Sphoorti Foundation gets support of LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation
(Press Release) - The Sphoorti Foundation at Medchal received a school bus supported by the LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation. In a function held in their premises, Sri Puneet Kumar, LIC Zonal Manager handed over a school bus to Ms Tejaswini, Director of the Trust. Sri Puneet Kumar spoke on the occasion and informed that LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation was formed in the year 2006 and has been promoting education and health. It has supported projects ranging from construction of hospitals, school buildings, library, computer centre, old age homes, hostel buildings etc. Sri Puneet Kumar appreciated the Sphoorti Foundation for taking up a noble cause in providing education, food and clothes to the underprivileged free of cost. LIC is happy to associate with the Sphoorti Foundation to take forward their goals.
Sri Vuyyuri Srivyal, Managing Trustee of the Sphoorti Foundation informed that the school has 180 students of which 60 are orphans staying in the campus itself. The trust is giving midday meal, school bags & stationery, uniform & shoes to all the students for free. Now that a school bus is received through LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation, they will provide transportation facility also at free of cost. The school has all facilities including a library, play ground and a computer lab. The Trust has taken up counseling the parents of underprivileged in nearby villages to send their children to their school. Sri Srivyal informed that in these two decades, several of their students have occupied high profile positions in various organizations and brought reputation to their Foundation. He thanked the LIC for accepting their request and approving school bus.
Sri GBV Ramaiah, Sri G Madhu Sudhan and other senior officials from LIC were present on this occasion.
Dated at Hyderabad on 25th January, 2025.
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No 'bacterial infection' found in bodies of 4 Mumbai family members who died after eating watermelon
Mumbai (PTI): The initial report submitted by the microbiology department of a Mumbai-based state-run hospital has said no "bacterial infection" was detected in the bodies of four family members, who died after consuming watermelon recently, officials said on Wednesday.
The Dokadia family, residents of Ghari Mohalla on Ismail Kurte Road, had hosted a get-together of relatives on the night of April 25. At around 1 am (on April 26), hours after the guests had left, Abdullah Dokadia (40), his wife Nasreen (35), and daughters Ayesha (16) and Zaineb (13) ate pieces of a watermelon.
They suffered severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea in the early hours of April 26 and were rushed to a local hospital before being referred to the government-run J J Hospital where all four died during treatment.
After the incident, Mumbai police, forensic experts and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials visited the house and had collected samples of every food item that constituted the family's last meal, including 'chicken pulav', watermelon, water, and other foodstuffs, and sent them to the Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis.
After the post-mortem of the deceased, their viscera was preserved for chemical analysis.
As the probe is underway, the microbiology department of the state-run J J Hospital has submitted its initial report to the police.
"As per the report, no bacterial infection has been detected so far in the bodies of the victims. No bacteria was found in their blood," the official said.
The exact cause of the death will be known once the forensic science lab submits its report, he said.
"The report will also clarify whether any food items consumed by the family members during the day contained anything poisonous," the official said.
