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80 students fall sick after consuming biscuits at Maharashtra school

Aug 18, 2024, at 11:45 pm

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Around 80 students from a district council school in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district were hospitalized after consuming biscuits provided as part of a nutritional meal program, media reports said.

Eighteen children suffer electric shock in Rajasthan Kota during Maha shivratri procession

Mar 08, 2024, at 11:54 pm

As many as 18 children were injured from electric shock during a procession on the occasion of Mahashivratri here in Rajasthan's Kota district on Friday, police said.

60 children fall sick after consuming food in Punjab school cafeteria; probe initiated

Dec 03, 2023, at 05:07 am

Sangrur (Punjab): At least 60 children fell sick after eating food from the cafeteria at a private school in Sangrur, Punjab, India Today reported on Saturday.

171 children admitted in govt hosp in UP's Prayagraj with viral fever, chronic diseases: Official

Sep 06, 2021, at 04:33 am

Prayagraj/IBNS: More than 170 children have been admitted to Motilal Nehru Hospital of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh with chronic diseases and viral fevers like pneumonia and encephalitiss which require oxygen support, according to media reports.

COVID-19 calls for increased budget provisioning for child health, nutrition: Experts

Jan 27, 2021, at 12:28 am

New Delhi:  To discuss the critical issues and practical challenges related to spheres of child nutrition and health of children and pregnant and lactating women, during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, Child Rights and You (CRY) and Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) held a national webinar that brought together academicians, subject experts, and NGOs working on themes of child nutrition and child health.

Number of malnourished children in Chhattisgarh declines by 13.79 pc

Oct 06, 2020, at 02:22 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The number of malnourished children in Chhattisgarh declined by 13.79 per cent under the 'Mukhyamantri Suposhan Yojana,' the state government revealed on Monday.

Eight children rescued from human traffickers in Palamu

Jun 18, 2019, at 09:29 pm

Daltonganj, Jun 18 (UNI): In a major success against anti-human trafficking drive, police have rescued eight children and has arrested a trafficker.

Channels advised restraint while showing kids in reality shows

Jun 18, 2019, at 08:19 pm

New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI): The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued an advisory to all private satellite TV channels to avoid showing children in indecent, suggestive and inappropriate manner in dance reality shows or other programmes.

50 children fall ill after eating ice cream

Apr 22, 2019, at 07:41 pm

Nagapattinam, Apr 22 (UNI): More than 50 children fell ill after reportedly eating ice cream during the consecration of the famous Arulmigu Renuga Devi Amman Temple at Vangiri village near Sirkazhi, here on Monday.

Have more children, says Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu

Jan 25, 2019, at 10:00 pm

Amravati, Jan 25 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu on Friday urged people of his state to have more children, said reports,

Group of children from Sikkim called on DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh

Jan 14, 2019, at 06:37 pm

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): A group of schoolchildren on an education excursion from north Sikkim called on the Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh here on Sunday.

Teach our children traditions and rich cultural heritage: Vice President meets school children from various schools

Aug 15, 2018, at 05:12 pm

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that we should teach our traditions, our rich cultural heritage to Children so that our cultural heritage is protected.

Children should be made responsible citizens: Vice President Naidu

Aug 14, 2018, at 05:19 pm

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that Children should be made responsible citizens.

Children in India exhibit religious tolerance, study finds

Jun 15, 2018, at 10:00 am

New York, June 15 (IBNS): A new investigation of how children reason about religious rules reveals a remarkable level of acceptance of different religions' rules and practices in India.

Sonowal directs swift filing of chargesheet in crimes against women and children

Mar 29, 2018, at 03:19 am

Guwahati, Mar 28 (IBNS): Concerning about rising crimes against women in Assam, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday directed all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SP) of all districts to ensure swift and correct filling of chargesheet in all crimes against women and children so that justice can be given to the victims.

Save the Children, CRY not happy with budget for underprivileged children

Feb 03, 2018, at 08:55 pm

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): While several provisions for children were mentioned by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech on Thursday, child rights non-profits like Save the Children and CRY are not totally happy with the provisions when it comes to underprivileged children.

Sonowal emphasizes on society’s role for holistic development of children

Nov 14, 2017, at 09:33 pm

Guwahati, Nov 14 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday called upon the people of the state to work with responsibility for holistic development of children while taking part as chief guest in the children’s day celebration organized by Asom Sishu Sahitya Nyas in association with Kamrup (Metro) District Administration at Latasil playground in Guwahati.

Women, children tie Rakhi on PM's wrist on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan

Aug 07, 2017, at 11:54 pm

Women, children tie Rakhi on PM's wrist on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan

PM Modi meets youth, children from Jammu and Kashmir

Mar 01, 2017, at 02:12 am

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met a group of over 100 youth and children from Jammu and Kashmir.

Are we really serious about getting them back

May 31, 2016, at 10:48 pm

However difficult it seems, crimes related to missing children and child trafficking can be prevented. To achieve this, the most important step is to strengthen the existing safety-net for protection of children, and also to bring forth an overall protective environment for them, argues Atindra Nath Das

Nearly 90 children rescued from Hyderabad

Jan 30, 2015, at 04:50 pm

Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IBNS): About 90 children, some as young as 8-year-old, were rescued from Bihar after multiple raids on bangle-making units in Hyderabad on Thursday, media reports said.

Over 200 children rescued in Hyderabad

Jan 24, 2015, at 04:18 pm

Hyderabad, Jan 24 (IBNS): Over 200 children were rescued by the Hyderabad police during an early morning raid on Saturday, media reports said.