Geeta Khanna

Ahead of the implementation of the model code of conduct in the state, the Uttarakhand government has appointed BJP leader Vishwas Dawar’s sister Geeta Khanna, who also owns a private hospital in Dalanwala, as the chairperson of State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR).

Hope Teresa David, 12, a junior para-athlete who is among the youngest wheelchair racers in the country and has participated in several international and national marathons, has been forced to relocate to Bengaluru after she was purportedly denied admission by eight private schools in her hometown, Dehradun, on grounds that she will have ‘difficulty assimilating with other students’ and ‘lack of disabled-friendly infrastructure in the schools.’ Her family told TOI they wanted Hope to study in the city, regarded as the educational hub of the country, but were disappointed to find that schools here were bereft of adequate infrastructure for physically-disabled students.

The first test tube baby of Lucknow, Prarthana, is now 23 years old and a mother herself. Having given birth to a daughter 15 days ago, Prarthana was ecstatic to be attending an event organized around IVF by Ajanta Hospital on Saturday.

The Uttarakhand commission for protection of child rights (UCPRC) has recommended the education department and police to initiate action against a private school in Dehradun over alleged false registration of 86 students who were to appear for CBSE class 12 board exams this academic session.

LUCKNOW: Income-tax sleuths raided the business and residential premises of owners of a coaching institute and two nursing homes here on Friday.

The Uttarakhand government is planning to rope in ayurvedic doctors to provide medical facilities in remote hilly areas

Senior educationists, including principals of several schools in the Doon valley and Mussoorie, expressed their views on how artificial intelligence (AI)was having an impact on education, at a conclave organised at Hotel Savoy in Mussoorie on Tuesday.

A willingness to experiment with other career options and a high demand for television and cine actors is giving rise to a new generation of business in the city.

Samarpan Shelter, a shelter home in the city started by Doon-based pediatrician Dr Geeta Khanna, takes in children rescued from child labour as well as those who run away from home and during the pandemic, provides them with the required healthcare.

Zeeshan Yasir (fourth semester) and Ayush Anand (second semester) students of Mass Communication were awarded certificates for their performance in a debate competition on Wednesday.

A teenage boy from Nagpur, Maharashtra, has alleged that he was beaten up and his jaw broken by at least seven of his coaching mates in Dehradun on March 8.

Public health might be proclaimed an important issue for the Himalayan state by the government, which launches loads of schemes for it, but for the flagbearers of the health sector — the doctors — security has become a major concern

Inspection of coaching centres for defense and MBA competitive exams in Dehradun by teams from the state commission for protection of child rights (UCPCR) has revealed serious operational inconsistencies such as centres working without licence and proper infrastructure, officials said.

LUCKNOW: The unregulated clinics providing Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) in the state capital might be forced to close their shops if guidelines proposed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) are followed.

If the local weatherman is to be believed, the current spell of good weather over the Capital will last only for two more days.

The condition of pre-paid booths remains dismal as despite the presence of traffic policemen around, auto drivers refuse to go for short distances, irking the commuters outside the booths.

In Dehradun, two autistic brothers, aged 9 and 13, were allegedly subjected to horrific abuse at a boarding school shortly after their admission in April. A staff member, Monu Pal, has been accused of physically assaulting, burning with cigarettes, and raping the children. The accused has been arrested, and police are investigating the unregistered facility and its operations.

Lauding the medical and health fraternity which led the fight against Covid-19 pandemic from the front, state medical education Suresh Khanna on Thursday exhorted the doctors to motivate people to complete their Covid-19 vaccination course at the earliest.

As actors Naseeruddin Shah and Benjamin Gilani opened the re-dedicated Roshan Taneja Screen Acting Studio at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), they looked to be at home, climbing the narrow stairs to the first floor studio, now painted over and cleaned up.

Parampara, a booklet produced by the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) contains nuggets of information about Jayakar Bungalow and its illustrious occupants, including actress Shabana Azmi.

LUCKNOW: Enterprising in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) centres in western UP now have tie-ups with private banks for easy nine month loans.