they were seated in the exam halls. To avoid cheating, photocopy shops in and around the exam centres were also shut until the end of the exams. CCTV cameras had been set up around all the exam centres. A few students at an exam centre in Aliganj reportedly arrived shortly after time, and were unable to appear for the exam. Despite requests to be allowed into the exam centre, the security personnel denied them as per instructions as the gates were closed at 1:30pm.
