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A Police Station In Aurangabad Holds Classes For Slum Children
A police station in Maharashtra's Aurangabad has been holding tutorialsforchildren from the slum areas on its premises. As part of a community policing programme, Pundalik Nagar police station has started English classes for children from nearby slums, for a period of 15 days, with the help of a teacher.
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Kolkata Children, Who Once Aspired To Be Doctors, Teacher, Now Cook-Clean For Survival
At a slum of about 40 plastic covered shacks next to the tracks of Majerhat Railway Station in Kolkata, 15-year-old Priyanka Khatoon has trouble remembering the name of her school. This isn't surprising as she hasn't been to school since March 25 when the nationwide lockdown was imposed to take on the coronavirus pandemic.
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In Old Newspapers, an Idea to Get Mumbai's Slum Children Back to School
Rekha Parkhe, 15, dreams big. She wants to become a doctor and is ready to put in the hard work that will help her realise her ambitions. But education is a luxury her parents can barely afford.
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40 Per Cent of City Slum Children Yet to Be Immunised: Survey
The immunisation of children in the city's slums has been found to be way below at 60 per cent of the target of complete cover, according to a survey by an NGO "Child Rights and You".
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A School in Jammu That is Changing Lives
Raj Bharti, 75, begins her day doing the rounds of slums in Jammu. Her mission is to convince people to send their children to school.
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Half of Homeless Children in Cities Sexually Abused: Report
The blight of India's dwindling number of girls has worsened in urban India, according to a report by Save the Children, a global NGO with decades of experience.
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More than one third of Delhi slum children malnourished: survey
More than one-third of under five year olds living in the Indian capital's slums are malnourished, a survey conducted by a child rights group said on Thursday, adding that this showed government child health schemes were not reaching the poor.
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Mira Nair on 25 years of Salaam Bombay and launching Irrfan Khan
Celebrating 25 years of the film, a full house awaited Mira Nair at the film's screening in New Delhi.
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English Premier League grants Rs 4.3 cr for Indian slum kids
The English Premier League will invest Rs 4.3 crore in the next three years for the overall development of 80,000 slum children in India, said British Sports Minister Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday. The money will be spent through children charity Magic Bus, which uses the medium of sports to reach out to thousands of underprivileged children in society....
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Street children and education in India
According to a UNDP case study, a non-formal educational method was developed by the Child in Need Institute (CINI) to enable the slum and street children to get an education had changed their attitude positively towards education.
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A Police Station In Aurangabad Holds Classes For Slum Children
A police station in Maharashtra's Aurangabad has been holding tutorialsforchildren from the slum areas on its premises. As part of a community policing programme, Pundalik Nagar police station has started English classes for children from nearby slums, for a period of 15 days, with the help of a teacher.
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Kolkata Children, Who Once Aspired To Be Doctors, Teacher, Now Cook-Clean For Survival
At a slum of about 40 plastic covered shacks next to the tracks of Majerhat Railway Station in Kolkata, 15-year-old Priyanka Khatoon has trouble remembering the name of her school. This isn't surprising as she hasn't been to school since March 25 when the nationwide lockdown was imposed to take on the coronavirus pandemic.
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In Old Newspapers, an Idea to Get Mumbai's Slum Children Back to School
Rekha Parkhe, 15, dreams big. She wants to become a doctor and is ready to put in the hard work that will help her realise her ambitions. But education is a luxury her parents can barely afford.
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40 Per Cent of City Slum Children Yet to Be Immunised: Survey
The immunisation of children in the city's slums has been found to be way below at 60 per cent of the target of complete cover, according to a survey by an NGO "Child Rights and You".
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A School in Jammu That is Changing Lives
Raj Bharti, 75, begins her day doing the rounds of slums in Jammu. Her mission is to convince people to send their children to school.
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Half of Homeless Children in Cities Sexually Abused: Report
The blight of India's dwindling number of girls has worsened in urban India, according to a report by Save the Children, a global NGO with decades of experience.
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More than one third of Delhi slum children malnourished: survey
More than one-third of under five year olds living in the Indian capital's slums are malnourished, a survey conducted by a child rights group said on Thursday, adding that this showed government child health schemes were not reaching the poor.
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Mira Nair on 25 years of Salaam Bombay and launching Irrfan Khan
Celebrating 25 years of the film, a full house awaited Mira Nair at the film's screening in New Delhi.
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English Premier League grants Rs 4.3 cr for Indian slum kids
The English Premier League will invest Rs 4.3 crore in the next three years for the overall development of 80,000 slum children in India, said British Sports Minister Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday. The money will be spent through children charity Magic Bus, which uses the medium of sports to reach out to thousands of underprivileged children in society....
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Street children and education in India
According to a UNDP case study, a non-formal educational method was developed by the Child in Need Institute (CINI) to enable the slum and street children to get an education had changed their attitude positively towards education.
