Aizawl: A Mizo minor girl, who was rescued from human traffickers by West Bengal Police, has been brought to her native town in Kolasib.On Wednesday night, a team comprising officials from West Bengal’s Nadia district and police took the girl home.Officials of the Kolasib District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) said the girl was lured by…
Times News NetworkPrayagraj: Sleuths of Mission Shakti teams will organise ‘Bahu-Beti Sammelans’ across villages under all police stations in the Prayagraj range, focusing on awareness related to women’s health, safety and rights.The sammelans will be held in Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Kaushambi and Pratapgarh districts, where participants will be informed about issues such as women’s health and…
Bhubaneswar: Adolescent girls and boys from across the state got an opportunity to interact with eputy CM Pravati Parida on Tuesday. They shared their aspirations, concerns and suggestions on issues affecting their lives through Advika Barta, an initiative of Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.The programme, organised by the state govt in partnership…
Vadodara: A 13-year-old boy from Maharashtra who had run away from home and was later found at a railway station in Vadodara was reunited with his family after 48 days, following sustained counselling and coordinated efforts by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Vadodara, and Maharashtra police.Rehman Ramzan Ali Shah was recently handed over to his…
Lucknow: To strengthen child safety, child welfare protection committees will be set up across 331 districts and 20,000 villages with support from NITI Aayog and Just Rights for Children. The initiative aims to ensure that children are in school, safe and protected through community-level awareness, monitoring and early intervention.Founder of Just Rights for Children, Bhuwan…
Students took out a jatha to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Mysuru Friday Mysuru: Eliminating child labour and safeguarding the rights of children must remain a collective priority for society, said senior civil judge Nagaraju S Ankasadoddi.Speaking after inaugurating the World Day Against Child Labour programme in Mysuru on Thursday, addressing students…
Officials during a rescue operation Dibrugarh: In an operation coinciding with the World Day Against Child Labour, a district-level task force rescued two child labourers from a car wash centre on AT Road in Sivasagar town on Friday.The two children, aged 12 and 13, had been employed at the car wash centre and deprived of…
Minor girl’s parents, groom booked for her wedding Pune: A minor girl from Chandannagar was allegedly married off by her parents and relatives to a 25-year-old man on March 28 this year.Following verification conducted last week by officials from Child Helpline, local anganwadi workers and the district Women and Child Development department, the Kharadi police…
Pic for representation only Hosapete (Vijayanagara): Two schoolgoing boys from Ballari district, found begging with their mother during a rescue operation in the city, had been brought along as schools were closed for summer vacation, officials said.The boys, aged 10 and 12, were among six children and three women rescued by a joint team of…
Noida, Gzb among top performing districts in UP: PGI Report The latest Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D) 2024-25 report by the Union education ministry has placed both Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad in the “Prachesta-1” category, among the top four districts — Varanasi, Kanpur, GB Nagar and Ghaziabad — highlighting moderate performance in school…
