On March 9, a 13-year-old student at the Urdu Middle School of the Udhagamandalam Municipality in the Nilgiris died after taking too much iron and folic acid pills, allegedly over a bet.

According to The New Indian Express, the student, Jaiba Fathima, consumed approximately 45 supplements before suffering liver failure. Four students&nbsp;from the school, including Fathima, allegedly consumed the pills on Monday as part of a bet among friends. According to The Times of India, Fathima took the most supplements.

As per reports, Fathima and five other students went to their headmaster's office and discovered a package of supplements that were supposed to be provided as part of the National Health Mission's Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) programme.

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According to the district education officer, the students competed to see who could take more supplements. According to reports, Fathima consumed roughly 45 pills, while the three other girls and two boys who were with her consumed at least 10 pills each.

Some of the students felt dizzy and were taken to the Udhagamandalam Government Hospital before being sent to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH). According to CMCH administration, Fathima was sent to Stanley Medical College in Chennai after it was determined that she had sustained serious liver damage and required a liver transplant right away.

She was transported to the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College in Salem, but her health deteriorated there&nbsp;and she was pronounced dead.

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The Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation programme involved the weekly, under-monitored administration of 100mg elemental iron and folic acid using a fixed-day approach to school-going adolescent boys and girls in Classes 6 to 12 enrolled in&nbsp;government/&nbsp; government-aided/municipal schools, as well as adolescent girls who were not currently enrolled in school. According to The Hindu, the school's headmaster and a teacher in charge of supplement distribution have been suspended by the school's education department. 
 
(With inputs from agencies) 
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On March 9, a 13-year-old student at the Urdu Middle School of the Udhagamandalam Municipality in the Nilgiris died after taking too much iron and folic acid pills, allegedly over a bet.

On March 9, a 13-year-old student at the Urdu Middle School of the Udhagamandalam Municipality in the Nilgiris died after taking too much iron and folic acid pills, allegedly over a bet. According to The New Indian Express, the student, Jaiba Fathima, consumed approximately 45 supplements before suffering liver failure. Four students from the school, including Fathima, allegedly consumed the pills on Monday as part of a bet among friends. According to The Times of India, Fathima took the most supplements. As per reports, Fathima and five other students went to their headmaster's office and discovered a package of supplements that were supposed to be provided as part of the National Health Mission's Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) programme. ALSO READ | India: Oyo Rooms founder Ritesh Agarwal’s dad dies after falling from 20th floor of Gurugram high-rise According to the district education officer, the students competed to see who could take more supplements. According to reports, Fathima consumed roughly 45 pills, while the three other girls and two boys who were with her consumed at least 10 pills each. Some of the students felt dizzy and were taken to the Udhagamandalam Government Hospital before being sent to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH). According to CMCH administration, Fathima was sent to Stanley Medical College in Chennai after it was determined that she had sustained serious liver damage and required a liver transplant right away. She was transported to the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College in Salem, but her health deteriorated there and she was pronounced dead. ALSO READ | H3N2 Influenza changing pattern unexpectedly: Experts warn more hospitalisations The Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation programme involved the weekly, under-monitored administration of 100mg elemental iron and folic acid using a fixed-day approach to school-going adolescent boys and girls in Classes 6 to 12 enrolled in government/ government-aided/municipal schools, as well as adolescent girls who were not currently enrolled in school. According to The Hindu, the school's headmaster and a teacher in charge of supplement distribution have been suspended by the school's education department. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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In a move to make schools more safe for children, the Delhi government on Wednesday announced to install CCTV cameras in each class in all government-run schools.

What is interesting to note is that the parents whose children study in government schools will have a real-time access to the CCTV footage of classrooms to ensure transparency and safety of children.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter to announce the news on Wednesday.&nbsp;

He also tweeted that he reviewed the progress of installation of CCTV cameras, calling it a move to make the whole system transparent and accountable.

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It is believed that the decision was in light of the infamous Ryan International School incident in Gurugram, where a 7-year-old Pradyuman Thakur was found dead with his throat slit in the school&#39;s washroom. &nbsp;

Parents will have a real-time access to the CCTV footage of classrooms

In a move to make schools more safe for children, the Delhi government on Wednesday announced to install CCTV cameras in each class in all government-run schools. What is interesting to note is that the parents whose children study in government schools will have a real-time access to the CCTV footage of classrooms to ensure transparency and safety of children. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter to announce the news on Wednesday. He also tweeted that he reviewed the progress of installation of CCTV cameras, calling it a move to make the whole system transparent and accountable. Reviewed the progress of installation of CCTV cameras in each class in all govt schools. Each parent will be given access to see his child studying in class on realtime basis on his phone. This will make the whole system transparent and accountable. It will ensure safety of kids — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 17, 2018 × It is believed that the decision was in light of the infamous Ryan International School incident in Gurugram, where a 7-year-old Pradyuman Thakur was found dead with his throat slit in the school's washroom.

For kids' safety, Delhi to install CCTVs in all government schools

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