Children

Cult Leader's Influence Affecting Meghalaya Vaccination Drive: Officials

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 20, 2021

Pastor Phawa goes around asking parents to stop sending their children to schools, reject MGNERA jobs, reject foodgrains available to BPL/APL ration cardholders and abstain from Aadhaar enrolment.

2 Children Among Four Jharkhand Residents Killed In Bihar Road Mishap: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 19, 2021

Four persons, including two children, were killed while seven others were injured upon being knocked down by a speeding truck on a highway near Bihar's Sasaram on Saturday, police said.

Delhi Government Starts Foster Care System For Children

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 19, 2021

In a first, the Delhi government has started the system of foster care and invited applications from people who can temporarily care for children, a situation necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Education Ministry Issues Guidelines For Parents To Help Kids Learn Amid Closure Of Schools

Education | Written by Aarzoo Snigdha | Saturday June 19, 2021

The Ministry of Education has issued guidelines for parents to help children who have remained confined to their homes for long periods of time during school closure.

Retired Teacher Educates Slum Children In Jammu, Teaches Through Makeshift School

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Friday June 18, 2021

Kanchan Sharma, a retired government teacher, occasionally visits slum dwellers at Maratha Basti here to conduct a two-hour open class.

Covaxin Trials Among Children A Big Hit At AIIMS Patna. Because...

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Friday June 18, 2021

Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Patna are coming forward with their children to take part in Bharat Biotech's Covaxin trails on minors at the premier institute, blunting doubts on vaccine hesitancy.

Rajasthan Government Seeks Amendment To RTE Rules For Providing Free School Uniform To Students

Education | Written by Mridusmita Deka | Friday June 18, 2021

The department has issued a notification to amend the Rajasthan Right of Children To Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Rules, 2021, so that free school uniforms be made available to all the students studying in government-run schools upto Class 8 from this session.

Identify Covid-Orphaned Children Within A Month: Union Education Minister To States

Education | Written by Mridusmita Deka | Friday June 18, 2021

The Ministry of Education has directed the state governments and administrations of Union Territories to identify the children orphaned by Covid and provide them with the necessary support within a month.

How Tamil Nadu Village's Only Graduate Helps As Schools Shut Amid Covid

India News | Asian News International | Friday June 18, 2021

Sandhya, the first and only graduate of Chinnampathy tribal village in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, has stepped up to fill up the educational void in the lives of children caused by the shutting down of schools due to the COVID-induced lockdown.

"Children At Greater Risk": Jharkhand On High Alert Over Possible 3rd Covid Wave

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 18, 2021

The Jharkhand government is on high alert to contain any possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, following suggestions of experts that any laxity may lead to serious consequences, officials said on Friday.

British Charity Flags "Racism, Xenophobia" In Children's Author Enid Blyton's Books

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 18, 2021

For generations of children, British children's author Enid Blyton conjured up a cosy world of boarding schools, beaches and freedom from parents.

Over 5,000 Children Infected By Covid, Meghalaya To Set Up 3 Paediatric Hospitals

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Thursday June 17, 2021

Over 5,000 children up to the age of 14 years in Meghalaya have been infected by Covid since the pandemic began and 17 of them have succumbed to the infection.

Eyes Of 3 Children Infected With Black Fungus Removed In Mumbai

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday June 17, 2021

Three children infected with Black Fungus had to go through surgery to remove an eye each in Mumbai. Mucormycosis or Black Fungus cases in children are a worrying sign, say doctors.

Serum Institute's Covovax Covid Vaccine Set For Trials On Children In July: Sources

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday June 17, 2021

The Serum Institute of India, which is preparing to produce Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine in the country under the name Covovax, plans to start trials of the vaccine on children next month, the company told NDTV on Thursday.

UP Woman, 5 Children Went Hungry For 2 Months; No Ration, Aadhaar Cards

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Thursday June 17, 2021

A 45-year-old woman and her five children are in hospital in western Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh town after battling intense hunger for over two months.