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Mahbubnagar: About 30 children had a miraculous escape after their school bus was caught in a flash flood while crossing railway under bridge between machannapally and kodur villages on Friday morning. Locality people rushed out after noticing the bus caught in the flash flood and extricated the children one by one in almost neck deep […]
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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police rescued 18 children who were found begging on the streets and shifted them to shelter homes. The city police have launched ‘Operation Muskaan – VIII’ in coordination with the women and child welfare department, labour department, education department, health department revenue department, panchayath raj department and NGOs from July 1 in […]
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New Delhi: Seeking to regulate misleading advertisements targeting children, the government on Friday came out with a detailed guidelines that prohibit companies from making false claims on health and nutritional benefits, persuading kids to buy goods and services with promotional gifts, and developing negative body image in children. Under the ‘Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and […]
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Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that 2,00,000 children are among the Ukrainians who have been forcefully taken to Russia and dispersed across the vast country. They include children from orphanages, children taken with their parents and those separated from their families. “The purpose of this criminal policy is not just to steal people […]
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Hyderabad: Two teenage boys, both brothers, allegedly stole nearly Rs.4 lakh from their house and spent it lavishly along with their friends in Jeedimetla. They didn’t stop at that. The boys then replaced some of the stolen currency with fake children’s bank currency to avoid being caught by their parents. Police said the boys, aged […]
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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu health department has increased its vigil on all check posts bordering Kerala after it reported spread of tomato fever or flu among children. Health, police, and revenue officials are deployed at Walayar check-post from Palakkad district, Kalliyakavali from Thiruvananthapuram and at Theni check posts to scan children below the age of […]
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Hyderabad: Marking the 77 years of Pippi Longstocking, the fictional main character in an eponymous series of children’s books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, the Embassy of Sweden is hosting a series of events at the IKEA store in the city till May 15. The events which are open to the public include an exhibition […]
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New Delhi: The report of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) revealed that the total fertility rate of India has declined from 2.2 to 2.0 indicating the significant progress of population control measures. The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) which is measured as the average number of children per woman, has come […]
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Hyderabad: A series of sports facilities for children aged between six and 16 years is being set up for this summer with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) deciding to conduct summer coaching camps in the city from April 25 to May 31. The entire exercise will involve an estimated expenditure of Rs 1.42 crore. […]
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Hyderabad: Rheumatoid Arthritis is often considered a problem of adults but experts say even children are at risk of being affected. This was among the issues that came up for discussion at the two-day Rheumatology conference held at the KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad here. “Rheumatology is not understood even by the general public. Children cannot express […]
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Texas: According to a study led by Texas A&M University, exposure to pollution during pregnancy can have many adverse effects in infants and children that can even extend into adulthood. The results of the study were published in the journal, ‘Antioxidants’. Air pollution exposure is associated with an increased risk of low birth weight, preterm […]
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Warangal: Come summer, many children in the urban pockets go to the special camps organised by different academies and sports clubs. However, there was a break for almost two years due to Covid-19 pandemic which crippled the normal life and confined the children to the four walls of their respective houses. During the summer, many […]
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Jagitial: Three children who went for a swim, drowned in a village tank in Thummenala village of Dharmapuri mandal on Sunday. According to police, Masampalli Sharath (14), Pabbam Navadeep (14) and Golusula Yashwanth (13) went to the village tank located near the government school for swimming on Sunday morning. They got down into the water […]
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Hyderabad: One of the most happening stars of the Telugu as well as Indian cinema, actor Allu Arjun always makes time for his family, despite his busy schedules. He also keeps treating his fans and followers to some cute photos and pictures of his children – Ayaan and Arha. The actor, who is currently basking […]
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Tokyo: Think twice before using disinfectants. According to a recent study, the excessive use of disinfectants by pregnant women may be a risk factor for asthma and eczema in their children. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Occupational and Environmental Medicine’. Disinfectants are used frequently in hospitals and other medical facilities, […]
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Hyderabad: Rainbow Children’s Heart Institute (RCHI) on Saturday launched Pure Little Hearts Foundation (PLHF) for Children’s Cardiac Care, which will be dedicated to enable poor and needy parents who often struggle to raise funds so that their young children can undergo complex and expensive heart surgeries. The PLHF will focus on establishing, maintaining and granting […]
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New York: A team of researchers has identified unique features of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare but potentially deadly complication of Covid in children, that suggest how the syndrome gets started. The findings, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, may lead to faster diagnosis and better treatment of MIS-C. […]
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Acting on a tip off, the team raided the unit located at Uppuguda under the Chatrinaka police station limits along with revenue officials early on Wednesday.
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Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech on Saturday said it received DCGI approval for emergency use of Covaxin for children aged 12-18 years. The vaccine has established a proven record for safety and efficacy in adults for the original variant and subsequent variants. “We have documented excellent safety and immunogenicity data readouts in children. We look forward for […]
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Hyderabad: In a swift move aimed at curbing child labour menace, the State government has decided to take stern action against those who employ or force children below 14 years to work. Labour Department issued revised guidelines in line with the rules stipulated by the Centre. If anyone attempts to employ children below 14 years, […]
