6 children hurt in UP school roof collapse
May 1st, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 1 (IANS) Six children were injured Tuesday when the roof of their school classroom collapsed at Chilla village in Khurja.The students were attending a class at Saraswati Vidya ... Read more...
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Mumbaikars participate in ‘Yogathon’ on World Health Day
April 7th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) Thousands of Mumbaikars gathered at venues across the city Saturday and participated in a "Yogathon" to mark World Health Day, officials said."This was part of ... Read more...
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Bhopal’s teenager plays Hrithik sister in ‘Apneepath’
January 10th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 10 (IANS) Kanika Tiwri, a 15-year-old girl from the City of Lakes, got a life-time opportunity when she was selected to play Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan's younger ... Read more...
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English theatre is waning: Rajit Kapoor
November 8th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IANS) Organisers giving more emphasis on staging plays in regional languages is gradually causing English theatre to wane, according to eminent theatre personality and actor Rajit Kapoor."English ... Read more...
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How do I mourn, asks father of Hizb’s Hindu commander
July 28th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 28 (IANS) Hindu rites or Muslim burial, grief or embarrassment. There are no easy choices for Jeevan Lal Shan, whose son Subash alias Wasif, a Hizbul Mujahideen militant, ... Read more...
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Snake slithers into school bag in Orissa
February 14th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 14 (IANS) A three feet long poisonous snake found in the school bag of a class five student in Orissa triggered panic in the school campus, the boy's father said ... Read more...
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Three students die in bus accident (Lead)
December 20th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 20 (IANS) Three students were killed and 30 injured when their school bus skidded off the road and fell into a pit in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district Monday, police said.The ... Read more...
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60 teams take part in IGNOU school quiz contest
November 23rd, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Nov 23 (IANS) Sixty teams from across the city took part in the multi-city inter school quiz organised by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Tuesday.IGNOU vice-chancellor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai ... Read more...
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Girl electrocuted while plucking flowers in school
November 20th, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) The manager of a private school in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district was booked Friday in connection with the death of a minor girl, who got electrocuted while plucking ... Read more...
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Girls outperform boys in Uttar Pradesh board exams
May 27th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) Girls have done better than boys in the Class 12 Uttar Pradesh board exams, the results of which were declared Thursday, an official said.
"The total pass percentage of ... Read more...
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Movie Review: Paathshaala(2010)
April 16th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Paathshaala- Avoid this boring schoolRating: 2 out of 5*Starring: Shahid Kapoor, Ayesha Takia, Nana Pateka, Saurabh Shukla, Sushant Singh, Swini Khara, Dwij Yadav, Avika Gor, Anjan ... Read more...
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School students win nationwide wildlife painting contest
March 5th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Two students from Tamil Nadu and Assam have won a nationwide school-level wildlife painting competition held as part of the Animal Action Week (AAW) organised in 16 ... Read more...
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RSS volunteer dies in a ‘mishap’ in Bhopal, family cries foul
September 28th, 2009 - 8:14 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, Sep.28 (ANI): Naresh Motwani, a volunteer activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), died in an accidental gunshot here on Monday.According to the police, the deceased, Naresh Motwani (50), was ... Read more...
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Teacher, infant die of swine flu; India toll 19 (Lead)
August 13th, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Pune/Bangalore, Aug 13 (IANS) A nine-month-old child died of the H1N1 virus in India's epidemic epicentre Pune and a woman school teacher was Bangalore's first swine flu victim, officials said Thursday, as ... Read more...
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Bangalore woman dies of swine flu, India’s toll 19
August 13th, 2009 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 13 (IANS) A 26-year-old school teacher, who died Wednesday at the St. Philomena Hospital here, was Thursday declared by health authorities as Karnataka's first swine flu victim, taking India's death ... Read more...
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India’s high morals not seen in daily life: Karan Singh
December 15th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) The high principles and traditions of Indian culture seem to have largely disappeared from society today, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) president Dr. Karan Singh has said. ... Read more...
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CYG youth baton relay arrives in Nagpur
September 23rd, 2008 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Sep 23 (IANS) The spectacular Youth Baton Relay in the run up to the Pune Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 that begins Oct 12 entered the city Tuesday evening after traversing six ... Read more...
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Teachers, students unhappy with mobile phone ban in schools
July 18th, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, July 18 (IANS) Teachers and students alike are unhappy with the Madhya Pradesh government ban on mobile phones in schools. Most students said that banning mobile phones in schools was uncalled ... Read more...
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Two commit suicide, another slits wrist after failing exams
May 30th, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by admin
Kanpur, May 30 (IANS) Two students committed suicide while another slit her wrist Friday in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district after failing in the state board's class 10 exams, the police said. Roopali ... Read more...
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Five selected for British Council climate competition
February 16th, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, Feb 16 (IANS) Five students from three southern states are the finalists of British Council's Indian Climate Champions 2008. The five students were selected from 171 applications received across south India ... Read more...
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