Palghar

In these testing times, a few heroes have stepped up to extend a helping hand. Here are six initiatives in four cities, ensuring that the needy do not go to bed hungry. Here's how you can support them.

When people think of uniforms, corruption comes to our mind. But heroes like Raj Tilak Roshan prove that the men in khakis are, at times, misrepresented.

In 2017, 89 per cent of minor missing cases were solved, 450 children were reunited with their parents or sent to safe shelters like Child Welfare Centres. Other than this, more than 100 victims of sex trafficking and labour trafficking were rescued.

"When I reached the spot, there was water up to the waist at the entrance. However, I just walked in and managed to reach the third floor flat," said Constable Gite.

Dr Suwas, who could complete his education solely because his friends were willing to help him get to school from his home in a slum, understands exactly how underprivileged students feel when they cannot afford transportation.

Around 3:00 a.m., Milan Tare was on his watch when his wireless was brought alive with the call of "Vachva!" Hearing this sound for "Help" in Marathi, Tare looked around.

Mumbai-based NGO Aarambh has been supporting the government school in Saphale in Palghar for the past five years and now wishes to repair and renovate the school’s rickety building.

Palghar, an underdeveloped tribal village from Maharashtra, is breaking age-old traditions and saying no to child marriage.

Kalwa-based graphic designer Tushar Jadhav’s initiative Donate Your PC collects old functional PCs from people and distributes them to government schools across Maharashtra.

Students of Kishinchand Chellaram (KC) College in Mumbai have constructed 107 toilets in the village of Karvale in Maharashtra to help it become Open Defecation Free.