#Children's rights

Schoolchildren in Tamil Nadu (file photo)

The roofs above our children, the roadblocks for the chief minister

A state that can summon 2,000 police at a day's notice for a chief minister's roadshow cannot keep a roof bolted down at a school games venue. Thrissur's injured children and Coimbatore's barricaded streets are the same story: power performed instead of power exercised.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read

A competition swimming pool (file photo)

India

Roofing sheets in the wind, children on the ground: Thrissur school games turn into a safety scandal

Ten students were injured when roofing sheets at the Thrissur aquatics complex were torn off in wind and rain during the school games, forcing the swimming events to be postponed. Parents learned of the cancellation only after reaching the venue; the child rights panel has taken a suo motu case.

3 October 2026 · 2 min read