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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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16 Killed In South African Slum Gas Leak: Emergency Services
At least 16 people, including children, have died after a gas leak at a South African slum near Johannesburg, emergency services said Thursday, revising the death toll after some people were resuscitated.
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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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Online Classes Keep Students In Maharashtra's Slums Far From Studies
Several parents expressed their hardship over the ordeal of not being able to provide their children with smart phones that have become an essential article of possession.
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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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11 Dead, Including 8 Children, As Building Collapses On Another In Mumbai
Eleven people, including eight children, were killed when a double-storey apartment building collapsed on another structure at a slum in Mumbai's Malad late last night. At least seven others received injuries in the incident.
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"Ho Kahin Bhi Aag": Man's Initiative To Teach Children In Delhi Slum Earns Praise
Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda borrowed the words of renowned Hindi poet Dushyant Kumar to praise a teacher who has been taking classes for children in a Delhi slum.
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2 Children Dead In Fire In Noida, Nearly 150 Huts Caught In Flames
A massive fire broke out near Noida's sector 63 today, after which the police and fire officials rushed to the spot.
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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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Graduate Teaches Children In Delhi Slum Without Access To Online Learning
In a squalid slum below a partially built flyover in eastern Delhi, Satyendra Pal stands by a whiteboard propped against a straw hut, with half a dozen children wearing masks and sitting on the floor looking up at him.
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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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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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16 Killed In South African Slum Gas Leak: Emergency Services
At least 16 people, including children, have died after a gas leak at a South African slum near Johannesburg, emergency services said Thursday, revising the death toll after some people were resuscitated.
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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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Online Classes Keep Students In Maharashtra's Slums Far From Studies
Several parents expressed their hardship over the ordeal of not being able to provide their children with smart phones that have become an essential article of possession.
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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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11 Dead, Including 8 Children, As Building Collapses On Another In Mumbai
Eleven people, including eight children, were killed when a double-storey apartment building collapsed on another structure at a slum in Mumbai's Malad late last night. At least seven others received injuries in the incident.
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"Ho Kahin Bhi Aag": Man's Initiative To Teach Children In Delhi Slum Earns Praise
Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda borrowed the words of renowned Hindi poet Dushyant Kumar to praise a teacher who has been taking classes for children in a Delhi slum.
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2 Children Dead In Fire In Noida, Nearly 150 Huts Caught In Flames
A massive fire broke out near Noida's sector 63 today, after which the police and fire officials rushed to the spot.
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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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Graduate Teaches Children In Delhi Slum Without Access To Online Learning
In a squalid slum below a partially built flyover in eastern Delhi, Satyendra Pal stands by a whiteboard propped against a straw hut, with half a dozen children wearing masks and sitting on the floor looking up at him.
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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.
