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Anti-Stigma Campaign, Digital Tool Help Mitigate Mental Health Problems In Slums: Study
India is home to the world's largest adolescent population of 253 million, with about one in every five experiencing mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression, according to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNI
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Hundreds Homeless As Massive Fire Burns Down 80 Delhi Shanties
On the night on March 11, a ferocious fire tore through nearly four acres of the bustling Machhli Mandi slum cluster in Matiala village near Delhi's Uttam Nagar, reducing homes to smouldering ash and charred ruins within hours.
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2 Children Killed In Massive Fire At Slum In Delhi's Rohini
At least two people lost their lives in a fire that broke out at a jhuggi (slum) near Shri Niketan Apartment in Sector 17 of Rohini in the national capital on Sunday, police said.
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Woman, Her 2 Children Charred To Death In Slum Fire In Himachal: Cops
A woman and her two children were charred to death when a fire broke out in a slum of migrant labourers in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh, police said on Sunday.
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4 Children Burnt Alive In Fire In Himachal Slum, Chief Minister Condoles
A fierce fire broke out in the slum of Gagret sub-division of the Una district in Himachal Pradesh which allegedly killed four minors during the midnight hours of Wednesday.
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Delhi Slum Children Take Part In PM's Cross Country Race
Thousands of children and youth from the slums of the national capital participated in the 'Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cross Country Slum race' organised by the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) today.
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Retired Teacher Educates Slum Children In Jammu, Teaches Through Makeshift School
Kanchan Sharma, a retired government teacher, occasionally visits slum dwellers at Maratha Basti here to conduct a two-hour open class.
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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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Farmers' Group From Punjab Starts "Informal School" For Slum Children
A group of farmers from Punjab's Anandpur Sahib has started an "informal school" in a makeshift tent for local slum children at the Singhu border.
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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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Hit By Coronavirus Crisis, Children In Guwahati Slum Trade Books For Work
Sixteen-year-old Jomsher Ali comes back to his home in Guwahati's Hafiznagar Bustee tired after a long day not from school but work. With school closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Class 7 student has become a daily wager to earn a living for himself and his ailing mother who used to work as a domestic help but has since lost the job.
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Maharashtra Teacher Creates COVID-19 Nursery Rhyme For Kids In Slums
In a bid to create awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic among children in slums, a teacher in Maharashtra's Aurangabad city created a nursery rhyme in Marathi to teach them the 20-second hand-washing routine.
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Miss England 2019 Bhasha Mukherjee, Born In Kolkata, Helps Raise Funds For City Children
Indian-origin Miss England 2019 Bhasha Mukherjee helped raise funds for a UK charity working with street-connected and slum children in Kolkata as part of her beauty with a purpose mission.
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From Tea-Seller To Cow-Protector, "Unsung Heroes" Who Won Padma Awards
A tea-seller who donates his profits for the education of slum children, a doctor couple who charge Re 1 from patients and a retired IPS officer who set up a school for a Mahadalit community are among the "unsung heroes" who were given the Padma awards this year.
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Two Children Die After Shanty Catches Fire In Central Delhi
Two children died and two others of the same family sustained severe injuries after their shanty near central Delhi's Desh Bandhu Gupta Road caught fire while they were sleeping, the police said today.
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Anti-Stigma Campaign, Digital Tool Help Mitigate Mental Health Problems In Slums: Study
India is home to the world's largest adolescent population of 253 million, with about one in every five experiencing mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression, according to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNI
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Hundreds Homeless As Massive Fire Burns Down 80 Delhi Shanties
On the night on March 11, a ferocious fire tore through nearly four acres of the bustling Machhli Mandi slum cluster in Matiala village near Delhi's Uttam Nagar, reducing homes to smouldering ash and charred ruins within hours.
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2 Children Killed In Massive Fire At Slum In Delhi's Rohini
At least two people lost their lives in a fire that broke out at a jhuggi (slum) near Shri Niketan Apartment in Sector 17 of Rohini in the national capital on Sunday, police said.
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Woman, Her 2 Children Charred To Death In Slum Fire In Himachal: Cops
A woman and her two children were charred to death when a fire broke out in a slum of migrant labourers in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh, police said on Sunday.
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4 Children Burnt Alive In Fire In Himachal Slum, Chief Minister Condoles
A fierce fire broke out in the slum of Gagret sub-division of the Una district in Himachal Pradesh which allegedly killed four minors during the midnight hours of Wednesday.
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Delhi Slum Children Take Part In PM's Cross Country Race
Thousands of children and youth from the slums of the national capital participated in the 'Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cross Country Slum race' organised by the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) today.
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Retired Teacher Educates Slum Children In Jammu, Teaches Through Makeshift School
Kanchan Sharma, a retired government teacher, occasionally visits slum dwellers at Maratha Basti here to conduct a two-hour open class.
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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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Farmers' Group From Punjab Starts "Informal School" For Slum Children
A group of farmers from Punjab's Anandpur Sahib has started an "informal school" in a makeshift tent for local slum children at the Singhu border.
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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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Hit By Coronavirus Crisis, Children In Guwahati Slum Trade Books For Work
Sixteen-year-old Jomsher Ali comes back to his home in Guwahati's Hafiznagar Bustee tired after a long day not from school but work. With school closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Class 7 student has become a daily wager to earn a living for himself and his ailing mother who used to work as a domestic help but has since lost the job.
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Maharashtra Teacher Creates COVID-19 Nursery Rhyme For Kids In Slums
In a bid to create awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic among children in slums, a teacher in Maharashtra's Aurangabad city created a nursery rhyme in Marathi to teach them the 20-second hand-washing routine.
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Miss England 2019 Bhasha Mukherjee, Born In Kolkata, Helps Raise Funds For City Children
Indian-origin Miss England 2019 Bhasha Mukherjee helped raise funds for a UK charity working with street-connected and slum children in Kolkata as part of her beauty with a purpose mission.
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From Tea-Seller To Cow-Protector, "Unsung Heroes" Who Won Padma Awards
A tea-seller who donates his profits for the education of slum children, a doctor couple who charge Re 1 from patients and a retired IPS officer who set up a school for a Mahadalit community are among the "unsung heroes" who were given the Padma awards this year.
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Two Children Die After Shanty Catches Fire In Central Delhi
Two children died and two others of the same family sustained severe injuries after their shanty near central Delhi's Desh Bandhu Gupta Road caught fire while they were sleeping, the police said today.
