Children in Street Situation policy proposed identification and enumeration; individual care plans; and coordinated intervention by govt departments Sridevi* was 10 when she was found living on the streets of Semmancheri with her grandparents. The family had no identity documents, little food and no safe place to stay. Local vendors had begun pressuring her grandmother…
Ahmedabad: Nineteen-year-old Asrar Ali Saiyed, from Kapadvanj in Kheda district, was among those killed in the Ramol firecracker factory blast, bringing to light the story of a teenager who had been working at the unit since he was just 11 years old.A resident of Saiyedwada, Asrar had been living with his maternal aunt in Ahmedabad…
Ahmedabad: The blaze that killed nine people, including three minors, at an illegal firecracker factory in Ramol has prompted fresh allegations of bonded child labour spanning a decade despite an earlier explosion and police action.A blast occurred on the same premises in July 2014 in which a 14-year-old boy died.In 2014, the14-year-old and his brother,…
Jaipur: Boys in Rajasthan are dropping out after class 9 at a higher rate than girls for the third straight year, with the state’s overall dropout rate also above the national average across primary, upper primary and secondary levels, according to the latest UDISE+ 2025-26 report.The report shows Rajasthan trailing the national average in all…
Bengaluru: A man’s decision to let his son learn computer skills during school holidays ended in heartbreak after the 15-year-old was forced into hazardous labour and died in a horrific hydraulic lift accident at a hardware store. The father has accused the shopowners of employing the minor illegally and ignoring basic safety precautions.Ameen Allabaksha Syed,…
Gurgaon: A teenager from Bihar who was allegedly kidnapped, forced into labour and lost an arm has been granted Rs 10 lakh compensation by Haryana govt.While the state’s victim compensation scheme ordinarily provides Rs 2 lakh in such cases, the Rs 10 lakh solatium for rehabilitation and an advanced artificial limb was approved as a…
Mangaluru: Deputy commissioner Darshan HV has directed officials to treat cases of missing children with utmost seriousness and ensure prompt action without delay. Chairing the District Child Welfare and Protection Committee meeting held at the DC’s office on Monday, he said in the past one year, 86 cases of missing children have been registered in…
Among the rescued were a couple who were admitted to a hospital following alleged assault Mysuru: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), led by its member-secretary and senior judge Nagaraj Siddappa Ankasadoddi, rescued 18 bonded labourers from a brick factory in Bevinahalli near Bannur on Monday. The DLSA conducted the joint operation with the Bannur…
Bhubaneswar: Aiming at supporting the state’s goal of becoming child marriage-free by 2030, Ama Police Samitis, the community policing committees operating at the police station level, will now be tasked with identifying children vulnerable to the social evil in five western Odisha districts that continue to report a high incidence of the practice.The northern range…
Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi Vadodara: By the glow of funeral pyres that never go out, young workers and men at Varanasi’s Manikarnika Ghat spend their childhood and youth performing one of Hinduism’s most sacred duties. An MSU study has now documented the human cost of this tradition, revealing a community grappling with poverty, illness, stigma…
