In the 'Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict', released Tuesday, Guterres said children continued to be affected by incidents of violence between armed groups and the Government, "particularly in Jammu and Kashmir and in the context of the Naxalite insurgency."
Nine persons, including eight children, were killed and 15 others were injured when a pickup van collided with a mini truck in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district, police said on Monday.
Eight people, including seven children, were killed in Bihar's Nawada district on Friday when they were struck by lightning, officials said. All the victims belonging to the Mushahar community, poorest of the poor Dalits.
Researchers have discovered that race plays no role in the amount and quality of words mothers use with their children or with the language skills children later develop.
Most of the children were malnourished and none had been treated for it. Also, none of them had growth-monitoring cards, a preliminary report prepared by the fact-finding team of doctors under the banner of "Progressive Medicos and Scientists' Forum" (PMSF) stated.
A new threat to keeping children safe in the digital era: Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Poor oral health has been associated with the risk of several chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
Nitish Kumar, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, visited the state-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH), where they met children undergoing treatment and also their parents, a district health official said.
Aurangabad civil surgeon Dr Surendra Prasad Singh confirmed 27 deaths due to the heatwave till late Saturday night. "Dozens are being treated for it in different hospitals," he said.
Till date, more than 140 cases of AES have been reported from 11 districts - Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Samastipur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, Patna, Gaya, Jehanabad, Bhojpur and Aurangabad.
Till date, more than 140 cases of AES have been reported from 11 districts - Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Samastipur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, Patna, Gaya, Jehanabad, Bhojpur and Aurangabad.
Bihar's health department on Monday confirmed the death of 11 children in the state this month and 10 of them were victims of hypoglycemia, and not Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) as reported in the media.
The Kerala Police has arrested a madrassa teacher accused of sexually abusing three children, an official said on Monday.
The study was conducted on children aged between 8-12 years who were assigned to play three different versions of a game.
The incident took place when the children were asleep in their room. Adults managed to escape unhurt, while the children got burnt and died.
Efforts to promote and support quality diets at a young age are important.
BAZZAR, an entertaining show presented for the first time in India by a popular Canadian entertainment company attended by many B-town celebs.
Raise your hand if your parents ever had your hair tied into a fountain ponytail during childhood!
To commemorate Nehru's birth anniversary for his sterling contribution in binding the nation together, let's put some light on his best quotes.
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