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BJP doesn't want it, so got child rights panel to stop ‘Desh Ka Mentor’: Sisodia
- Delhi government and the NCPCR have been at loggerheads regarding the programme with the commission citing that the initiative will expose children to unknown persons and increase the possibility of crime and abuse. The ‘Desh Ka Mentor' programme was launched in October last year.
Published on Jan 14, 2022 03:37 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Police probe in Odisha girl’s murder poor and flawed: Child rights body
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights said in the Action Taken Report submitted before it by the SP and district collector of Nayagarh they failed to provide information regarding suspects in the case.
Updated on Dec 20, 2020 12:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | Debabrata Mohanty
Bihar Assembly Election 2020: ECI orders removal of Munger SP, DM after protests turn violent
On Thursday morning, an angry mob went on a rampage in Munger town against the district police administration’s alleged indiscriminate firing and destroyed public properties worth lakhs of rupees and torched several police vehicles
Published on Oct 29, 2020 04:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Avinash Kumar
NCPCR decision to send children in care centres back to their families draws Supreme Court ire
The amicus curiae said that such a direction could not be given without the NCPCR being satisfied about the suitability of the parents, guardian, or fit person with whom the child is to be repatriated
Published on Oct 09, 2020 04:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Abraham Thomas
Coronavirus update: Send back children in conflict, says Centre in view of Covid-19 crisis
In its advisory, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights asked states to take care of children of migrant workers goinghome.
Updated on Mar 30, 2020 03:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Amrita Madhukalya
Supreme Court raps national and Bengal children protection panels over tussle
The dispute arose consequent to a tussle between the national commission and state commission in dealing with allegations of trafficking of orphaned children in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal.
Published on Jan 14, 2020 06:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
The Kota tragedy should be a wake-up call
The deaths in December point to a deeper crisis in the primary health care system
Updated on Jan 02, 2020 07:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Around 5,000 children abandon education in mica mines of Jharkhand and Bihar; some now child labourers: Survey
In its survey, the NCPCR said it has observed that a section of children in the mica mining areas are deprived of opportunities and have started working as labourers to supplement their family income.
Updated on Aug 25, 2019 02:17 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Set up special courts for Pocso cases: SC
Expressing dismay at the state of judicial infrastructure to deal with such cases, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi said the special courts would exclusively deal with Pocso cases and nothing else.
Updated on Jul 26, 2019 08:33 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
SIT to probe 3-yr-old’s brutal murder in UP’s Tappal, 5 cops suspended
The policemen were suspended for alleged delay in registering the case after the girl was reported missing, and also for delaying the probe which eventually led to the discovery of her body on June 2, officials said
Updated on Jun 07, 2019 07:54 PM IST
Aligarh | Press Trust of India
‘Students shouldn’t be forced to buy non-NCERT, non-SCERT books’
To facilitate affordable and quality education, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked the state education department and the education board to ensure that children are not forced to carry books other than those published or prescribed by the National Council of Educational Research Training.
Published on May 20, 2019 03:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Saurabh Chauhan, Lucknow
Odisha girl raped by minor boy inside school toilet during Saraswati Puja
Police said the girl was inside the school bathroom when the minor boy, a Class 10 student of another school, allegedly jumped the fence and raped her there. The girl was taken for a medical examination later.
Updated on Feb 13, 2019 11:25 AM IST
Bhubaneswar | Debabrata Mohanty
Ban it: Gujarat asks schools to bar students from playing ‘PUBG’
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has recommended a ban on the game across the country, said Jagruti Pandya, chairperson of the Gujarat child rights body.
Updated on Jan 23, 2019 07:58 AM IST
Ahmedabad | Press Trust of India
Four students in Andhra made to strip for coming late to school
The incident occurred on Wednesday in a private, unrecognised school in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor, the home district of chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu
Updated on Dec 27, 2018 09:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Vijayawada | Gali Nagaraja
WCD ministry to formulate norms for children hostels amid crackdown on shelter homes
The WCD ministry has directed the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to draft the guidelines in consultation with all stakeholders concerned. It also plans to have these guidelines notified under the Juvenile Justice Act.
Published on Dec 06, 2018 12:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta
Govt child helpline appears in porn content search results, receives lewd calls
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights officer said an alternative number has been launched, even as the commission tries to put the suspended number back into operation.
Published on Oct 07, 2018 03:47 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Fewer teen marriages in India over a decade: Govt
Murshidabad in West Bengal shows the highest prevalence (39.9%) of marriage among 15-19-years-old followed by Gandhinagar (39.3 %) in Gujarat and Bhilwara (36.4%) in Rajasthan.
Updated on Sep 11, 2018 11:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Moushumi Das Gupta
Bihar mulls bill to regulate fee in pvt schools; to follow UP, Gujarat model
As per the 2017 Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), private school enrolment in Bihar stood at just 12.9%, as compared to the national average of 24%.
Updated on Sep 06, 2018 02:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Arun Kumar, Patna
Cases of deaths in child-care institutions to be probed within 4 weeks, says child rights body
Of the 2,874 children home inspected so far by the NCPCR, just 54 have got positive reviews.
Updated on Aug 31, 2018 04:59 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Unregistered shelter homes face closure, says Centre
The government move comes in the wake of alleged rape of inmates of a girls’ home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and another in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh.
Published on Aug 08, 2018 08:02 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi
Govt child rights body to recommend 10% cap on fee hike in private schools
Inundated with complaints from parents, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the country’s apex child rights body, has drafted regulations to put in place a uniform fee framework for unaided private schools.
Updated on Jul 13, 2018 08:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Moushumi Das Gupta
Converting all-boys schools to co-ed, more public toilets among proposals to make Delhi safer for women
Campus police force to secure universities, better last-mile connectivity from metro stations, phasing out all-boys schools and building more toilets for women are some of the recommendations made by a six-member panel to Delhi Police to make the national capital safer for its girls and women.
Updated on Jun 22, 2018 09:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anvit Srivastava
India may not sign Hague convention on international child abduction
Around 90 countries are signatories to the convention that protects children under 16 from “wrongful removal or retention” by a parent.
Updated on Jun 19, 2018 07:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Moushumi Das Gupta
Sketches by child abuse victims can help them open up, nab assaulters: NCPCR draft guidelines
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights roped in Dr Sagar Rajesh, a psychiatrist at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences, to prepare the guidelines on “child art as an investigative tool”.
Updated on May 11, 2018 06:10 PM IST
Dehradun, Hindustan Times | Nihi Sharma
Maneka Gandhi responds to online petition, forms panel to study male child sexual abuse
Last year, filmmakers Insia Dariwala started an online petition, demanding authorities order an in-depth study on male child sexual abuse in India.
Updated on Apr 27, 2018 08:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Yesha Kotak, Mumbai
Maneka Gandhi backs online petition on male child sex abuse, says it’s a serious problem
Maneka Gandhi replies to a petition on Change.org, saying boys who are sexually abused as children spend a lifetime of silence because of the stigma and shame attached to male survivors speaking out
Updated on Apr 25, 2018 09:03 PM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Child rights activists oppose death penalty for rape of minors
The activists are of the view that as most rapes are perpetrated by family members, invoking death penalty will only increase the chances of acquittal.
Published on Apr 21, 2018 07:56 PM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Cabinet approves draft bill for better protection of human rights
The proposed amendment will strengthen human rights institutions for effective discharge of their mandates, roles and responsibilities.
Updated on Apr 04, 2018 10:02 PM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi | Press Trust of India