Fire in Delhi school, two children injuredOctober 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two children suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out in a primary school in southwest Delhi Monday, a fire brigade official said. We received a call at 11.15 a.m.
Fire in Delhi school, children suffer breathing problemsOctober 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - More than half a dozen children suffered breathing problems after a fire broke out in a primary school in southwest Delhi Monday, police said. The incident took place at around 11:15 a.m.
Bus turns turtle in Delhi, 22 kids declared safeSeptember 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Twenty-two children of the privately run G.D. Goenka School in South Delhi had a narrow escape on Tuesday, when their air-conditioned bus turned turtle and was severely damaged.
20 school children injured in Delhi bus accidentSeptember 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 20 children were injured Tuesday when their school bus toppled after a collision with a private chartered bus in south Delhi, police said. The accident took place around 7.45 a.m near a traffic intersection of R.K.
Send disabled kids to school, government toldSeptember 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Delhi government to conduct a door-to-door survey to find out children with disabilities and send them to school. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan asked Delhi's Education Secretary to oversee the survey so that no child with disability is deprived of the right to education.
5 children killed, 27 injured in stampede inside flooded Delhi schoolSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Five children were killed and 27 injured Thursday in a stampede in a flooded government school in the capital. Thirty-one of the victims were girls.
Pallam Raju felicitates school children ahead of Independence DayAugust 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of State for Defence Pallam Raju here today felicitated NCC cadets and school children who would participate in Independence Day function at the Red Fort. Addressing the children, Dr.
President, PM celebrate Raksha Bandhan with childrenAugust 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday celebrated "Raksha Bandhan" with children here Wednesday. The president met 105 children from 17 organisations and schools at the Rashtrapati Bhavan including some who were mentally and physically challenged, an official statement said.
German actor Claudia Cielsa interacts with slum children in DelhiJuly 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Scores of children from numerous slums in Delhi had a memorable and exciting rendezvous with Claudia Ciesla, a German model and actor in the national capital on Thursday. The 22 year-old,who is currently on a visit to India, interacted with kids as part of a programme initiated by Khushi, a Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO) working for social and health cause of street and slum children.
Four children drown in Ghaziabad pondMay 6th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - As many as four children aged between eight-10 years drowned in a pond here Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred in the Bahadurgarh area of Ghaziabad around 2.30 p.m.
Six students drown in Uttar PradeshMarch 29th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Six students of an army school, who had come for a picnic, drowned Sunday when they were bathing in the Gomti river in Uttar Pradesh, the police said. The mishap took place near the Korriya ghat in Sitapur district, 80 km from here, district police chief Pritendra Singh told IANS by telephone.
High Court pulls up police on missing children in DelhiMarch 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Monday asked the police to file a detailed report on the steps taken to trace nearly 2,000 children reportedly missing in the city. Media reports said that between June 2008 and January 2009, 2,210 children - an average of 17 everyday - were reportedly missing in the city.
Four sons of Malaysian Indian widow drown at seaJanuary 27th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - All four sons of a Malaysian Indian widow have drowned at sea where they had gone for a swim during the school holidays, a media report said Wednesday. V. Letchumy, 52, who lost her husband five years ago, was inconsolable at the funeral of all four of her children - S.
Compulsory NSS, Scouts and Guides in Delhi schools: DikshitJanuary 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday said National Social Service (NSS) and Scouts & Guides training are being made compulsory in all Delhi schools to imbibe a sense of discipline and responsiveness amongst children. 'This will go a long way in imbibing a sense of discipline and responsiveness amongst children to enable them to contribute substantially in nation building,' said Dikshit.
Delhi government to give Rs.5,000 each to bravery award winnersJanuary 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday announced that Delhi government would give Rs.5,000 each to children who won National Bravery Awards. The award-winning children met Dikshit and shared their experiences of their outstanding deeds of bravery and selfless sacrifice.