Today, we celebrate the success of Ombhini Bhattacharjee and Rishav Sharma--two students of class 10 who did well, despite the many challenges they faced.
This group of schoolgirls make up the exemplary Green Police of Nagaon town who have, since 2016, taken the responsibility of environmental cleanliness and sustainability of the respective surroundings, upon their shoulders.
Spearheaded by the students of Anjuman-I-Islam A A Khatkhatay English secondary school in Vashi, this unique e-waste management initiative has been christened ‘Contribute your E-waste to educate a child’.
At 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Goregaon-based Ryan International School’s 27-seater bus was on its regular route to drop kids home. When the bus arrived near Oberoi Mall, the driver realised that the brakes of the bus had failed.
The 40 students who attend this school are kids you see loitering railway stations, some of whom have been accused in petty theft cases, are addicted to drugs or mostly work as ragpickers to make ends meet.
The contents of the bag included over Rs 80,000 in cash (fees collected from students), her credit and debit cards, Aadhaar, driving licence, PAN card, car registration documents, two cellphones, house keys and even her locker keys.