The inhumane scourge of manual scavenging still exists in India despite being outlawed. In fact, surveys report a four-fold increase from the official count in 2017!
The Delhi police were alerted of the fire, and they arrived at the spot immediately. As they reached the building, three constables saw the couple crying for help from their house. The wife was hanging from the balcony grille.
Neighbourhood Woof is an NGO started by Ayesha Christina, nearly four years ago. Ayesha not only has immense love for the canines but says she cannot remember a time when she lived without dogs in the house.
"These women are second to none when it comes to handling terror strikes and hostage crises in urban areas. In fact, they were rated better than their male counterparts by their trainers at Police Training College in Jharoda Kalan."
“For a parent, a special needs child just getting past class 10 is a big achievement, not because the child is incapable of getting ahead, but because of the inability of the parent to think beyond class 10,” he says.
Babu was competing against 35 other teams in the Dog Competition at the recently-held 61st All India Police Duty Meet in Chennai, and winning the competition was indeed no mean feat.