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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NHRC issues notice to DM, SP of Barmer in Rajasthan over branding of students with iron rod
New Delhi (PTI): The NHRC on Thursday said it has issued notice to the Barmer administration over reports that some students were allegedly branded with a hot iron rod by their teacher at a hostel inside a temple complex in the Rajasthan district.
Reportedly, the video of the incident also went viral on social media, the National Human Rights Commission said.
The human rights body said it has taken "suo motu cognisance of a media report that a teacher, annoyed with the bedwetting by some students, branded them with a hot iron rod at a hostel inside a temple complex in Barmer district".
The NHRC has observed that the content of the news report, if true, raises serious issues of violation of human rights.
Therefore, it has issued notices to the district magistrate and the superintendent of police of Barmer, seeking a detailed report within two weeks, including the health status of the victim students.
According to the media report, carried on August 22, one of the injured boys reached his home and reported the matter to his family, after which the villagers gathered in large numbers to protest, the commission said.
In another statement, the NHRC said it has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that about 18 students at a government school in Bihar were allegedly subjected to "corporal punishment" by their teacher after locking them inside a room in Haflaganj area of Katihar district on August 21.
"Their ordeal stopped when some parents raised the alarm while visiting the premises in connection with some work," it said.
The commission has observed that the content of the news report, if true, raises serious issues of violation of the human rights of the students.
Therefore, it has issued notices to the state's chief secretary and the superintendent of police of Katihar, seeking a detailed report in two weeks.
According to the media report, also carried on August 22, several villagers gathered at the school and started protesting. Sensing trouble, all the male teachers fled the school. The police also reached the spot, it added.
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