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"A tragedy of her own making": US Vice President JD Vance defends ICE afte
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US Vice President JD Vance defended ICE officers after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, calling her death "a tragedy of her own making." The incident sparked protests in Minneapolis, prompted school closures, and intensified political debate over aggressive immigration enforcement
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Himachal BJP state president slams Sukhu Govt over lottery policy & sc
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a sharp attack on the ruling Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Dr. Rajeev Bindal accused the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led administration of misleading the public, particularly the unemployed youth, by restarting the state-run lottery syste
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Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema praises army's response to Pakistan's
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema praised the army for responding to Pakistan's failed drone attack. He assured the public of strong security measures, including school closures and better health services, and warned of action against black marketers.
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Pakistan: Schools to remain closed across Punjab, Islamabad on Monday
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Schools in Punjab and Islamabad will remain closed on Monday, December 16, due to a "security situation," according to official notifications. Authorities in Rawalpindi cited the 10th anniversary of the 2014 APS attack as the reason for closures, while parents and educators expressed concern
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CAQM amends GRAP Stages III & IV: Stricter measures enforced in NCR
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has amended the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), introducing stricter measures to address escalating air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR).
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Record smog in Lahore as pollution reaches hazardous levels
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Lahore has been hit by record levels of smog this month, forcing school closures and making daily life unbearable for residents. The city's air quality index has surged past hazardous levels, leading to widespread health concerns, particularly among children, the elderly, and those with pre-
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Tibetan advocates highlight language suppression at UN Human Rights Counci
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Tibetans and their supporters took the stage at a United Nations Human Rights Council side event in Geneva, bringing attention to China's suppression of the Tibetan language and recent school closures in Tibet.
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Kerala: Heavy rainfall prompts school closures in Wayanad district
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Due to heavy rainfall, all educational institutions in Wayanad district will remain closed on Thursday. This includes professional colleges. Pre-scheduled exams, including PSC exams, will proceed as planned. Model Residential and Navodaya Schools are exempt from this closure. The weather dep
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World Bank Report Highlights Dire Impact of Climate Change on Education
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], July 16: A new report from the World Bank reveals the profound impact of climate change on education systems globally. As the climate crisis intensifies, extreme weather conditions are significantly disrupting educational environments and learning outcomes, especially i
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Climate change erodes education outcomes: World Bank
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Over the past 20 years, schools were closed during around 75 percent or more of the extreme weather events that impacted 5 million people or more. It's now common for a country to close their schools multiple times over the course of a year due to heatwaves, flooding, high levels of pollutio
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Afghanistan: Amid school closures under Taliban, girls turn to tailoring
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
After schools and universities closed, many female students in war-torn Afghanistan turned to training in tailoring, and have called on the Taliban to reopen schools, TOLOnews reported.
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Locally-grown school meals can be beneficial for children, farmers, climat
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic brought a decade's growth in school feeding programmes to a dramatic halt, leaving about 370 million school children without access to their one reliable meal a day, according to UNICEF.
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