{
  "id": 6291666,
  "title": "Palghar Ashram School Students Stage ‘Tamasha’ Protest In Jawhar Over Poor Food Quality, Demand End To Central Kitchen System",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/palghar-ashram-school-students-stage-tamasha-protest-in-jawhar-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T14:40:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/palghar-ashram-school-students-stage-tamasha-protest-in-jawhar-over-poor-food-quality-demand-end-to-central-kitchen-system"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, hundreds of students from government-run residential ashram schools in Jawhar, Maharashtra, staged a dramatic Tamasha protest march followed by an indefinite sit-in at the Jawhar Tribal Development Project office. Their primary demand was the abolition of the centralized kitchen system, accompanied by a 13-point charter addressing systemic neglect and inadequate facilities in regional residential ashram schools. The students highlighted serious health and safety concerns related to the centralized kitchen model, arguing that preparing meals at a single location and transporting them to remote ashram schools results in significant delays. This leads to students consuming stale food, posing a severe risk of widespread food poisoning. The students expressed frustration over the alleged indifference of the Tribal Development Department towards their basic living conditions and institutional facilities. They surrounded the Jawhar project office, vowing to maintain the sit-in until all 13 demands are formally addressed and senior authorities provide written assurances.",
  "summary": "Palghar, Maharashtra: Hundreds of students residing in government-run residential ashram schools took to the streets in Jawhar on Tuesday, staging a high-profile \"Tamasha\" protest march followed by an indefinite sit-in at the Jawhar Tribal Development Project office over the alleged distribution of poor-quality food to students. Students Demand Scrapping Of Centralised Kitchen Model The primary…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}