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The first vaccination drive for children between the age group of 15-18 years, was kick-started by government of Jammu & Kashmir on January 3. Officials said that 822 vaccination sites have been set up across twenty districts of the union territory. Additional Chief Secretary of Health & Medical Education Department Vivek Bharadvaj said that it is a special day for Kashmir, as "8.33 lakh children will be vaccinated" in J&K.

As the Co-WIN portal opened for registration, 3,26,591 lakh children aged between 15 to 18 registered themselves for the COVID-19 vaccine administration till January 1, 11:59 pm. The vaccine administration at the center will start from January 3 onwards. However, the Union government also allowed walk-in registration. Notably, the government has said that ''children born in 2007 and earlier shall be eligible to receive the vaccine''. 

After announcing the COVID-19 vaccine roll out for children aged 15 to 17, government has mandated registration on CoWIN portal. On December 27, the Union Government said, eligible children can start registration from January 1, 2022. In addition, they have made a provision on the platform, allowing children to register using 10th registration certificate, if they don't have Aadhaar Card. Moreover, the vaccination would begin from January 3,… read-more

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) marked 75 years On December 11. The occasion made Priyanka Chopra revisit her journey as a UNICEF Ambassador. The global star has been working with UNICEF since 2006 and met refugees, children, and women in India, Bangladesh, and other countries. "It's an experience that has been so enriching in so many ways," said Priyanka… read-more

The situation in Afghanistan is getting worse after the US forces left the country as people are now heading towards starvation. Describing her ordeal a 35-year-old native Zarghuna said, ''We just have dinner in the evening sometimes. We don't even have that and we go to sleep without eating anything.'' She further stated that she and her husband can face it but her kids cry when they don't get food.