Published on May 28, 2021 AHMEDABAD: Jharna Parikh, 14, a resident of Naroda, is living with her maternal cousin Mihir Soni for the past one-and-a-half months. The class 8 student lost her father Atul and mother Mansi, both 60 years old, to Covid-19 in April. “My uncle and aunt died in succession on April 5 … Continue reading Ahmedabad: Orphaned by Covid, teen wants to study further, fulfil dad’s wish
Halfway halt for kids in despair
AHMEDABAD: The city attracts hundreds of visitors from different parts of the country every day. Some come in search of jobs or to establish a business while some others are here simply to see the state. Nowadays, however, it is children from other states found on railway platforms unescorted by any adult, who are keeping … Continue reading Halfway halt for kids in despair
Teen HIV patient fends for self
AHMEDABAD: Nobody wants me - this is the predominant feeling with which a young boy lives in a small shanty in municipal workers' quarters at Jamalpur. He lives all alone, eats out of a tiffin box and does not trust anybody. The mistrust has become ingrained in him because all his life,Pratik, 13, has seen people … Continue reading Teen HIV patient fends for self
Girl flees rapist dad, raped again in Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: Samina (name changed) was found crying at the railway station by the railway police on Friday. Dressed in traditional Kutchi attire, the 16-year-old stood out in the crowd thronging the station. The girl later told the police that she had left home to escape her rapist father who had preyed on her many times … Continue reading Girl flees rapist dad, raped again in Ahmedabad
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