Seven schoolkids killed in Tamil Nadu accident

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 21:20

Seven school students, hitching a ride in a milk van, and the van`s driver died when their vehicle hit a bus in Tamil Nadu`s Pudukottai district on Wednesday, said police.

Teacher charged with sexually harassing primary school kids

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 01:02

A teacher has been charged with sexually harassing students at a government primary school in nearby Kottampatti, police said.

Jharkhand: Naxals using school kids as human shields

Last Updated: Monday, February 25, 2013, 13:34

Tribal children in Jharkhand are continued to be misled by the red rebels to strengthen their numbers and to use them as human shields.

UP: Four kids die as school van collides with bus

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 14:51

Four school children and their van driver were killed and 12 others injured this morning when their vehicle collided with a roadways bus near Malesia village here at state highway 51, police said.

China: 90 school kids hospitalised with food poisoning

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 23:55

A total of 90 children were admitted to hospitals with food poisoning symptoms after having school lunches in China`s Guangdong Province Tuesday, local authorities said.

Govt proposes stricter norms for vehicles t`ting schoolkids

Last Updated: Monday, September 3, 2012, 21:23

Tamil Nadu government has proposed stricter norms for vehicles and its drivers in transporting school children in the state.

Andhra: School bus with 45 kids falls in canal, 4 dead

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 20:12

The bus was carrying 45 LKG and UKG students of Sai Teja Public School.

China: 15 school kids die in road mishap

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 12:15

A school bus carrying students headed to their homes plunged into a ditch in eastern China, killing 15 children and injuring eight others.

‘Heroin’ pill costing 50p soaring in popularity among UK school kids

Last Updated: Monday, October 17, 2011, 16:10

School kids in Britain are hyped about a new drug, which has the same effect as heroin, but is much cheaper.

Pre-school malnutrition in India

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 14:37

Poor nutrition during preschool can hamper a child`s physical and mental growth for the rest of his or her life.

Two Chinese kids suffocated to death

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 13:17

Two kindergarten children were suffocated to death in China after they were inadvertently left inside the school bus for several hours, prompting authorities to overhaul safety measures.