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VHP, Bajrang Dal Activists Arrested For Christmas Vandalism In Assam
Four persons associated with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal were arrested on Thursday for vandalising decorative items used for Christmas celebrations at a school and damaging festive articles in shops in Assam's Nalbari district.
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Forced To Walk 7 km Through Forest Every Day, School Students Appeal For Help
With their village road damaged, children in a village in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar district are now forced to walk nearly seven kilometres every day through dense forest to attend school, risking encounters with wild animals.
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Extreme Rain Alert For Chennai, School Shut Tomorrow
Although Cyclone Dithwa fizzled out without causing major damage along the Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh coasts, the deep depression it weakened into is now expected to unleash isolated extremely heavy rains over parts of Chennai.
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Between Barbed Wires And Classrooms: Centre Highlights Support For Border-Side Schools
The Union Education Ministry in parliament on Monday outlined the steps being taken to support schooling in Punjab's "zero-line" border villages.
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56 Dead In Lanka Floods, Landslides; Government Offices, Schools Shut
Sri Lanka closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from floods and landslides across the country rose to 56 while more than 600 houses were damaged, officials said.
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Hundreds Seek Refuge As Mount Semeru Erupts In Indonesia
Hundreds of Indonesians stayed in temporary shelters Thursday after a volcano on the main island of Java erupted, damaging houses and a school, with around 190 people evacuated from its slopes, authorities said.
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US Teacher Shot By 6-Year-Old Awarded $10 Million In Civil Trial
A Virginia school teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in 2023 was awarded $10 million in damages by a jury on Thursday, concluding a negligence lawsuit she brought against a school administrator.
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US School Staffer Arrested For Releasing Fart Spray, Causing Rs 49 Lakh In Damages
Alexander Lewis, 32, a teaching assistant at the West Florence High School in Florence, has been arrested as the prime accused.
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Portugal's Azores Islands on Red Alert As Cyclone Gabrielle Causes Damage, Schools Remain Closed
Cyclone Gabrielle hit Portugal's mid-Atlantic Azores Islands on Friday with less intense winds and rains than expected, but still toppled trees and collapsed roofs, authorities said.
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Schools Shut, Flights Cancelled As Typhoon Ragasa Heads To Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong and parts of southern China were on high alert early Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached with powerful winds and lashing rain, forcing Chinese authorities to shut down schools and businesses in at least 10 cities.
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Hostel Prank Lands 8 Children In Hospital, Their Eyes Were Sealed With Glue
In a hostel prank gone horribly wrong, eight students have been hospitalised in Odisha's Kandhamal district after their classmates put instant glue into their eyes when they were sleeping
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Punjab Floods Death Count Rises To 48; Schools, Colleges To Reopen From Today
With two more persons losing their lives, the death count in Punjab due to devastating floods went up to 48 while crops on 1.76 lakh hectares have been damaged, said officials on Sunday.
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Heavy Rain Forces Kerala School To Declare Holiday, Roof Collapses Hours Later
A major tragedy was narrowly averted on Wednesday after the ceiling of an auditorium at Kodaly Government Upper Primary School in Thrissur collapsed -- fortunately, on a day when the school was closed due to heavy rains.
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Gaza's Children Missed 2 Years Of School And Truce Won't Undo The Damage
Israel's bombardment and ground operations have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and displaced 90% of Gaza's population. School-age children in crowded shelters and tent camps are often forced to help their families find food, water and wood.
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2 Students Die After Train Hits Bus, Driver Had Insisted On Crossing Track
The school van collided with a Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai passenger train at a railway-level crossing in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore.
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VHP, Bajrang Dal Activists Arrested For Christmas Vandalism In Assam
Four persons associated with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal were arrested on Thursday for vandalising decorative items used for Christmas celebrations at a school and damaging festive articles in shops in Assam's Nalbari district.
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Forced To Walk 7 km Through Forest Every Day, School Students Appeal For Help
With their village road damaged, children in a village in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar district are now forced to walk nearly seven kilometres every day through dense forest to attend school, risking encounters with wild animals.
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Extreme Rain Alert For Chennai, School Shut Tomorrow
Although Cyclone Dithwa fizzled out without causing major damage along the Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andhra Pradesh coasts, the deep depression it weakened into is now expected to unleash isolated extremely heavy rains over parts of Chennai.
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Between Barbed Wires And Classrooms: Centre Highlights Support For Border-Side Schools
The Union Education Ministry in parliament on Monday outlined the steps being taken to support schooling in Punjab's "zero-line" border villages.
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56 Dead In Lanka Floods, Landslides; Government Offices, Schools Shut
Sri Lanka closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from floods and landslides across the country rose to 56 while more than 600 houses were damaged, officials said.
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Hundreds Seek Refuge As Mount Semeru Erupts In Indonesia
Hundreds of Indonesians stayed in temporary shelters Thursday after a volcano on the main island of Java erupted, damaging houses and a school, with around 190 people evacuated from its slopes, authorities said.
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US Teacher Shot By 6-Year-Old Awarded $10 Million In Civil Trial
A Virginia school teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in 2023 was awarded $10 million in damages by a jury on Thursday, concluding a negligence lawsuit she brought against a school administrator.
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US School Staffer Arrested For Releasing Fart Spray, Causing Rs 49 Lakh In Damages
Alexander Lewis, 32, a teaching assistant at the West Florence High School in Florence, has been arrested as the prime accused.
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Portugal's Azores Islands on Red Alert As Cyclone Gabrielle Causes Damage, Schools Remain Closed
Cyclone Gabrielle hit Portugal's mid-Atlantic Azores Islands on Friday with less intense winds and rains than expected, but still toppled trees and collapsed roofs, authorities said.
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Schools Shut, Flights Cancelled As Typhoon Ragasa Heads To Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong and parts of southern China were on high alert early Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached with powerful winds and lashing rain, forcing Chinese authorities to shut down schools and businesses in at least 10 cities.
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Hostel Prank Lands 8 Children In Hospital, Their Eyes Were Sealed With Glue
In a hostel prank gone horribly wrong, eight students have been hospitalised in Odisha's Kandhamal district after their classmates put instant glue into their eyes when they were sleeping
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Punjab Floods Death Count Rises To 48; Schools, Colleges To Reopen From Today
With two more persons losing their lives, the death count in Punjab due to devastating floods went up to 48 while crops on 1.76 lakh hectares have been damaged, said officials on Sunday.
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Heavy Rain Forces Kerala School To Declare Holiday, Roof Collapses Hours Later
A major tragedy was narrowly averted on Wednesday after the ceiling of an auditorium at Kodaly Government Upper Primary School in Thrissur collapsed -- fortunately, on a day when the school was closed due to heavy rains.
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Gaza's Children Missed 2 Years Of School And Truce Won't Undo The Damage
Israel's bombardment and ground operations have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and displaced 90% of Gaza's population. School-age children in crowded shelters and tent camps are often forced to help their families find food, water and wood.
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2 Students Die After Train Hits Bus, Driver Had Insisted On Crossing Track
The school van collided with a Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai passenger train at a railway-level crossing in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore.
