Bangalore Children

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  JAIN Announces Rs 10 Crore Scholarships For Covid-Affected Students

  The scholarships are for the children of COVID-19 victims of Karnataka, who want to pursue online degree programmes at the institution. JAIN in March received approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to offer online degrees.

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  Virat Kohli to Host Dinner to Empower Youth

  Virat Kohli will host a charity dinner which will be attended by eminent cricketers, industry stalwarts, corporate honchos, Bollywood personalities and achievers from diverse fields.

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  35 Per cent Children in India Suffer From Poor Lung Health: Survey

  Around 35 per cent of school-going children in India suffer from poor lung health with Delhi topping the chart, reveals a recently released survey report.

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  CCTV Shows Bangalore Child Walking with Man Who Would Kill Her

  A police hunt is on for a man who is believed to have raped and killed an eight-year-old girl in Hoskote in Bengaluru Rural district. The child's body was discovered in a car shed on Thursday evening by other children playing in the area, which is surrounded by houses.

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  Young India Says 'Yes' to Military Rule, 'No' to Inter-Religious Mingling: Survey

  According to a survey conducted by the Children's Movement for Civic Awareness (CMCA), a Bangalore based NGO, 41% of the youth believe that women have no choice but to accept violence.

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  Bangalore Bomb Blast: Mother of 2 on Holiday Killed

  Bhawani Bala, the woman who died in the blast in Bengaluru on Sunday evening, had come from Chennai with her children for Christmas vacation. The 38-year-old was out with relatives, enjoying an evening stroll, when she was fatally wounded by shrapnel.

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  'Mr Chief Minister, Why Aren't Children Safe?' Students Ask Siddaramaiah

  To mark Children's Day in Bengaluru, a children's parliament is held every year at the Vidhana Soudha, where students from government schools talk directly to the chief minister on issues that concern them. This year, in obvious fallout of alleged sexual assaults on children in the city's schools in the last few months, many of their questions to c...

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  School Director and Principal Arrested Over Alleged Rape of Six-Year-Old in Bengaluru

  The director and principal of a school in Bengaluru, where a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped last week, were arrested on Saturday, reportedly for failing to ensure the safety of children on the school campus.

• In Bangalore, Teaching Archery to Visually Impaired Students

  Archery is a sport of precision, focus and vision. As part of Daan Utsav, archery coaches from Mysore travelled to Bangalore to teach the skills of archery to a group of visually impaired youngsters who certainly proved that vision comes in different forms.

• Police Book Over 180 Schools In Bangalore For Failing To Implement Safety Guidelines

  Over 180 schools in Bangalore have been booked by the police for failing to implement its guidelines for child safety. The guidelines -- issued following a spate of sexual assaults on children in schools and repeated protests by parents -- were to be implemented by August 31.

• 1.47 Lakh Open Borewells Closed in Karnataka

  In a major drive in the light of several cases of children falling into open borewells, a total of 1,47,786 such defunct borewells have been identified and closed in the state, State Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj H K Patil said yesterday.

• Bangalore Bandh Today: City to Protest Crimes Against Women, Children

  Security has been tightened by police in Bangalore who have mobilised "maximum amount" of force in the wake of a 'city bandh' tomorrow called by Kannada outfits to protest against the rising incidents of sexual offences against women and children.

• Six-Year-Old Raped in Bangalore: Police Issues New Guidelines For Schools

  Installing GPS and CCTV cameras in their buses, not allowing bus drivers to mingle with children and issuing identity cards to all those who come to pick up children - these are some of the new guidelines that the Bangalore police has asked city schools to comply with after the alleged rape of a six-year-old in her Bangalore school earlier this mon...

• Laptop of Arrested Bangalore Instructor Allegedly Had Videos of Children's Rapes

  Police have arrested a skating instructor for the alleged rape of a 6-year-old at an elite school in Bangalore, sources said.

• 6-Year-Old's Alleged Rape at Bangalore School: Parents Hold Protest March

  The alleged rape of a six-year-old at a prominent school in Bangalore has enraged the city and triggered massive protests by parents.