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school bag news

Schoolgirl dies in Mumbai after ‘made to do 100 sit-ups for being late’

The girl's mother said that her child's health condition deteriorated rapidly after she was subjected to corporal punishment.
Updated on Nov 15, 2025 09:05 pm IST

Your kid’s backpack is not the problem, these spine dangers are far worse

Back To school, backpacks and back pain: Posture tips for children.
Updated on May 11, 2025 09:04 pm IST

DoE issues guidelines for implementing 10 'bagless days' in Delhi schools

The Directorate of Education on Tuesday issued guidelines for the implementation of 10 bagless days across government and private schools in Delhi. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)
Published on Oct 23, 2024 03:41 pm IST

HT Interview: ‘While ‘bagless days’ are needed, there are some challenges too’

Bagless days will reduce the gap between bookish knowledge and the application of knowledge and expose children to skills in work areas, helping them to decide on future career paths.. (Courtesy: Haryana Government)
Published on Jul 17, 2024 07:10 pm IST

Class 10 boy booked for setting ablaze classmate in Aligarh; victim in hospital

The boy has been admitted to the JN Medical College and Hospital. He was reported to be stable with about 25% burn injuries. (Pic for representation)
Updated on Sept 13, 2023 12:42 am IST

NCF: What are the changes set to take place in India’s school education system?

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The NCF was last revised in 2005, and the current textbooks, barring the recent deletions, are based on it.
Published on Aug 26, 2023 06:17 pm IST

Class 8 student battered to death with stones in Delhi, body found in drain

Delhi police are investigating the gruesome murder of a class 8 student by unidentified assailants using stones. (Representative Image)
Published on Apr 28, 2023 04:33 pm IST

Delhiwale: The man who sold school bags

Glimpsing into a pavement trader’s pandemic-era life.
Published on Jul 13, 2021 04:25 am IST

A day without school bag: Rajasthan govt school students to have No-Bag day on Saturdays

Student With heavy school bag
Updated on Feb 21, 2020 09:14 am IST

Odisha government to check weight of school bags in state

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Published on Aug 04, 2019 10:58 am IST

Bombay high court dismisses PIL seeking orders to make school bags lighter

The court held that the weight of school bags was not as much as it used to be.
Published on Jul 09, 2019 12:42 am IST

The e-way out of heavy school bags

A class at Delhi Public School, Faridabad. The school has successfully implemented tablet-based learning and says it has been able to reduce the weight of bags by 70%.
Updated on Dec 09, 2018 04:29 pm IST

School bags may take time to shed weight in Gurugram

Parents said that unless there is enforcement by the Haryana government, the guidelines are likely to be brushed aside
Published on Dec 04, 2018 10:07 am IST

Reduce weight of school bags: MHRD

The heavy weight bag is resulting in serious spine problems among kids as they have complains of backache at young age
Published on Nov 28, 2018 11:18 am IST

Activist to start campaign against heavy school bags

City-based activist will start an awareness campaign against heavy school bags among schools and parents
Published on Nov 08, 2018 11:59 am IST

Children leave garbage sacks, pick school bags to begin new life

Ajmer district collector Arti Dogra and SP Rajendra Singh with the children at school on Tuesday.
Updated on Jul 05, 2018 10:31 pm IST